Paper Size (plus Smear) Questions

[measekite]

First I'd like to thank everyone for their input. It's much appreciated.

As for what I'd done? Pearl Paint, that Big Art Store in my area was too big
to handle in one visit for me. Will be returning soon but I must say that
even their steel rulers were high priced.

In the meantime, I got myself a 15" Carl Rotary Trimmer just to test it out.
I can see what folks mean by these items being good for small prints. Yah,
it would be good for that. But anything close to regular paper weight and
size? Forget it. Though I must say with heavier stock which is what I'm
using (about 70 + lb?) it does a much better job. The final cut is off but
methinks it's so miniscule that I MIGHT hold on to it afterall. I've got 2
weeks in which to return it anyhow for a full refund. So I'll test it out
further.

I'm still going to consider using a knife and will visit HomeDepot for what
you've mentioned Burt (roofers square). That sounds like an idea that makes
alot of sense.

That is not very accrurate. The Carl is good but I opted for a Fiskars
Rotary Paper Cutter at Costco for under 30 dollars.

 

[CWatters]

I'm still going to consider using a knife and will visit HomeDepot for what
you've mentioned Burt (roofers square). That sounds like an idea that makes
alot of sense.

I found it very slow using a knife. It's ok if you just want to cut one 10x8
or something but if you have more than a few prints to do and you want them
exactly the same size it quickly becomes really tedious. It's setting up to
make the cut that's time consuming not the actual cutting.

 

[Burt]

I found it very slow using a knife. It's ok if you just want to cut one
10x8
or something but if you have more than a few prints to do and you want
them
exactly the same size it quickly becomes really tedious. It's setting up
to
make the cut that's time consuming not the actual cutting.

I do a large number of borderless 4x6 prints and find it much faster to use
4x6 paper rather than print three on an 8.5x11 sheet and cut them afterward.
Costco had Epson glossy photo paper at a great price and now has replaced it
with their own brand, Kirkland glossy photo paper. I would set up the cuts
on my paper cutter and watch 30-40 minutes of dumb TV while cutting up the
entire box into 4x6's. I've also printed 75 to 100 "two-up" (two on a page)
8.5x5.5 greeting cards for holidays and cut them after printing. Again, I
can set up the paper cutter so that there is no need for careful alignment,
measuring, a steady, even pressure for cutting, etc. Just push it against
the guide and cut. For the most precise cutting and especially for large
prints and/or mats, the utility knife and steel straight edge are the best
for me to use.

 

[WhoTurnedOffTheLights]

I found it very slow using a knife. It's ok if you just want to cut one
10x8
or something but if you have more than a few prints to do and you want
them
exactly the same size it quickly becomes really tedious. It's setting up
to
make the cut that's time consuming not the actual cutting.

uhuh, I can imagine this being tedious doing it in quantity. But I'm looking
to do that occasional print in the future. With spurts here and there.

'though I figured trying a knife would be a good learning experience for me
so's to know first hand what the possibilities are. Heck, if it works out
truly well then I'll return that trimmer.

 

[WhoTurnedOffTheLights]

That is not very accrurate. The Carl is good but I opted for a Fiskars
Rotary Paper Cutter at Costco for under 30 dollars.

Measekite, I never said it wasn't good. I simply insinuated that it was not
perfect. I just tried it once again on a single 20 lb sheet of paper and
yup, the cut wasn't straight. To the naked eye it might appear as such, but
lining the paper up against a straight edge and looking at the cut alongside
a straight line one can see that it's far from perfect.

You only said that it was "good".

Thus I guess we must be in agreement. ;-)