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12/29/2012 12:44:31 PM · #1 |
Can anybody recommend a good photo trimmer or guillotine? I searched the forums and didn't see anything recent. I'm mostly trimming A4 or 8X10 and scissors are just not cutting it (ahem!) I've heard of trimmers that blunt very quickly or bend the paper or are simply not accurate and want to avoid these without having to lose an arm and a leg (ahem again)
I normally just cut one photo at a time. I guess my budget is $50 tops. Is a rotary trimmer preferable to a swing arm guillotine? Should I just buy a few scalpel blades and a steel rule?
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12/29/2012 12:47:15 PM · #2 |
you can try amazon and read reviews.
my experience is cheapo trimmers are crap. you may want to up your budget a bit. depending on how often you use it, it maybe worth your while to buy a commercial grade one that wont dull quickly. |
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12/29/2012 01:28:54 PM · #3 |
Cheap trimmers are useless. My preference is for a good rotary trimmer; Rotatrim is my favorite, Dahle is excellent also. But they are not inexpensive. Inexpensive rotary trimmers are pathetic.
I don't like guillotine trimmers at all, there's too much bending and creep. We used to have one, before the rotaries came out. They ARE good for thick cardboard, though. |
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12/29/2012 01:43:01 PM · #4 |
we bought a rotary trimmer at our office over 10 years ago. its cut countless sheets of paper including mylar and is still nearly as sharp as the day we bought it and there is no play in the cutting wheel. it cuts precisely where its supposed to.
we paid a hefty sum, but it was well worth it. |
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12/29/2012 02:45:37 PM · #5 |
| Dang. I thought this was a challenge suggestion. |
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12/29/2012 02:46:11 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
Dang. I thought this was a challenge suggestion. |
so did i when i first clicked it :) |
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12/29/2012 04:47:52 PM · #7 |
| I use a cheap Fiskars rotary trimmer that I picked up at Costco. They have a lousy reputation because people don't sharpen or replace the rotary blade often enough. If you keep the blade sharp the same way you keep your kitchen knives honed, they are a fine tool. |
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12/30/2012 10:38:05 AM · #8 |
Rotatrim has excellent roatary trimmers. My wife does paper crafting (greeting cards and such). She has used hers for many years without ever a glitch. I use it from time to time to trim photo prints. We can take very precise micro shavings when necessary. Solid, accurate, square, sharp, reliable. They come in various sizes -- none are cheap but the one we got has been worth every penny. Neither of us has had a moment of regret about spending the money to get something that works so well. Having it stand up to constant use for such a long time just confirms what high value we got.
If you are doing your own matting, then a matte cutter with a sliding blade would work for photo trimming too. Logan brand comes in various sizes and has a good reputation. The chopper trimmers (with handle that lifts a sharp edge up and down - like a guillotine) have never worked as well for me because the paper tends to move during the cut. |
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