I have used the wooden teddy bear for many years ad Have never had any complaints with them, I have always got what I ordered in a very short period of time, unless the post office looses it.
I usually use black, but if it is a pattern that you stack I may use a different color that would look good with the cutting If it is for sale I give the customer a choice. of whiche looks best to them.
I had an Epson and it wouldn't copy i downloaded it to the computer and printed. The printer did copy at first but then after a couple of months it quit i finally junked it and went to a HP
I use Olson's flat blades, I tried spiral blades and didn't' like them. I believe the losons last longer and are ready to install with out sanding or unseeing alcohol on them and they don't rust over the Winters months. But each to his own.