Dahle Paper Cutters: A Must-Have for the At-Home Enthusiast
If you are a scrapbooking enthusiast, a professional photographer, or simply enjoy printing and trimming your own cards, photos, and other items, you may have heard about Dahle paper cutters. Known for their quality and performance, Dahle paper cutters definitely delivers. An excellent choice for those individuals who want excellent cutting results, but do not need an industrial strength cutter, is Dahle’s line of Vantage personal trimmers.
Lightweight at under 7 pounds, and compact at 17 x 8 ¼ inches, these trimmers are portable and convenient. However, they are certainly not flimsy. With a sturdy enamel-finished steel base featuring non-skid runner feet, this Dahle paper cutter also has a spring action metal blade that will not go into free-fall. Other convenient features include its see-through paper clamp, allowing you to precisely judge your edges. The blade is a self-sharpening, precision-ground rotary blade, which is enclosed in plastic housing, and can cut in either direction. The non-glare metal base has a pre-printed scale in inches as well as reference marks to help your cut be as precise as possible. Finally, this cutter can handle up to 15 sheets of paper at a time – not bad for a personal trimmer. It comes in 12-, 15-, and 18-inch cutting lengths.
How well do these Dahle paper cutters perform? Outstandingly. The stop is especially secure – your stock will not shift as you cut, and edges do not fan or fray. The blade runs along a rail, which means that you do not have to worry at all about producing a crooked cut. The rulers, which are marked to 1/8 of an inch, a protractor, and pre-set outlines for some standard photo sizes, make these cutters ideal for trimming photos and are in fact a very popular choice for amateur and semi-professional photographers. For the scrapbooking and craft enthusiast, Dahle offers decorative blades to create fun edging.
For a personal trimmer, a price range of $50-$70 may seem high, which
is what these Dahle paper cutters tend to sell for. But it is money well
spent. The absolute precision of your cuts and the ease of use save you
time, as well as having to reprint or reproduce materials. Its self-sharpening
blade means that you will save on replacement blade costs. If you consider
the overall value of what you’ll be producing in terms of photographs,
cards, and other items, it works out to less than pennies per finished
product – and you’ll treasure the memories for a lifetime.