I use a box cutter, a straight edge and a mat room cutting board with a 1-inch 
grid. I was trained by ad biz art directors.

Paul via phone

> On Oct 18, 2017, at 5:24 PM, Paul Sorenson <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Igor -
> 
> I don't do a lot of paper trimming, but when I do I use rotary cutters - 
> never had much luck with accurately using the guillotine cutters.  For 
> smaller paper, up to 8.5 x 11 I use a cutter similar to this...
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/yctm66qa
> 
> If I have a need to trim larger sheets*I* use one that's actually made for 
> working with fabric but works fine for photo paper as well...like this...
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/y87lefqk
> 
> -p
> 
> *
> *
> 
> 
>> On 10/18/2017 12:14 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote:
>> 
>> Hi All,
>> 
>> I don't do much paper cutting, and when I do, I use either a good knife or
>> a generic guillotine-type paper cutter available in the departmental office 
>> or elsewhere.
>> I am considering buying a simple inexpensive one for myself.
>> I haven't used "rolling" cutters (I believe they are frequently called 
>> trimmers?). I see that they could be a bit more versatile if there are 
>> multiple types of edges (wave, straight, etc.), but then you'd need to 
>> change the "knife head", probably very frequently (?).
>> 
>> So, my question is:
>> What are the pro's and con's of both types of cutters, especially in 
>> application to the photo paper?
>> 
>> Thank you,
>> 
>> Igor
>> 
>> 
>> 
> 
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