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Paul Heslop wrote:
Paul J Gans wrote: Paul Heslop wrote: Paul J Gans wrote: Paul Heslop wrote: Steve Wolfe wrote: Blade type cutters will never cut square regardless of what you pay for them. The only way is to use one with a circular blade like a pizza cutter on a rail. That is how you are using it. The guillotine cutters do cut square, they just have to be used properly. Fifteen years ago I used a guillotine-type cutter that would, indeed, cut square - you just turned a 16" wheel to press down the clamp with anywhere from a few hundred to a thousand pounds of force to hold your stock still. :-) steve :O) Now that's what i call a cutter! I blame most of my cutting problems on my crap eyesight, crap hand stability and crap equipment. That's a lot of crap! ;-) Seriously, I've used a guillotine-type cutter and held the paper in place with ordinary finger pressure. -- --- Paul J. Gans :O) I haven't used one of those since I worked in a kid's nursery many moons ago. One of my main quibbles against these little trimmer things is their awkwardness. I don't like putting my fingers on stuff which is printed and may mark so I tend to use the ruler thing, only then you're left with about half an inch or so when the blade housing passes your fingers. Bad design! Mine was a large board capable of holding a larger sheet than 8 1/2 by 11. And what I usually trimmed were prints. If I worried about marking the surface I used a piece of paper to protect it. My hand was a couple of inches away from the cutter blade so there was no problem there. -- --- Paul J. Gans This cutter seems very small. I think I just went for something which was in stock on the day instead of thinking carefully. A large area would probably help a lot. Ah, many times have I regretted the quick purchase... -- --- Paul J. Gans |
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Paul J Gans wrote:
This cutter seems very small. I think I just went for something which was in stock on the day instead of thinking carefully. A large area would probably help a lot. Ah, many times have I regretted the quick purchase... -- --- Paul J. Gans I seem to have a big lollipop for a head with the word 'sucker' written on it! -- Paul (Need a lift she said much obliged) ------------------------------------------------------- Stop and Look http://www.geocities.com/dreamst8me/ |
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"mark_digital©" wrote: "Steve Wolfe" wrote in message . .. Blade type cutters will never cut square regardless of what you pay for them. The only way is to use one with a circular blade like a pizza cutter on a rail. That is how you are using it. The guillotine cutters do cut square, they just have to be used properly. Fifteen years ago I used a guillotine-type cutter that would, indeed, cut square - you just turned a 16" wheel to press down the clamp with anywhere from a few hundred to a thousand pounds of force to hold your stock still. :-) steve On those types of cutters the paper has a side stop and a back fence. The blade makes contact against the whole surface, not just the corner first. My 2 cents.... As I usually cut photos one sheet at a time, I use a 30 inch steel rule and a box cutter with snap off blades. To give extra accuracy I have drilled a small hole at one end of the rule. I use a long cutter board taped to a piece of plywood and a screw at one end. A much more efficient use of space. |
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Stewy wrote:
As I usually cut photos one sheet at a time, I use a 30 inch steel rule and a box cutter with snap off blades. To give extra accuracy I have drilled a small hole at one end of the rule. I use a long cutter board taped to a piece of plywood and a screw at one end. A much more efficient use of space. again you must have steady hands. I bought a steel ruler for this a while back and no matter what, just as when I used a plastic one I'd end up shaving it with the steel I ended up with uneven lines. My small blade cutter might be crap compared to others, but it is a lot straighter than I could do by hand. -- Paul (Need a lift she said much obliged) ------------------------------------------------------- Stop and Look http://www.geocities.com/dreamst8me/ |
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And lo, Paul J Gans emerged from the ether
and spake thus: Paul Heslop wrote: Paul J Gans wrote: Paul Heslop wrote: Steve Wolfe wrote: Blade type cutters will never cut square regardless of what you pay for them. The only way is to use one with a circular blade like a pizza cutter on a rail. That is how you are using it. The guillotine cutters do cut square, they just have to be used properly. Fifteen years ago I used a guillotine-type cutter that would, indeed, cut square - you just turned a 16" wheel to press down the clamp with anywhere from a few hundred to a thousand pounds of force to hold your stock still. :-) steve :O) Now that's what i call a cutter! I blame most of my cutting problems on my crap eyesight, crap hand stability and crap equipment. That's a lot of crap! ;-) Seriously, I've used a guillotine-type cutter and held the paper in place with ordinary finger pressure. -- --- Paul J. Gans :O) I haven't used one of those since I worked in a kid's nursery many moons ago. One of my main quibbles against these little trimmer things is their awkwardness. I don't like putting my fingers on stuff which is printed and may mark so I tend to use the ruler thing, only then you're left with about half an inch or so when the blade housing passes your fingers. Bad design! Mine was a large board capable of holding a larger sheet than 8 1/2 by 11. And what I usually trimmed were prints. If I worried about marking the surface I used a piece of paper to protect it. My hand was a couple of inches away from the cutter blade so there was no problem there. If you're really concerned you can always wear gloves. My father owns a frame shop and wears disposable non-latex, non-powdered rubber gloves when cutting glass just because it's easier than washing the fingerprints off of it later on. You get a better grip on it, too. Non-latex medical/task gloves are cheap, or you could splurge and get a nice non-disposable pair of cotton gloves, but you really ought to consider wearing the rubber gloves under them anyway just to keep them from getting saturated in your hand oils, which is the problem you're combating in the first place. -- Aaron http://www.fisheyegallery.com http://www.singleservingphoto.com |
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Aaron wrote:
And lo, Paul J Gans emerged from the ether and spake thus: Paul Heslop wrote: Paul J Gans wrote: Paul Heslop wrote: Steve Wolfe wrote: Blade type cutters will never cut square regardless of what you pay for them. The only way is to use one with a circular blade like a pizza cutter on a rail. That is how you are using it. The guillotine cutters do cut square, they just have to be used properly. Fifteen years ago I used a guillotine-type cutter that would, indeed, cut square - you just turned a 16" wheel to press down the clamp with anywhere from a few hundred to a thousand pounds of force to hold your stock still. :-) steve :O) Now that's what i call a cutter! I blame most of my cutting problems on my crap eyesight, crap hand stability and crap equipment. That's a lot of crap! ;-) Seriously, I've used a guillotine-type cutter and held the paper in place with ordinary finger pressure. -- --- Paul J. Gans :O) I haven't used one of those since I worked in a kid's nursery many moons ago. One of my main quibbles against these little trimmer things is their awkwardness. I don't like putting my fingers on stuff which is printed and may mark so I tend to use the ruler thing, only then you're left with about half an inch or so when the blade housing passes your fingers. Bad design! Mine was a large board capable of holding a larger sheet than 8 1/2 by 11. And what I usually trimmed were prints. If I worried about marking the surface I used a piece of paper to protect it. My hand was a couple of inches away from the cutter blade so there was no problem there. If you're really concerned you can always wear gloves. My father owns a frame shop and wears disposable non-latex, non-powdered rubber gloves when cutting glass just because it's easier than washing the fingerprints off of it later on. You get a better grip on it, too. Non-latex medical/task gloves are cheap, or you could splurge and get a nice non-disposable pair of cotton gloves, but you really ought to consider wearing the rubber gloves under them anyway just to keep them from getting saturated in your hand oils, which is the problem you're combating in the first place. -- Aaron http://www.fisheyegallery.com http://www.singleservingphoto.com I like the idea of some thin cotton ones, I hated the clear plastic gloves when i had to wear them. -- Paul (Need a lift she said much obliged) ------------------------------------------------------- Stop and Look http://www.geocities.com/dreamst8me/ |
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