Guillotine trimmers have a basic problem that makes it difficult to use them for precise cuts. They tend to draw the paper toward the blade as the cut is made. This "draw" is hard to overcome unless you have a means to hold the paper VERY firmly. It's further complicated by cutting multiple pages such that the page on the bottom will be cut shorter than the page on top. Printers and binders use a different type of guillotine cutter that slices through the paper in the direction of the blade as it plunges down, sort of a one-direction sawing motion. Even with these very precise, very expensive cutters, an experienced operator will expect some "draw" and may have to dial in some compensation. Go rotary. I made the mistake of buying a cheap one on Ebay and the blades are terrible. It's a clone though and maybe the Rotatrim blades will fit it. I'll have to check. Rick
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Re: guillotine or rotary blade trimmer?
2007-01-16 by Rick Colson
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