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12/26/2005 10:05:22 AM · #1 |
Do you use Guillotine or Rolling trimmers for your photos?
Why?
Any particular brand/manufacturer?
Any other advice before purchase?
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12/26/2005 10:57:36 AM · #2 |
Scissors :P
and no they don't come out straight. |
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12/26/2005 11:50:53 AM · #3 |
I use the guillotine style paper cutters at school all of the time (24-36"). The paper always shifts and the edges are never square. I've trimmed some of my photos on those paper cutters and have always been off a bit, even when going slowly and adjusting for the shift.
I've used a slider style trimmer in my scrapbooking often (12"). The edges are straight and square. I don't get the shifting problems. The blades don't last as long and tend to show fuzzy cuts if I don't change the blade often enough.
For trimming photos, I use my less expensive slide cutter consistently.
Becky |
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12/26/2005 11:58:59 AM · #4 |
I have a Rotatrim (rolling) trimmer that cuts beautifully. It's way more than I really need, but I collected it as part of a trade for some non-photogrpahy equipment.
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12/26/2005 01:16:01 PM · #5 |
| I use a scalpel and a straight edge. It's time consuming, but gives you a clean cut every time! |
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12/26/2005 02:15:59 PM · #6 |
With trimmers, basically, you get what you pay for. They are NOT all created equal, that's for sure. And no matter how good your trimmer is, if you don't keep the blade sharp it becomes useless soon enough.
For trimming of photographs, the rotary cutter is by far the best choice. For trimming of boards, the guillotine cutter is preferable. Among guillotine cutters, the only ones worth using seriously have clamps built in to immobilize the board during cutting.
If you're serious about your cutting, you should not use the same cutter for boards and pictures both; board cutting is hell on blade sharpness. You should spend enough money to get a cutter that clamps the work as you cut. Unless you have a very high-end, powerful cutter you should only cut one picture at a time, not a stack of them. I have never seen a rotary cutter, incidentally, that can cut more than a couple pictures at a time accurately; to cut stacks you need a powerful, clamping, guillotine cutter. We actually have one of those, a standalone, hydraulic unit. But I still use my simple, rotary cutter to trim individual images.
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12/26/2005 09:17:16 PM · #7 |
Very much appreciate the replies.
My needs are simple, being just individual photos (typically 8x10's that were printed on 8.5x11 sheets).
Was researching trimmers and discovered the rolling style and it claimed to be used by photographers and thought to myself (I know where to seek advice on this).
Thanks again. As always, great knowledge base here.
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