guillotine or rotary blade trimmer?
2007-01-15 by sagaface
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2007-01-15 by sagaface
Hi all, I've never needed to trim my prints...until now. What type is best? Thanks, Sarah
2007-01-15 by David Whistance
I've tried both and settled on a rotary trimmer. Sadly though the good ones (read longer lasting) are expensive. David Whistance
-----Original Message----- From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of sagaface Sent: 15 January 2007 22:24 To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Digital BW] guillotine or rotary blade trimmer? Hi all, I've never needed to trim my prints...until now. What type is best? Thanks, Sarah [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
2007-01-15 by colourbar02
--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "sagaface" <sagaface@...> wrote: > > Hi all, > > I've never needed to trim my prints...until now. What type is best? > > Thanks, > Sarah > Also look at these in the US: http://www.dahle.com/rolling_trimmers.htm
2007-01-15 by Alan Kearney
Rotary! The Rotatrim Pro 24 inch I use will shave a line nearly as thin as a human hair on any kind of paper. OK, I exaggerate but not by much:-) And it NEVER leaves a crooked edge! Draw back, expensive! Alan _____
From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of sagaface Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 2:24 PM To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Digital BW] guillotine or rotary blade trimmer? Hi all, I've never needed to trim my prints...until now. What type is best? Thanks, Sarah [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
2007-01-16 by Mark Savoia
You forgot the part about nearly impossible to cut your finger off. Mark
On Jan 15, 2007, at 6:58 PM, Alan Kearney wrote: > Rotary! The Rotatrim Pro 24 inch I use will shave a line nearly as > thin as a > human hair on any kind of paper. OK, I exaggerate but not by much:-) > > And it NEVER leaves a crooked edge! > > > > Draw back, expensive! > > > > Alan
2007-01-16 by Alan Kearney
HA! That's the most important part! _____
From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mark Savoia Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 4:06 PM To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Digital BW] guillotine or rotary blade trimmer? You forgot the part about nearly impossible to cut your finger off. Mark On Jan 15, 2007, at 6:58 PM, Alan Kearney wrote: > Rotary! The Rotatrim Pro 24 inch I use will shave a line nearly as > thin as a > human hair on any kind of paper. OK, I exaggerate but not by much:-) > > And it NEVER leaves a crooked edge! > > > > Draw back, expensive! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
2007-01-16 by sagaface
Yikes! You guys weren't kidding about the price. But I'm using a cheap, flimsy thing right now I picked up at a stationary store in town and it's terrible. You get what you pay for, I guess. Er, sometimes. thanks all! Sarah --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Alan Kearney" <alan_kearney@...> wrote:
> > HA! That's the most important part! > > > > _____ > > From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com > [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mark > Savoia > Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 4:06 PM > To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [Digital BW] guillotine or rotary blade trimmer? > > > > You forgot the part about nearly impossible to cut your finger off. > Mark > > On Jan 15, 2007, at 6:58 PM, Alan Kearney wrote: > > > Rotary! The Rotatrim Pro 24 inch I use will shave a line nearly as > > thin as a > > human hair on any kind of paper. OK, I exaggerate but not by much:-) > > > > And it NEVER leaves a crooked edge! > > > > > > > > Draw back, expensive! > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
2007-01-16 by curtojeff
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 Jeff Curto Professor/Coordinator, Photography College of DuPage Jeff Curto http://www.jeffcurto.com http://www.cameraposition.com http://www.cod.edu/photo/curto/1105/handouts.htm --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "sagaface" <sagaface@...> wrote: > > Yikes! You guys weren't kidding about the price. But I'm using a cheap, flimsy thing right
> now I picked up at a stationary store in town and it's terrible. You get what you pay for, I > guess. Er, sometimes. >
2007-01-16 by Greg
You might want to look at the Keencut devices too.
2007-01-16 by Rick Colson
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
2007-01-16 by Eric Neilsen
There were a lot of answers but here is the skinny. I have used both for the better part of 30 years of active photo life. They both have a place in the finishing process as does a matte cutter. One can even do very nicely with a metal edged ruler and a good single edged razor blade. For quick repetitive cuts that are 12" or less a roto trimmer is great, but sometimes prints or bigger. You may need to add a well measured attached accurate addition to get you what you what. Look at thebestthings.com. Best price for a rotatrimmer that I found. Happy trimming And don't plan on prying my old guillotine cutter out of my hands any time soon : 0 ) Eric Eric Neilsen Photography 4101 Commerce Street Suite 9 Dallas, TX 75226 http://e.neilsen.home.att.net http://ericneilsenphotography.com Skype ejprinter _____
From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of sagaface Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 4:24 PM To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Digital BW] guillotine or rotary blade trimmer? Hi all, I've never needed to trim my prints...until now. What type is best? Thanks, Sarah [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
2007-01-16 by Gary W. Weaver
Hey, The industrial cutters I've used can easily cut a big handful of paper. We printed and mailed computerworld back in the early 70s, so my outlook is dated. Maybe a local print shop can do your big cutting jobs. gar
-----Original Message----- From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Rick Colson Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 7:21 PM To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Digital BW] Re: guillotine or rotary blade trimmer? 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 Please visit the Group Homepage to check the Files, and other resources as they are often being updated. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint If you wish to receive no emails or just a daily digest, or you wish to unsubscribe, please edit your Membership preferences by visiting this same page. Please follow these basic guidelines: - As threads develop, trim off excess portions of earlier messages to keep them short. - Good manners are required at all time. No personal attacks or flames. Hostile, aggressive or argumentative users may be removed from the membership without notice. - Keep your posts and threads related to the group topic of digital B&W printing. Users who persistently make off-topic posts may be removed from the membership. - By posting on this forum you agree to abide by the group rules and guidelines, and to abide by the actions and decisions of the group Owner and Moderators. See \ufffdGroup Topic, Rules and Guidelines\ufffd in the Files section: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint/files/ BY PARTICIPATING IN AND/OR POSTING MESSAGES TO THE DIGITAL BW, THE PRINT YAHOO! GROUP YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT THE \ufffdOWNER\ufffd AND \ufffdMODERATORS\ufffd OF DIGITAL BW, THE PRINT YAHOO GROUP SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF THE \ufffdOWNER\ufffd AND \ufffdMODERATORS\ufffd OF DIGITAL BW, THE PRINT YAHOO GROUP HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), RESULTING FROM: (i) THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE DIGITAL BW, THE PRINT YAHOO GROUP; (ii) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; (iii) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE DIGITAL BW, THE PRINT YAHOO GROUP; OR (iv) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE DIGITAL BW, THE PRINT YAHOO GROUP. Yahoo! Groups Links
2007-01-16 by Alan Kearney
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 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
2007-01-16 by sagaface
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 > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
2007-01-16 by Nancy Wilson
Sarah, I was technology coordinator for a career/tech center where the Graphics Instructor cut the tip of his finger off using the guillotine trimmer. Mine is rotary. My suggestion hands down or, you might say, thumbs and fingers up: Bite the $$$ and invest in a rotary. Nancy > > I've never needed to trim my prints...until now. What type is best?
2007-01-16 by Clayton Jones
Hi Sarah, >You get what you pay for, I guess. Er, sometimes. Most of the time, in my experience, with few exceptions. I'm using a 15" Saunders RotaTrim that I got in about 1983 or 84. After 20+ years of pretty regular use it works as good today as it did when new. It's one of the best hardware investments I've ever made. I've also got a Bogen model 510 dry mount press that's equally well made - anyone want one of those? ...long silent pause...oh well, sigh. Regards, Clayton Info on black and white digital printing at http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm
2007-01-16 by jimrohan2002
I have a Rotatrim, Dahle and Keencut cutter. There is no substitute for the Rotatrim for precise trimming. The Keencut is great for cutting large prints and will cut anything, including sintra. The large Dahle ttrimmer I have is on a single rail with a light cutting head and is all over the place. I could'nt recommend it. Years ago when I was a graduate teaching instructoe, one of my students removed half of a finger with a guillotine cutter. Been a rotary trimmer man ever since. Jim Jim Rohan Imaging
2007-01-16 by Eric Neilsen Photo
As long as there are knives and other tools of destruction/construction there will be stories of accidents and misfortune. Many of those could have been prevented. I don't think that users need to be scared away from using them. We don't stop eating because a few people have cut bits of their fingers. Practice good shop awareness; teach proper handling of dangerous good, tools and materials. By the right tool for the right job. Sarah, if you plan to cut big prints, seriously look into an extension or how to add one on to the rota trimmers in all their flavors. Happy and safe cutting Eric Eric Neilsen Photography 4101 Commerce Street, Suite 9 Dallas, TX 75226 214-827-8301 http://ericneilsenphotography.com Skype : ejprinter _____
From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of jimrohan2002 Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 8:49 AM To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Digital BW] guillotine or rotary blade trimmer? Years ago when I was a graduate teaching instructoe, one of my students removed half of a finger with a guillotine cutter. Been a rotary trimmer man ever since. Jim Jim Rohan Imaging _._,___ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
2007-01-16 by sagaface
Jim...thanks for the note on the Dahl...had thought about that one as well. And Eric, I have a project in the works that will need to be printed fairly large...thansk for that note as well about the extension. Thanks to everyone...very helpful! Sarah --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "jimrohan2002" <jimrohan@...> wrote: > > I have a Rotatrim, Dahle and Keencut cutter. There is no substitute for the Rotatrim for > precise trimming. The Keencut is great for cutting large prints and will cut anything, > including sintra. The large Dahle ttrimmer I have is on a single rail with a light cutting head > and is all over the place. I could'nt recommend it. > > Years ago when I was a graduate teaching instructoe, one of my students removed half of
> a finger with a guillotine cutter. Been a rotary trimmer man ever since. > > Jim > Jim Rohan Imaging >
2007-01-16 by Jeff Magidson
Rotatrim has a newer line of single rail trimmers for those looking for a lower cost option. I recently purchased an 18" (MR-18) single rail trimmer for $146. The double rial trimmer of the same size is about $100 more. I have been using it for about a month and the only difference I can see it that the action on this trimmer is not a smooth as the double rail trimmer but it's cuts are just as precise The baseboard and the blade appear to be identical to the parts used on the more expensive model. -Jeff
2007-01-17 by Terry Ritz
For perspective, I've have a 20" Dahl for a couple of years. The cuts are straight and it works very well. The only thing that annoys me is that the plastic guide for lining up the cut is not straight so you have to compensate (easy to get used to). Perhaps the larger Dahl's are problematic. The Rotatrim was out of my price range at the time. The new single rail Rototrim looks interesting. Terry.
> sagaface wrote: > > Jim...thanks for the note on the Dahl...had thought about > that one as well. And Eric, I have > a project in the works that will need to be printed fairly > large...thansk for that note as well > about the extension. > > Thanks to everyone...very helpful! > Sarah > > > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, > "jimrohan2002" <jimrohan@...> > wrote: > > > > I have a Rotatrim, Dahle and Keencut cutter. There is no > substitute for the Rotatrim for > > precise trimming. The Keencut is great for cutting large > prints and will cut anything, > > including sintra. The large Dahle ttrimmer I have is on a > single rail with a light cutting > head > > and is all over the place. I could'nt recommend it. > > > > Years ago when I was a graduate teaching instructoe, one of > my students removed half > of > > a finger with a guillotine cutter. Been a rotary trimmer > man ever since. > > > > Jim > > Jim Rohan Imaging > > > > > > > Please visit the Group Homepage to check the Files, and other > resources as they are often being updated. > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint > > If you wish to receive no emails or just a daily digest, or > you wish to unsubscribe, please edit your Membership > preferences by visiting this same page. > > Please follow these basic guidelines: > - As threads develop, trim off excess portions of earlier > messages to keep them short. > - Good manners are required at all time. No personal attacks > or flames. Hostile, aggressive or argumentative users may be > removed from the membership without notice. > - Keep your posts and threads related to the group topic of > digital B&W printing. Users who persistently make off-topic > posts may be removed from the membership. > - By posting on this forum you agree to abide by the group > rules and guidelines, and to abide by the actions and > decisions of the group Owner and Moderators. See "Group > Topic, Rules and Guidelines" in the Files section: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint/files/ > > BY PARTICIPATING IN AND/OR POSTING MESSAGES TO THE DIGITAL > BW, THE PRINT YAHOO! GROUP YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE > THAT THE "OWNER" AND "MODERATORS" OF DIGITAL BW, THE PRINT > YAHOO GROUP SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DIRECT, > INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY > DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF > PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN > IF THE "OWNER" AND "MODERATORS" OF DIGITAL BW, THE PRINT > YAHOO GROUP HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH > DAMAGES), RESULTING FROM: (i) THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE > THE DIGITAL BW, THE PRINT YAHOO GROUP; (ii) UNAUTHORIZED > ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; (iii) > STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE DIGITAL BW, > THE PRINT YAHOO GROUP; OR (iv) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO > THE DIGITAL BW, THE PRINT YAHOO GROUP. > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
2007-01-17 by Diana York~Hawk Mtn Papers
I have a 50" NEOLT Trim 130 which I have been using for about 5 years and are very happy with it. Got it from Jim Robbins at All Square. Diana York ~ Hawk Mountain Papers Professional Inkjet Photo & Fine Art Papers toll free 866-409-4598 http://www.hawkmtpaper.com