Firbon A4 Paper Cutter 12 Inch Titanium Paper Trimmer Scrapbooking Tool with Automatic Security Safeguard and Side Ruler for Craft Paper, Coupon, Label and Cardstock (Black)

I gifted this for Christmas and honestly it's so useful. No need to hastle with scissors to try to cut paper in a straight line. In summary:Not sticky at all; capable of cutting paper accurately and quickly; fits A4 size paper; the ruler bit lifts up and you press down when you want to trim, which makes it more effective I think! Satisfied overall

Much better than my old one, great alignment, accurate cut and easy to store away

I've been printing a few dozen photos recently and got sick of cutting them with scissors... And always wonky.So I thought I'd get a guillotine, didn't want to spend much but I had a figure in my head & this came in under budget.So I thought I'd give it a bash, and so far I've been very pleased, I've cut about 50 photos from A4 photopaper.cuts with ease one piece at a time, very easy to get any stuck cutting remnants from under the guide, zero effort just lift it up and flick it away.Guide is simplistic though not laser accurate may take a couple of cuts / practice to get things cut right to the edge, but overall very happy.It cuts straight and the whole unit is barely bigger than a piece of A4 paper so storage wise fits easily in a cupboard on top of my paper stack.

When I unwrapped this cutter I was surprised to find how different it was from all that I had used previously. I started using a guillotine type (which I have replaced and use for tough jobs) then moved to the type which has a circular cutter moving along a steel tube. That one would cut cleanly if the cutter wheel didn't ride up whilst rotating which it often did.This cutter is a revelation once you get your head round it - that's because it's different using a small very sharp triangular bi-directional cutter blade in a small orange carrier which slides along the clear pressure bar. This plastic bar is not to line up your cut - as some have complained the slot is far too wide for this because this is the slot for the orange blade carrier to slide along!You lift the clear plastic carrier bar using the grip provided and line your cut up with the narrower slot which the blade runs in which can be done accurately. Press down lightly on the orange blade carrier to depress the blade from its safety position and run the cutter forwards and then back in a smooth motion. I found that since the blade has two cutting edges if a clean cut is not made in forward then it is on the reverse. The blade must be extremely sharp as the cuts seem cleaner than on other cutters. Lift up the clear plastic bar again using the grip and remove the trimmings. With captive guide bars this was always a nuisance as these trimmings often became trapped under the bar - not so here.This cutter handled greetings cards of double 300gsm card with no difficulty providing a neat, clean extremely accurate cut every time.The difference with this cutter is that it is not just a copy of what has gone before for many years but it is a totally new design. Someone has given attention to detail and come up with a marvellous product which outperforms most of the others. My only slight reservation is how rugged is it? The light plastic blade carrier and guide rail look as though they will not last - but time will tell and at the low price replacing the entire cutter may be better than replacing a blade.Congratulations from an engineer to whoever designed this product. Well done!Only had this one day, used it hundreds of times on thick card and have the following design recommendation.Several reviewers have complained about the cutter snagging and tearing the paper. Problem is that white nylon cutter carrier has square edges which can catch the edge of the paper and tear it. I have chamfer cut the two leading corners off mine and it performs a lot better. The alternative seems to be to start the cut not from one end as with a rotary cutter but in the middle of the paper and then move in both directions. This also seems to get around the problem.An easy design change as it only affects the blade carrier mould.

Slices well and easy to use. Slimline so easy to store too.

When cutting cardstock you will never get a clean professional looking cut. Its great for workingwith normal paper or trimming cardstock that does not need a clean cut. The actually mechanism works quite well and aesthetically it looks like a nice piece of kit. Originally I bought it for cutting cardstock but functionally it does not perform this task with a clean cut. Although what do you expect for something so cheap. I wonder if the blade you get with it is purposely blunt and if the new blades you can buy are way sharper and able to perform clean cuts on thick cardstock!

This is a good budget guillotine that I plan on making some laminated book marks with. It cuts paper ok but I found sometimes the cutting wheel hit the paper slightly before cutting it so found it worked better starting the cut from the middle and then working outwards in each direction (you press the cutter so this is possible, unlike with other guillotines I have used. It also cut laminated sheets very well to tidy up and the length and width.

This is a super lightweight trimmer suitable for cards and paper stocks.I currently have an amazon basics roller trimmer which is fantastic. However i broke it a couple of days back trying to cut vinyl tiles! As a result i decided to order this lightweight trimmer just to use for my crafting.The trimmer is very different to others i have owned. It has a lift up flap where the triangular blade is housed. You slide the paper/card underneath this then close the flap. What does take some getting used to is the fact that paper cuts quite a fair bit inside the frame. I have tried to show this in my pictures. I am not sure if i like this style... it throws me off of my precision cuts. I prefer my roller cutter which slices right at the end of the cutting platform.So how did it perform, well it cut paper well. My first attempt did snag, i am not sure why, but after that the blade worked fine. I also tried 300gsm card and it worked well with this also.For the cost this is a great value trimmer. It's easy to store, has a fold out section which enables you to line up bigger paper. I will definitely use this for lightweight stock, but for more substantial stocks i will be reordering the amazon basics trimmer.I hope you found my review helpful.