CARL Professional Rotary Paper Trimmer 18 inch

For years, I had an Exacto Rotary Paper Cutter/Trimmer and I loved it. The blade stayed sharp, the "line" for cutting was STRAIGHT as an arrow but eventually (after 15 years of fairly heavy use), I had to replace it. So, of course, I bought another Exacto Rotary however the style I'd had previously was not available. I bought the closest I could and I hated it the very first cut I attempted. You had to "re-roll" the blade up and down Several times to get a clean cut AND the "line-up" was always off a hair. Did I mention how much I hated it?Anyway, a month ago I got thoroughly disgusted and threw it in the trash. I ordered this Carl Professional Rotary Trimmer and "downsized" to an 18" (which is more than plenty for the crafts I do). At the First Cut; I knew I loved this!! I told my husband how happy I was; literally, I was nearly jumping up and down after the frustration from my previous cutter/trimmer.The "line-up" is perfectly straight. One slice and it's a done deal. Due to it's smaller size (width wise), it is easier to store for more handy access in my office. One of the Smartest touches is the company put a big sticker on the underside of the Trimmer with a listing of any replacement parts, their numbers, and their website address. The instruction booklet that comes with it has their email address, as well. I taped that to the bottom, as well. There is also a compartment under the trimmer to store an extra blade (up to 3) in. Very thoughtful!Quality product. I highly recommend this model of the Carl Trimmer.

I got this to replace one that won't cut legal-size paper. In my home office, when not using it I stand it up behind the printer--and this one is lighter than the one I had.What's really neat is I immediately bought spare blades--which my existing one didn't have easily available, probably because it was some off-brand. I got a blade that will create perforations--I really look forward to using that feature! Could have used it about 4 times in the past year.I've used it twice, and it cuts like a charm through even 7 sheets at once. Yes, you have to bear down proportionally, but my current one simply won't. When I work with prints I usually shrink them down to 11 x 17 sheets, and this allows me to quickly trim either side to a decent margin.

My last one finally broke after many years of use and I wanted to find one that could do larger projects. I liked the brand, since my last up held up so well, and the size is great for my needs. Very well made.

Exactly as described, works great

So far I'm really enjoying my paper trimmer! I have a lot of left over 13" x 19" paper from school and this trimmer does a great job at cutting it down to other sizes that I like to print more often such as 11" x 17", 9" x 12", 5" x 7" etc. anything up to 18" :) the edges are nice and smooth, and it's very easy to line up and cut accurately. I cut a lot of thicker photo paper too for art prints and haven't had any issues with the edges fraying or looking wonky. I've cut quite a bit of paper so far and still don't feel the need to replace the blade or the mat yet, but when I do they have some pretty handy instructions on how to do so. For the price, this has definitely been working super well as a paper cutter! I recommend!

I recently bought a second of this paper trimmer so I have one in each home - winter and summer. I've used it for pictures I print and have to trim, projects, and now that I'm volunteering, I am using it for my volunteer work.I'm a little OCD when it comes to clean straight cuts and this is so much better than cutting with scissors - also a lot faster. It is lightweight so I can carry it into the office I spend a lot of time volunteering for when I have a specific project.As long as I apply the right pressure, it cuts well and cleanly, although I cut only one sheet at time.

This cutter works well with picture paper as well as regular paper.

I guess if you only use it once in a while, it will do the trick. If you plan on using it with any semi-regular frequency, move up and get something a bit more sturdy.To make the cut, I had to use more force than I felt I should have for construction paper. It wouldnt cut all the way through. With that, the slide is plastic on plastic and has a lot of friction.On the cutting - its a blade into a soft cutting mat - not a blade across a metal edge to shear the paper. so now you have a cutting mat that deteriorates over time - degrading the quality of cut as time goes on. And a consumable that you have to purchase more often than the blades.