For smoothing edges, are we talking Novus 2 or 3? Which one? In all fairness, I have used a TP stencil with success although registration was the biggest challenge. When I found a real issue with the design, I was sent a corrected replacement quickly. I found the customer service to be very good. I still have several TP stencils in the queue and will update this thread accordingly as I use them. With all that said, my next stencil to be ordered will be from the Pimp as I do not like the stress of fighting for accurate registration.