Digital BW, The Print

A photo friend had a huge old guillotine cutter (until the office caught fire...ouch) and 
while there was something weirdly satisfying about using it (I think it was the sound), I did 
experience a bit of that "draw" phenomenon. I just figured I wasn't using it correctly. 


I see some Rotatrims on eBay for a little less that I'm finding elsewhere....will most likely 
save my fingers and spring for one. 

Thanks to all for the comments,
Sarah




--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Alan Kearney" 
<alan_kearney@...> wrote:
>
> I taught in a high school situation where the art department and media
> center used BIG guillotine cutters. Scared the crap out me every time I saw
> how the students left them, with the cutter arms UP!! No amount of talking
> could convince them that $400 for a rotary cutter was a heck of a lot
> cheaper than a law suit for a lost finger. very frustrating. So when I
> retired and looked at my old 24 inch guillotine cutter that NEVER cut a
> straight edge I bought the Rotatrim. I wouldn't think of using anything
> else.
> 
>  
> 
> Alan
> 
>  
> 
>   _____  
> 
> From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of curtojeff
> Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 5:48 PM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] guillotine or rotary blade trimmer?
> 
>  
> 
> I am department chair of a large (450 student) college photography program. 
> 
> We used to buy cheap rotary trimmers. With student use, they'd last 3 to 4
> months (rule of 
> thumb: any piece of equipment that lasts more than a year under "student
> use" will last 
> the lifetime of any single photographer). 
> 
> Then, we bought a couple Rotatrim trimmers. They cost about 5 or 6 times
> what the 
> inexpensive trimmers cost. That was about 10 years ago and they are still
> cutting sharp, 
> straight, perfect edges.
> 
> Quality costs, but quality lasts. 
> 
> As an aside, the College's insurance company made us get rid of all our
> guillotine cutters. 
> I'm glad, because they were terrible accidents waiting to happen (we had
> really big ones).
> 
> -Jeff 
> 
> 
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