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Re: [Misc] cutter/trimmer to use? said by bgraham:Guillotine trimmers always make the paper move whilst it is being cut whereas the roller cutters cut nice straight edges. I would disagree on that unless you are just cutting too much at once. They tend to have larger beds and guides too, so things tend to stay straight. You just lean on what you are cutting (if multiple) nothing should move. Single just keep your hand on it. Never had trouble unless it was a cheapo plastic one with a low quality blade.
I'll be glad to have a guillotine again, had one, but not having full time need I gave to a non profit, and figured I could go use it any time. First they lost the guide bar and then they lost the whole damn thing in like a year. 
Just fed up with the razor blade ones. Short blade life limited multiple copy capacity, and usually if one even provided original blade lasts just log enough to loose the spare.
And kind of like cheap ink jet, ink/blades aren't cheap compared to original cost.
Whereas a guillotine expensive at start, holds it edge a long time and can be easily resharpened. Basically lasts forever if well constructed.
And also many don't realize if doing multiple sheets or cardboard on a guillotine you don't just push down you also push slightly inwards to keep the blade against the cutting edge rather than relying on the one point hinge (a lot to expect it to withstand especially on larger ones and multi sheets). Study up on the physics of leverage and how exponential it becomes if not lightly at end of the bar counter balanced. Also why a Guillotine might fail if you DO just rely on the single hinge point always... it will get real loose/worn from the unnecessary extreme pressure for not just slight counterbalance.
OK end of Guillotine 101. Interesting though since has nothing to do with the name... it was a parallel anchored slide hatchet....as are the $600-6K parallel like book paper cutters.
Typical Guillotine paper cutter is more akin to the AXE executioner.... who again wanted the blade neck impact to be right at the under supporting edge.... otherwise a second whack needed off a few inches
Again should be no problem then if a quality blade and construction vs all plastic and only a metal blade. No hope for vs solidly built handled properly
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