I've been using the cutter on the 8300 for a while on BC lyve and crystalline canvas and it works great and saves a LOT of work. My HP printer would not cut canvas at all. However, the most recent version of crystalline (I think they are on #12) jams the cutter now for some odd reason about half the time, but still works fine with all other paper. I don't know if my cutter has gotten dull or what might be wrong - been cutting lots of big canvas for 18 months without issue until just recently. I have a spare 8300 in the closet so may have to switch the cutter and see if that helps. For me, being able to cut the canvas is a huge time and work saver, plus it will make a better cut.