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Posted: March 28 2012 at 7:56am | IP Logged Quote JennGM
Has this been discussed before?

I have the old-fashioned guillotine paper trimmer, which has served me well over the years. I must admit I'm a little squeamish having it around my kids.

I am in need of something sharper, and experienced a rotary cutter at the Montessori school which I just loved for the safety feature.

I need something that can handle 12 inches or more, like my current cutter.

Any recommendations? Any warnings? Preferences?

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Posted: March 28 2012 at 8:36am | IP Logged Quote Mackfam
About 10 years ago, I held my breath and purchased the Fiskars Classic Rotary Trimmer. I *think* I purchased it at Michael's with a 40% off coupon?? But I can't remember now. It has been one of the best investments I've made.

I can replace the cutting bar, and after 10 years, mine is about due. I can replace the rotary cutting blades when they become dull, and I have done this once. The size of the classic trimmer is quite generous which allows me to trim larger pieces of paper, like a 12 x 12 sheet of scrapbook paper trimmed down to fit in a notebook. There are graduations along both sides for measured and accurate cutting and I use these every time I cut. A bar folds down to hold a piece of paper in place while you slide the rotary blade across an edge - this results in a clean, even, cut every time, without any paper sliding, which sometimes resulted when I used my guillotine cutter. I also like that I can trim laminated papers - even thick laminate.

I highly recommend this trimmer, in spite of its cost. It offers a good, precise cut every time.

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Posted: March 31 2012 at 8:41pm | IP Logged Quote herdingkittens
Just don't get the Staples brand trimmer. It lasted a year.   

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Posted: March 31 2012 at 9:59pm | IP Logged Quote JennGM
I'll keep that in mind! Thanks fIr the heads-up!

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Posted: April 30 2012 at 10:59pm | IP Logged Quote herdingkittens
Jennifer - did you end up getting one? Interested to know what you ended up with...

My hand is killing me from scissors and two 4 year old boys who REALLY like lapbooking..      

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I have a large rotary and this "slidey" one, and I much prefer my slidey one even though, in theory, it can't do as many pages at once. I still pull out the big one for bigger projects, but I don't find it as intuitive in making precise cuts.

Dh just brought home an old, small one with the arm from work that he intends to repair, and I must admit that I'm looking forward to it. I wouldn't want little ones using it, but it is what I always used in school, and I prefer it to the modern "fancy" kinds. My boys, however, do LOVE using the slidey fiskars one, and it is very light and in more easily portable and stores much more easily that the whopping rotary.

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