How tall of stack of paper can it cut cleanly?
1990285
This is a piece of junk. Do not waste your money. It is a cheaply made Chinese product and will not cut your cards nicely. It's construction is very delicate. I received mine broken in half, yes in half. The base is like made of lead or something. Better off spending an extra couple of bucks on a better one. I have a lasco, wayyyy better.
1990286
Hi Steve, We don't use it for paper. We cut sign products like Coroplast, plastic and aluminum, it works find on these materials, but the cuts could be cleaner.
1304981
The cutting mat can be used for a 8 1/2" piece of paper, but the machine won't cut into the extra half inch.
1042277
You would have to trim standard 8 1/2 x 11 paper whether folded vertically or horizontally.
1671302
Paper shouldn't be a problem at all. I would, however, suggest purchasing a "self-healing mat" as well. The mat will "absorb" the blade, so it will cut smoothly through your thicker paper.
1298607
Not sure about the height, but the length and width can hold a normal sheet of paper.
554144
if its a nice stack, yes. a single sheet may be an issue. else place it between two sheets of regular paper
1065944
Yes. It can be tricky to keep the stack vertical and keep it from shifting, but I've done it probably hundreds of times. On a good day I can chop a stack like that with an accuracy of plus or minus 1/8". That's good enough for my purposes.Whether you can bring the blade down on a thick stack like that depends on the paper. Chopping the 11" side of a stack of 8.5x11 sheets could be difficult. Different kinds of paper make a big difference in the difficulty of lowering the blade, but I can't put my finger on why. I think it may be moisture content, or how well it's pressed in manufacture. Yes. It can be tricky to keep the stack vertical and keep it from shifting, but I've done it probably hundreds of times. On a good day I can chop a stack like that with an accuracy of plus or minus 1/8". That's good enough for my purposes.Whether you can bring the blade down on a thick stack like that depends on the paper. Chopping the 11" side of a stack of 8.5x11 sheets could be difficult. Different kinds of paper make a big difference in the difficulty of lowering the blade, but I can't put my finger on why. I think it may be moisture content, or how well it's... » Read More Yes. It can be tricky to keep the stack vertical and keep it from shifting, but I've done it probably hundreds of times. On a good day I can chop a stack like that with an accuracy of plus or minus 1/8". That's good enough for my purposes.Whether you can bring the blade down on a thick stack like that depends on the paper. Chopping the 11" side of a stack of 8.5x11 sheets could be difficult. Different kinds of paper make a big difference in the difficulty of lowering the blade, but I can't put my finger on why. I think it may be moisture content, or how well it's pressed in manufacture. « Show Less
1748487
Technically yes; reliably, no. This is a stack cutter. I bought a cheap Xacto craft cutter for cutting one or two sheets, photos etc.
1804211
This unit can cut through 37 pages of 20 lb paper stock...with some effort, so do not advise that. Cuts VERY cleanly and easily through 20 pages of 20 lb paper stock.
939497
The black fixed horizontal guides (perpendicular to the cutting rotary blade) at the top and bottom are 12 inches apart, so that's the maximum size of the paper you could lay flat on the paper cutter. The rotary wheel itself would cut a little longer (about 12-1/4 inches) but you would have to wedge your paper in from the opposite side (not on the flat guide, but from the blade side on the right) for that, so it would only work for a narrow strip. This is an excellent paper cutter, but it's limited to the 12 inch width.
1875490
The bed of this cutter is 12 inches long, and it makes very good 11 inch cuts. (I've found that if you try to cut the full 12 inches, the last bit can be dodgy.) The other reviewer is speaking of the width. If you place you 8.5x11 paper in landscape orientation, your paper will hang off the left side of the bed by about one inch. Thus, unless you are cutting off about an inch and a half or more, you can't use the markings on the bed to help you.
1873026
Yes we did cut 8.5 x 14 inch paper. Didn't have a problem although we just did it as a test in getting use to machine. A someone stated earlier, we also cut short edge.
2079287
I don't have a number but the paper tray will accomodate a stack of paper approximately 5/8 of an inch high.
639349
I agree that it will cut for you. But depending on the length of the cut, accuracy may be off. I mainly cut photo paper and the blade tends to wander toward the end of the cut on 10-11" cuts. But if I hold the paper toward the end, it works good enough for me. This cutter is very lightweight, not intended for heavy work, but again, it is worth your trying it. Seems to be of good quality.
646212
I just got this. I have cut magazines up to 0.5 inches thick. I bought it to digitize my magazine collection. I haven't tried to cut any thick types of paper.
897458
About 6 inches tall.. u can trim with wire cutters, but u might prevent it's effectiveness.
1241039
Hi Tom, I think you may have difficulty getting a clean cut since the blade diameter is 1/2" smaller than the surface you're cutting. You'd either end up hand-trimming the remainder or flipping and cutting twice. You may want to look at a sliding compound miter saw or radial arm saw for pieces bigger than 7"