Go or GoBaby?
07-16-2014, 05:06 PM
#11
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Houston
Posts: 687
I bought the Baby Go 2 years ago and love it, however if you can afford it get the larger Go. I find it a little awkward using the strip dies in the Baby. It's fine with the smaller dies like squares and HSTs. I recently bought a Studio after using one in a class. Besides being a great tool, I think it's just great fun using the cutters! :-)
07-17-2014, 09:30 AM
#15
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Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 209
I've used both. Depends on what you need and how much you can afford. The Go is more versatile than the Baby. All else being equal, I buy the best that I can afford. Sometimes I even get to upgrade, but started with less than top of the line on most things and only up grade if I really need to down the road.
07-17-2014, 10:29 AM
#16
Super Member
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Pacific NW
Posts: 9,602
Sort of agree with this also, although I'm not sure it's the B.S. Pro (snort) that I'd want, but that's only out of ignorance and not preference. I know a woman who sells all of the die cutting machines, and she talks about being able to use Accuquilt dies in non-Accuquilt machines.
Moral of the story - check out ALL of the die-cutting machines before you decide. Also, you might want to look into the Brother Scan-n-Cut. A lot of the quilters I know who are appliquers are going absolutely bonkers over this machine because they can design anything they want and make it any size they want. You would not be limited to any one company's dies; you'd be limited just by your imagination.
07-17-2014, 10:38 AM
#17
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Southern USA
Posts: 17,814
I won Big Shot Pro and gave it to my grand for paper crafts. I like the Go better for fabric cutting.
07-17-2014, 11:15 AM
#18
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: North-Central Indiana
Posts: 4,909
My personal reasons for the BSP over the GO (I have had both-sold my GO)
1. can use way more dies in the BSP. That was the main reason I switched. I wanted to do a 10" square and there's no way for that to ever happen in the GO. I can use my old GO dies as well as sizzix/ellison dies and if I want to, most studio dies.
2. easier for me to crank. I had serious shoulder issues after using the GO only a couple of times and none at all with the BSP.
3. the BSP is so much more solid than the GO. On the flip side, it is 50 lbs and has to have its own dedicated space. Not a problem for me since we made a cart for it but it could be an issue for people with limited space.
#1 sewed it up for me. I hate when companies go all proprietary (which is why I have an android phone but that's a subject for another thread).
On the other hand my sister has the regular size GO and is happy with it. She travels from Alaska to the lower 48 a couple of times a year so she likes portability.
1. can use way more dies in the BSP. That was the main reason I switched. I wanted to do a 10" square and there's no way for that to ever happen in the GO. I can use my old GO dies as well as sizzix/ellison dies and if I want to, most studio dies.
2. easier for me to crank. I had serious shoulder issues after using the GO only a couple of times and none at all with the BSP.
3. the BSP is so much more solid than the GO. On the flip side, it is 50 lbs and has to have its own dedicated space. Not a problem for me since we made a cart for it but it could be an issue for people with limited space.
#1 sewed it up for me. I hate when companies go all proprietary (which is why I have an android phone but that's a subject for another thread).
On the other hand my sister has the regular size GO and is happy with it. She travels from Alaska to the lower 48 a couple of times a year so she likes portability.
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