Westcott TrimAir Paper Trimmer 12’ (30 cm) | Premium Cutting Machine with Wooden core and Titanium-Coated Blade | Guillotine Cutter incl. Grid & Measuring Scales for up to 30 Sheets | 15106

I purchased this to replace another item which I was not happy about the blade was bending when cutting so it wasn't straight. This 1 is brilliant the blade cuts without bowing away from the counter blade it has good safety features light weight but very sturdy

I am very impressed with this guillotine. It was a little pricey but worth the money.It cuts beautifully and is accurate. It is very sturdy and a perfect size especially if you cut 12 x 12 scrapbook papers.I would definitely recommend.

The example we received was fatally flawed. The alignment grid was misaligned by 2mm over the length of 30cm, so that nothing could be trimmed to a right angle. I have given it 1 star for accuracy and "ease of use" - since with a great deal of difficulty it would be possible to quite separately produce my own right angle alignment grid, properly align it to the blade, etc, etc - but you don't pay £47 for that kind of faffing about.That's a pity because otherwise the machine was of good quality, sturdy and sharp. And fine if you just want to make random cuts. We had to return it, and didn't have time to mess around trying a second sample. The company who makes it needs to try some quality control.

Great cutter. Be careful with blade though. It’s extremely sharp as I found out to my cost! It does cut accurately

A good weight (not too heavy to manoeuvre but heavy enough to stay in place while cutting) & sharp. Cuts cleanly through multiple pages and cardboard.Safety lock is sturdy so won’t accidentally slip when moving.About 1 cm too small if you’re planing to cut a full a3 lengthways but great for smaller sizes. Can cut a signature of 10 (ie 20 pages) but I doubt you’d get anything thicker under the guardGrids not perfect (about 1mm off from the top and bottom) but accurate enough for a home project. Just be sure to have something consistent to line a signature against if you’re using this for bookbinding.Clearly a return as box has obviously been opened before but I can’t see anything wrong with the product

Wanted a guillotine that would be sharp enough to cut heat transfer vinyl not just paper - this one did the trick! Read reviews about the measurements being off by a few mm - I didn't check this out as it doesn't really affect me as I cut vinyl in a straight line and a little more than I usually need so sharpness over complete accuracy was my main concern. The plastic guard is stationary so I couldn't move it, so had to feed the vinyl through it - which was fine for me. Very sturdy board and a solid guillotine - definitely handle with care!For all those t-shirt makers who need something quick and sharp that can cut through vinyl - this guillotine will do it. :-)

I have been using this for a week now and I think it's excellent. Well made, wooden base and very accurate. What you don't see is there are a few nice touches, the ability to push down on a spring-loaded plastic strip to hold your paper in place while you chop and rubber feet to stop it sliding. I use it to make board game tiles and mount paper onto Daler 13719 (1.5mm) card and it slices through this with ease.I don't know how long the blade will stay sharp but I presume you can sharpen it or replace.

I bought the guillotine to use for my business it's sole use was for paper and card cutting. From the first evening using it I had problems when the paper was folded double it snagged and didn't make a complete cut (see picture) and we are only talking standard 120 gsm folded double. As for cutting seed card it tended to drag a bit at the end of the cut leaving a rough edge. Considering the sharpness of the blade (numerous cuts to my hands) I was surprised how poorly it cut paper, I tended to have to pull the arm slightly over towards the table when cutting to make a clean cut,also the arm became very stiff because of this. After 10 days enough is enough and it's been returned. As for accuracy as others have mentioned like lots of other cutters it is not square (to be honest though I haven't found one yet that is) which you would think would be a basic requirement of a guillotine. I have now ordered a different one from Amazon and hope it is better than this.