Customer Reviews for 12" Width Manual Stack Paper Trimmer A4 Paper Cutter W/ Clamp & Safe Lock

In order to cut the binding off of books for scanning, I have needed a stack cutter for a long time, but couldn't afford one. I took a chance on this, thinking that the price made it a low risk purchase, but because of the low price I also had low expectations. Wow! Was I suprised at how well this worked. I've cut the binding off of three books to scan them, one was over 400 pages, and it cuts through the stacks easily and precisely. This exceeds my expectations in every way. The "clamp" holds papers in place well and is easily tightens down with the substantial "wings" that give you plenty of leverage.

I bought this paper cutter to cut the spines off of books so that I can scan them. It works pretty well, but it does take some practice.First of all, clean it up when you get it. Mine had some red greasy substance on different parts of it. The grease is also on the blade so you have to be very careful cleaning that. But thoroughly clean all parts before using or you will have a grease spot on your paper!Also, the blade starts cutting at the point furthest away from you and comes forward. That means that it does move the paper somewhat, even if you have the paper holder down and tight.I have so many books and so I decided to start scanning them. I cut off the covers with a box cutter, and then I use this paper cutter to cut the spine off. You have to very careful because some books, like mass-market paperbacks, do not have big margins so there is smaller room for error!When I have thick books, I usually split the book into two or three parts before using this cutter to cut off the spine. I just take the box cutter and open the book to where I want to split it, and then I slice the spine by starting at the top and cutting straight down. It is very easy and will make your cuts with this paper cutter easier.I then use my Fujitsu ScanSnap S1500 to scan my books!It's awesome.One more thing....it's great with older books. If I want an older book, I can usually find it cheap on Amazon, and it it's Amazon Prime, even better! I have bought so many books for about $3.00 and then scanned them it! Then I can read it on my Kindle or my iPad or computer.

Worked fine without instructions. Gorman Gray

I was a little hesitant to order this, since there were some negative comments about it, but it works much more easily than I expected. There's a YouTube video of someone using one of these (it seems to be this brand and model) and the user struggles mightily with it, so we expected to have to apply much more force to cut through a stack of paper, but that didn't turn out to be the case.Ours arrived with a slightly cracked safety shield, but it's only a cosmetic issue. The shield is fully functional.This is a great bargain compared to other paper cutters of this size and capacity.Update: I managed to break one of its bearings by abusing it. Bouncing with my full weight on the handle to cut through an oddly tough stack of paper is just a bit more than it was designed for. (Paper varies a great deal in its resistance to being cut. Only one large stack of over one thousand stacks I've cut gave me this much trouble. I should have divided it into smaller stacks.) Fortunately, Amazon carries the bearing (

I bought this as a companion to the Fujitsu ScanSnap iX500 in my newly declared war on paper. Here are my initial thoughts:1. It doesn't really come with instructions (one sheet on changing the blade). So it will take some trial and error to figure out all the settings if you've never used one (I hadn't). So start on some paper that doesn't have to be "perfect" when finished -- not your most beloved coffee table book. And even though I wiped it down, the first few cuts were oily, so beware.2. It's not all that precise. So if I had needed it for professional, square cuts -- I wouldn't be as happy. For this purpose - it's "close enough for government work."3. When unbinding a book, it does leave a nice clean edge that feeds fine through the scanner. And it does cut a large stack at once. Some tips: make sure you cut far enough in from the binding to get any glue that "squished" into the pages. It's easier to take off another millimeter or two than have to stop and manually reset misfeeds due to stuck pages. I also think it's nice to take the extra time to flip the pages and cut the outside edge down so the scanned margins are the same width on each side when scanned.4. This thing is big and heavy! I didn't really notice the ship weight, but if you're not scanning at least several banker's boxes full of books, it's probably not worth it in terms of weight/space trade off. I'm still trying to figure out where I'll store the darned thing.

I bought that guillotine to cut up the back of books and scripts (first removing the hardcover if there is any, of course!) or to get a clean edge on the under side of scripts and books who where well used, so my fujitsu ScanSnap 1500m can better feed in the sheets.It works quite good, the cut is clean and straight. The plastic cap on the crank handle is made out of hard plastic and it was broken when I opened the packet. I repaired it with some glue but that piece is absolutely not necessery to work with that machine. Now I hope the blade lasts a long time! :)Off topic: The ABBYY OCR that is delivered with the ScanSnap 1500m is s***, it decreases the quality of the PDF. But thats no problem, juste use the OCR in Acrobat Pro 9, that is also delivered with the ScanSnap 1500m.

I would not call this a professional guillotine. It is sufficient to cut small projects. I will be using it to cut books that I bound. They are only 100 sheets of paper, so it can cut them easily. The trick is getting the cutter tightened with the paper aligned correctly. This takes a bit of practice using this particular cutter. I found that stop arm, that looked like a windshield whipper to be hard to adjust and basically useless. You could spend more on a fancier cutter if you do a lot of work, this won't work for a busy 0rint shop. I got this for my personal use after my boss sold the Chandler Price we had at work. On the plus it is much smaller and I was able to set it on top of my antique sewing table.

Is so easy to use. It help me a lot with the finishing, and the price is excellet, This machine is a excellet product.

This guillotine is really nice and heavy, so no worries about it moving when you cut a stack of paper. Which is essential for clean book sides. I'm printing/publishing books, cutting off the edges to make them straight, and this cutter does a perfect job.I wanted a machine that I would not regret buying, it being kind of a toy, like some of the cheaper paper cutters. So I spent the money and got this one and I have been very satisfied. There are screws to adjust the pieces, should you need to. The usable parts are not set in stone, but adjustable.All in all, despite the fact that it weighs quite a bit to ship, it's been the hit machine for me.

Like others, I purchased this product in order to remove the binding from books. Thus far I've removed the bindings only from (pretty thick - 60+ page) magazines. This Gillotine slices through no problem. The tool is heavy duty. I have it on the floor and when the handle is raised it's like 3'.The black thing that repositions on the surface is made of rubber so once you tighten it, it isn't going anywhere. If you have a bunch of books the same size you can just position that thing where you want and you don't have to re-evaulate where you want the book everytime you put one in. The blade is sharp. I wiped it off with a paper towel due to the other reviews just to get the grease off. I haven't taken the device apart to see exactly how the long handle attaches to the unit that pushes the blade down. It does take a little bit of force to do the cut but nothing a 12 year old couldn't do.Literally all you have to do to start cutting is take the thing out of the box, screw one handle on (can be done by hand) and shove the long handle onto it's post. The smaller handle you just use to tighten your book or whatever against the surface so it doesn't go anywhere when you cut. Pair this up with a scanner containing a straight document feeder and you will have no problems converting all of your books to digital. For scanners you can do a kodak i1220 plus if you can find one used or get a scansnap.For the price you can't beat this. It was a great purchase!