Abstract: A stencil-cutting machine comprises a support adapted to receive a ferrous-metal plate upon which a plurality of cutting dies can be mounted to pass between a pair of rollers, at least one of which can be rotated, e.g. by a handle. Guide means is provided on the support for enabling the plate to move between the rollers with a stencil cardboard overlying the cutting dies and overlain, in turn, by a yieldable blanket. Magnetic alignment rules are provided on the plate to assist in aligning the dies and, at the end of a row of such dies, magnetic blocking members can be provided to hold them in place.