Looking for a new guillotine

[magicfingers]

Hi, not sure if this is the right place to post. Having started making mugs, I've realised that my cheap plastic guillotine isn't very accurate when I want to cut out the pieces to stick on the mugs. I'm looking for something heavy duty that can cut 10 or more pages at a time but most importantly has an accurate 90º backstop and a sliding adjustment clamp that camps securely and accurately at 90º.

I've had a look on Amazon and there's plenty there, but the more expensive ones don't seem to have reviews and so it's a case of taking pot luck. Some have reviews that aren't that good even though they're expensive. I have a budget of up to around £200 as this is going to be one of the principle items in the workflow and a good one will save a lot of time and effort. Does anyone have recommendations of one they like or of a brand that's reliable.

Thanks,

Justin.

[John G]

A straight edge and scalpel knife - a lot cheaper than a guillotine!

[jennywren]

I use a craft knife and a metal ruler, I have a a4 template with the lines so that the paper fits top to toe on the mug ( less chance of leaving a mark ) Took me ages to work out how to get it to suit my needs but now it's a doodle and less stress

[magicfingers]

thanks, I'd thought of doing the scalpel and straight edge but when you're doing 40 or 50 at a time, being able to cut a batch of ten sheets in one go really speeds things up.

[sarahjayne]

It will only cut about 4 or sheets at a time but the X Cut guillotine distributed by Do Crafts is an absolute winner for the price. I've cut a lot of paper in my day and have tried almost every brand of cutter from Lidl, Argos, Stahle, purple cows, to one of those cut a ream at a time guillotines (think was about £240) and went through one every 6 months or so until I hit on the X Cut.

[John G]

If you doing thousands at a time you may want to invest in an "ideal" electric guillotine, available second hand on ebay. Prices at the moment, on ebay, are from £600 - but I have seen them go for as little as £350. Had mine for years now, will cut full reams no problem and, as long as the blade, they are very accurate.

[Smitha]

Hi

Have you thought about this?

http://www.transfersupplies.co.uk/vcsit ... l?p=VJ-MUG &c=792

Not tried it but will probably go to it when i need to purchase some more.

or if you speak to a local print company they will probably cut bigger sizes down to what ever size you want

Andy

[jennywren]

The paper sounds good, but how would you put them into the printer if you have a long run, this is probably a silly question

[magicfingers]

Thanks for all the help, I've just bought this http://www.whiteleysales.co.uk/c,view,B ... OTINE.html which seems like a good option. We also cut all our own packaging labels and inserts so spending the money on something that can do lots of pages will be a good idea in the long run I think.

@smitha that paper looks a very good idea, and would save a lot of hassle with printing the mugs and cutting. I wonder if anyone on here has used it, I think I'll put a post up and ask, as that might be a very useful thing to be using. Thanks for the link.

@jennywren most printers have sliding dividers in the paper tray that you can set for envelopes, different paper sizes etc, so it should be a case of just putting it in and moving the sliders to snug up against the sides.

[jennywren]

Doh sorry Simpson moment