Metal Paper Cutter
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A paper cutter is a shear. It is sold for paper but it will shear
lots of materials. I use mine to shear silver in small lengths to 18
ga and regularly shear 20 ga. I also shear plastic floor tile an many
other plastic materials. It has a 12" table and is light weight. It
does what I need.
I would go to Home Depot or such and look them over. You need to
check out the shear. Does it have some guts, some thickness and
depth. How large is the table. Is the smallest and cheapest large
enough for your use and still have the heavier shear of the larger
ones.
An addendum to my previous post. Many of the newer paper cutters are
not very sturdy. A heavy duty paper cutter/shear will be more
expensive, but definitely worth it because it will cut heavier gauges
with accuracy.
When rural schools consolidate, many times smaller schools and older
buildings are closed. Keep your eye out for these situations and
find out if there will be a sale of equipment from the old school.
That may be your best chance to get a truly sturdy paper
cutter/shear.
Please note that the photo of the engraving shop cutter is not
designed as a paper cutter. It was marketed by New Hermes in 2
versions: one for plastics and one for metals. I believe that the
angle on the blade is the difference between them. That said, we
have an antique heavy duty paper shear that we use for light weight
metal: no heavier than 20 gauge. I have not tried heavier metal. We
picked it up at a garage sale a long time ago for less than $5!
Good advice. I used a paper cutter for a while (after years of using
tin snips or aviation snips, or regular scissors) before I god a 12"
bench shear (no new Di-arcro in my budget then or now, just a humble
Grizzly, which has been chopping steadily for 20 years).
If your tension spring stops working, either get it repaired or get a new paper cutter. The risk isn't worth waiting to take care of. Under no circumstances should you ever use a paper cutter with a broken tension spring.
The blade latch holds the blade in place when you're not using the paper guillotine. Usually, it's a little wire that hooks over the handle. Sometimes, it's a piece of metal attached to the bottom of the handle.
Ideal for trimming paper and card stock. 10 Sheet cutting capacity and premium carbide blade ensure a clean and accurate cut. The metal base is calibrated and features measurements for common-sized items.
When you need to trim paper, photos or other material, the CARL Rotary Trimmer will keep lines straight, accurate and speed up your projects. While guillotine style cutters are popular, rotary trimmers offer a number of advantages for many crafters and artist. Rotary trimmers are also safer for all environments, especially for children since the blade is hard to reach.
The CARL Rotary Trimmer also allows you to make continuous cuts on large pages and able to switch out blades from standard cuts to specialty edge cuts.
Hi Stacy,
Just wanted to give a tip. I aquired an old fashioned industrial paper cutter like they used in office & schools, one with the wooden base and strong metal handle. It is awesome to cut metal sheet up to 20 gauge, 22-26 being very easy, 20 needs some strength. You can pick them up on eBay pretty cheap. It certainly has helped cutting all my brass, bronze and copper sheets.
Stacy's Answer:
WrapSmart has a variety of gift wrap paper cutters and dispensers available. This helps create an organized gift wrapping area especially in tight spaces. Also helps reduce waste as paper stays intact. Wholesale pricing for small businesses. Perfect for florists, retailers, crafters, jewelry stores. Select the size and style that's right for your need!
This Bulman A500-15 15" paper cutter smoothly dispenses light or heavyweight kraft and other papers. Easily fulfill all of your packaging and wrapping needs with this paper cutter! Both compact and convenient, this paper cutter provides an easy way to hold and cut your packaging materials, gift wrap, freezer or butcher paper, cellophane, and foil. Not only can it be mounted on a counter, it can be used as a freestanding unit for optimal mobility within your facility. Plus, it includes rubber feet for added surface protection and stability when used on your countertops.
This paper cutter is made of durable steel with a light gray, powder-coat finish, and is sturdy enough for daily, heavy-duty use. It's designed to hold up to a 9" diameter roll. Once a roll is installed, you can pull out the desired amount of product and quickly tear it along the double-edged, spring-loaded blade, eliminating the need for scissors and a ruler. This paper cutter comes unassembled to save you on shipping costs. This all-in-one paper cutter is sure to increase efficiency and make accurate cuts in your gift shop, deli, or restaurant kitchen.
Overall Dimensions:
Width: 17"
Depth: 6 1/2"
Height: 8"
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If I could just figure out what the bar is that the cutter slides across, I could buy the premade blade cartridge part and cobble my own paper cutter together for a fraction of the price. I like the blade options provided by Carl the best, but Dahle is another option, though I am not sure as rugged as the Carl blade. Anyone have any ideas what these bars are called or where to find them?
Not exactly what you are asking about, but just in case it helps. There are some very sharp deckle-edge metal rulers around in a few brands. So somewhere between the fold-and-refold-then-tear method, and a cutter.
I do quite like a deckle edge, and am willing to do a small amount of measure-and-mark with a pencil before using my deckle ruler. There are ones with finer and coarser edge patterns, that I find suit different sized sheets better.
Note there are two levels of cutter, check how many sheets it can cut, the premium and professional. The premium is 480 on amazon. The professional is about $400. You have to monitor prices and purchase when they dip, they go up and down daily. There is a lower level called personal. Basically the more expensive ones handle thicker stock, and you really only want to do one sheet at a time. I would not even touch the personal level, they are not beefy enough.
I used a big L shaped carpenters ruler and clamps to fix it. You really have to be handy to get it to work. First unscrew one side, using a block against the cutting edge, push one side of the ruler against this, it goes under the plastic shield, now line up the edges. The trick is to clamp these in place so you nan turn it over, then tighten.
What I did before is used the larger logan ruler, and a large cutting mat. This let me use my logan accessories to cut, the marks on the mat let me line up the paper and ruler properly. You could DIY this and put on a hinge, make your own table. That ruler is probably the best tool I have, as it has rubber non slip bottom, and the same tracks you see in a mat cutter.
You can cut on a big guillotine mat cutter using two strokes, hate doing this, but it works, if you need a square cut out of the box these are the most accurate out of the box as the guide is actually square to the cutting edge. You probably used too small or lightweight, you need a big powerful one and lightly push thr blade tawards the cutting edge as you come down.
I use a mat cutter very similar to the one Claude recommended , It has served me well for many tears, I would recommend that over a paper cutter because you can cur mats with it.It does take up space but can be kept behind a freezer or something..you might check with your local watercolor society and see if someone there would be willing to help..then you could maybe use their equipment ,,,just thinken out loud sorta,,,You also might get the trimmer alone -9000/ and take it to a home depot or the like and find something that fits it?
I only plan to cut 1 sheet of paper at a time, so I hope that relieves a few worries. I know many of you mentioned smaller cutters or mat cutters, but I really need one that is at least about 52 inches due to the large roll of paper that is waiting for me to open and use. I have a weird sort of heart issue that makes it difficult for me to stand still for very long, which is why standing to cut or fold paper is more difficult for me than most people. I need a cutter to speed up the process.
I guess my question now is where do I go if I need metal cut? The bars I found were pretty long, so I would definitely need to have them cut down. I might also need another item or two cut or welded or something. Not sure where I would go to have any of this work done. Any ideas? Thanks!
lowes would probably cut it to length for you, ,,,If there are any Metal Building shops around , they have an assortment of bars and metal tubing that they will cut for you , out here in Texas there is one in every town ,,,what state are you in? I have one of those rolls of paper also that I never opened,,,maybe you could attach a cutter to a toy car that only rolls straight,or put the right or the left wheels in the channel? as for welding , I think you would better try some glue , there is metal glue on called liquid nails
They also sell round handheld cutters for quilt makers you could use that with any straight edge