508 Personal Rotary Trimmer, 18" Cut Length, 5 Sheet Capacity, Self-Sharpening, Automatic Clamp, German Engineered Paper Cutter

I do a lot of scrapbooking and card making. So I do a lot of die cutting as well. I've used different craft paper cutters that always seem to need the blade replaced. This rotary trimmer however is very durable and I like the fact that the blade sharpens itself. It does very accurate cuts, works well and will cut five sheets of 92 lb cardstock. It is very easy to use. I also found the price to be very reasonable and a great value. I recommend this personal rotary trimmer for any Crafter.

I just wanted to address some of the one star reviews as I almost didn’t buy this because of them. This is a high quality, precise and well engineered cutter. The idea that it “isn’t capable of precision cuts” or other such criticisms is ridiculous. This is very precise and makes very clean, professional looking cuts. I’m using it for photographic paper, which is thick, and it has zero trouble making completely clean, straight cuts. I’m glad I didn’t let the poor reviews dissuade me. I figured it me made by a reputable German company and I got exactly what I hoped for.

This thing is amazing! It cuts just as precisely as I hoped it would. The blade is very sharp, and the body of the Trimmer is built very well, too, which is wonderful, but at the same time, the Trimmer is very light, too, which is great for caring around! Can't really complain TOO much about the price either. Definitely could have gotten it a little cheaper anywhere else, but this had the fastest shipping, and I needed it quickly. Which I got.

Great machine, although if you're trying to cut on a line on the paper, you'll have to manually move the paper a couple of millimeters to the right of the edge to eyeball where the blade will actually cut. You'll need practice to figure out where this phantom cut line is, and really good lighting. My cheaper trimmer did not have this problem.

excellent product. working as advertised.

I bought the Dahle 508 specifically for an event because I needed clean, precise cuts and wanted a "professional" brand I could trust. Given the price tag, I expected this trimmer to be a workhorse. Instead, it didn't even make it through a single afternoon of light use.The Issues:Cheap Build Quality: For something marketed as a "personal rotary trimmer," it feels incredibly flimsy. The plastic components feel brittle, and the "automatic clamping" feature is a joke—it barely holds a single sheet of paper in place, let alone the five sheets it claims to handle.Dull and Inaccurate: Despite the "self-sharpening" claim, the blade started dragging and tearing the paper halfway through my project. I wasn't even cutting heavy cardstock; just standard paper. By the end of the hour, the edges were jagged and looked unprofessional.Zero Durability: I paid a premium for this tool, and it’s already heading for the trash. A trimmer at this price point should last years, not hours.Bottom Line: Do not waste your money. You are paying for the brand name, but the performance is worse than a budget trimmer you'd find at a grocery store. It failed me when I needed it most, and I'm beyond frustrated with the lack of quality.

Pros: The materials are top-notch, the blade is sharp and does clean cuts, and there are many guides to help you with your precision. The self honing will save you money in the long run. Previously I was using a Fiskar. After a year of constant use, the blade wore out and I had to buy another pack with blades which were more than half the price of the original cutter.Cons: It's hard to get used to aligning the paper for those precise cuts. The metal rail on the right side is ever so tilted or bent. I thought it was me until I finally switched to the left side. The Dahle is also not as exact as a wire guide like with the Fiskar. Overall it'll take a lot of practice cuts before you get cards just the way you want.Conclusion: If you're making proxies for the long haul, it's worth the investment.

I was able to get good clean cuts with this cutter, it's pretty easy to move the blade and the construction is about as sturdy as you can expect for the price. It gets the job done, and I didn't notice any rough edges. I was able to make very thin cuts as well, such as cleaning up slightly incorrect cuts made previously.I also found it very easy to disassemble and reassemble, so I suspect replacing the blade should be trivial when needed.However, it's not a perfect tool. The biggest immediately noteworthy issue is that lining up the cut can be a pain. It's pretty hard to see your alignment, due in part to the design of the edge. At the very edge of the board, there is a metal plate attached along the side. This plate serves as the strait edge that the cutter cuts against. The problem is, the surface of the cutter is made of sheet metal which is bent around the edges - this means there is a slight radius to the blue painted metal surface of the cutter right at the edge, going up against the unpainted metal cutting plate. This creates a sort of annoying optical effect that makes it hard to see where exactly you are aligned. You can see the edge of the blue surface, the shadowed gap between it and the bare metal plate, and the edge of the metal plate. Too many lines all in one place. If you're cutting to length using the printed scale rather than trying to cut along a line, that's going to be a lot simpler and easier.Another thing I want to address is the so-called "self-sharpening" blade. This isn't really true, it's a self-honing blade. Not a big surprise, but they should call it what it is. The actual cutting blade is held up against the metal edge plate at a very slight angle by a spring, this causes the blade to touch the edge at two points. As you cut, the blade rubs against the metal edge which hones the blade and keeps it nice and strait. This does not, however, actually prevent it from going dull and it isn't the same as sharpening.Still, the design works out well for cutting. Since the blade touches the edge at an angle like that, it's similar in action to scissors - the cutting takes place at the intersection of two "blades" producing a very precise cut. Additionally, due to the spring tension on the blade, you don't need to worry about holding it right in order to get a good cut, the blade is always able to touch the edge.My other gripe is the plastic piece that holds stuff down. It has this self-clamping action which is interesting, basically as the blade passes it also has a rubber roller that presses down on the plastic to hold your paper. But this only applies pressure near the blade, not along the entire plastic strip. You still need to keep a hand on it to prevent movement. That's fine, except that the strip is so narrow that it's hard to keep your fingers on it without getting in the path of the blade carrier. I would have liked them to have made this twice as wide. It also has these triangular protrusions that I think are intended to assist with measurement? All they ever did was catch on my paper as I inserted it.Over all, it gets the job done. I'm certainly not going to return it, but I think there are a few aspects they could improve upon.

J’avais besoin de couper net des cartons pour aquarelle.Résultat impeccable.

This trimmers was above and beyond what I was expecting in terms of quality and performance.I've tried some of the less expensive trimmers but was unhappy with their inability to cut a clean edge in the card stock I was using, or with their flimsy design.The Dahle trimmer has heft to it and even after making thousands, if not tens of thousands of cuts, it still cuts as though it was brand new.

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We use it to cut different type of papers. 300g oil paper, cuts with out any problem