CARL Heavy Duty Rotary Paper Trimmer 15inch - 12220, Black And Silver

I didn't realize how long the cutter is. It cutter measures 22" long by 13.5" wide. My portable collapsible table works for it. The base is very sturdy. I have arthritic fingers and I find it's easy to use. Very little pressure on my joints to slide the cutter bar across. I like that a drop down lever holds down the paper tight. The paper doesn't move. The magnet is a bonus. What it doesn't explain in the description. It doesn't cut 6 pieces of paper all at once. What you need to do to cut 6 pieces is; Secure desired amount of paper under the bar. The cutter will cut only the top sheet of paper. Remove that first paper and slide cutter bar across the second piece of paper, so on and so forth. It's very quick and each piece is cut perfectly.

Excellent massicot… malheureusement, il est plus petit en profondeur que son prédécesseur et m’empêche de couper des pages 30x30cm malgré que ce soit un 15 pouces. Il fait bien 15 pouces en longueur mais pas en profondeur vu qu’il s’arrête à 29,5 cm.

It's not generally difficult for me to make purchasing decisions, but a paper trimmer became a glaring exception. I needed it primarily to create labels for a product we make by hand, and no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't make the labels by hand that were up to the standard of the product. With their generous one-item coupons in mind, I checked the on-line catalogs of Joann Fabrics and Michael's Crafts, gave eBay the required cursory look just for price comparison, and concentrated on Amazon for reviews & Prime. I was prepared to drop $25 or $30. I bought this trimmer from Amazon, and that was the right decision for me. Here's why. I needed to see the exact place where the cut would be made. I print tiny registration marks in the labels to help me keep them lined up properly as I change the item specifics in each, and also to show me precisely where to cut. For whatever reason, my printers haven't always placed a print in the exact same place on a page from copy to copy. Once I cut that first line, then the rest can be cut in a stack. That brings me to a second point. The old guillotine cutter I bought years ago only manages a few pages of this 32# 100% cotton stock at once. It takes 2 passes of the cutter head, but with this trimmer, I can cut 20 pieces of that paper at once. The cuts are perfectly clean, straight, and square, and effortless to make. The locking mechanism is both brilliant, and the reason this trimmer works so well, cuts such straight lines. If the lever is raised, the mechanism is unlocked, and paper can be moved around under it. Once lowered, it holds the paper absolutely still while you cut. Many of the trimmers in the $25 to $30 range, and well into the hundreds, have some part of the contraption built into the base in such a way that the scale and/or grid is missing which makes cutting a narrow strip from a narrow strip impossible. You can do that with this trimmer, and the entire base is both intact and visible, though the portion directly under the locking mechanism is somewhat obscured by it. The only other trimmers I saw with metal bases like this were made by X-Acto, but they lacked a sophisticated locking device for the paper, and they only cut a few pages at one time. I didn't want plastic. The single con is the magnetic bar that's intended to be used for making multiple cuts of the same size, and the way it relates to the Slimer-green "light-gathering acrylic" guide. First, since my labels are about 1.275" wide and the guide is about 2" wide, the magnetic bar can't be brought close enough to use. Second, the magnet is quite strong, and that's good; it prevents accidental movement. It's also not so good in that the bar doe not have any mechanism to stay square, and must be manually squared each time it's moved. It takes a little effort because you need to fight with the magnet. I solved that by removing the magnet. I like well made tools, and I have some of my grandfather's who passed more than 30 years ago who also invested in good tools during his life. I've skipped meals to buy well crafted tools, and I scrimped to get this one. Quality tools last, and they pay back much more than they cost over their lifetime of service. There weren't any shortcuts taken in the fabrication of this tool so far as I can see. Seams & corners meet perfectly, and the craftsmanship in general is impeccable. I feel comfortable in recommending this trimmer to anyone who's serious about their work. I wish I had another star to give out every hundred reviews. If I did, this would get it.

I use this for card cutting and find the cuts fast and accurate. It holds the paper in really snugly, allowing me to cut many sheets at once. I can cut 150 cards in just a few minutes now, it's a huge timesaver.

Cuts easily and accurately through chipboard and several layers of other thickness of paper/card. Wanted it to cut mainly chipboard and I can’t fault it as it works so well.