Yescom 12" Paper Cutter Heavy Duty A4-12" Commercial Guillotine 400 Sheets

I have been struggling with digitizing my books for the past year. It has been a very tedious process pulling all the pages out by hand from the bindings, trimming 10 pages at a time at the most in a typical paper cutter, and then having difficulty scanning because of the often irregular sizes of the pages. I bought this paper cutter in the hopes that I could get more than one book per day finished. This is a wonderful device, and it has totally solved my digitizing problem. It slices the bindings right off of hardbound and paperback books so easily, and because the pages are uniform in size, scanning is a breeze. The only drawback with the paper cutter is that with thick soft bound books there can be some shifting of the pages as the blade comes down resulting in uneven cutting at times. However, this is not generally a big problem. The one complaint that I have is that there are virtually no instructions which accompany this paper cutter.. I did not understand exactly how it worked when I first got it so it was frustrating initially getting it set up. I did e-mail the company directly with a question, however, and they did respond right away. So, it you are used to usual paper cutters, this one may take a little getting used to. Also, make sure you have the box oriented according to the picture on the box when you unpack it. It is very heavy, and the weight is unbalanced towards the side with the blade. All that aside, I am extremely pleased with the way it works..

Initially we bought this for cutting some brochures that we print regularly. But another use quickly came apparent to us. We had these old books in inventory, that got some water damage or bug poop from being in storage for years. They are paperback about an inch and a half thick. The damage was really only on the page edges. Discoloration and or termite poop or something. After trimming these down, the sides look brand new and instead of discarding these, we can sell them as imperfect. Please forgive the shaky video, as ideally I would want to use two hands to operate this. About the actual cutter: It's really sturdy. I haven't experienced any build quality issues that others reported. The deck is smooth and there are no bumps of metal or anything. The safety guard is easy to remove if you need to get access to the blade to remove/sharpen etc. The clamp is necessary for holding thick pieces. Some tips for clamping. If you have thick "fluffy" paper you'll need to use good clamping force. If you don't have enough force, your product will shift slightly during cutting and you may experience a slight curve to your cut. I attached a picture, look at the 3rd book from the top. You can see at the bottom it kind of curves out because the top part of the work wasn't clamped enough and it shifted during cutting. It's pretty easy to tighten and loosen, even one handed as you can see in my video. The only thing that isn't great is the black backstop. It's plastic and it rests on the metal rail, but the tolerances are pretty loose so you have to be really careful to use both hands on each side of the bar to make sure you are lining up on each measurement point so that it is even. When you use the black screw knob to tighten it down, it pushes the bar toward you, so you want to keep your hand firmly in it when tightening it down so that it doesn't shift out of position. However I think the only way to get a better back stop with better tolerance would be for them to have machined something out of metal. I think you can still get very good tolerances with some trial and error, you just have to experiment and get used to how to clamp properly etc. For the money I'm impressed. Also, over all it's just extremely satisfying (at least for me) to watch this cut.

Pretty solid. It's heavily built and has very little wobble in the parts. I bought it for book-binding; to cut perfect-bound books. I'm a fairly large guy, so it may be a little bit harder to get this to cut through a full 400 sheets of paper like it claims if you're a smaller person, but it takes very little effort whatsoever to cut through a big stack to begin with and I doubt most people will have a problem. It's also about 3-4 times faster than cutting things by hand, even for the same amount of paper. I can cut about 3 1/2 books with this in the time it used to take me to do 1 when cutting the edges with a knife. By far, the cost is more than justifiable in the time you save with this thing. The paper guide that comes built in is more of a nuisance than a help in my opinion because of how tightly it's attached to the slider bar, but it's easily removable with a single screw. I found it easier to cut myself a wooden L-shaped block on a table saw that I just hold behind the paper to get it in place and then place my hand on the paper while cutting. This is probably more related to my specific use of the cutter than anything else, so I wouldn't classify it as a major design flaw. The only significant downside to this cutter is it's lack of accuracy. This is not a fine-cut tool, and I would not even begin to suggest you use it for anything like photo matting, where pinpoint accuracy and perfect 90 degree angles are a necessity. It cuts straight and cleanly, but there's a distinct margin of error for about 1/32", even with practice, and on larger stacks of paper it has a tendency for the blade to want to wander a bit off of straight down, leaving you with a stack that's up to 1/8" difference in sheet length from top to bottom. You can mitigate that with a bit of practice, but this isn't meant to be the most precise of tools.

I just received this today and did some testing. I need it to cut the bindings off of books. I also had just returned another one by Ace Crew for 85.99 and it was a 12 inch. These 2 machines do not compare. While they both cut, there are very obvious differences. This machine is superior by far. The entire thing has a professional look that the other didn't have. The quality shows. For example, the cheaper one had a circular wheel that was unfinished. The metal was rough and bumpy. I also had to put that one together. I actually had to screw the blade portion onto the board and it was very heavy. The alignment was off by quite a bit so the grid was useless. The grid on this is precise. The bar that moves side to side on the other one wasn't straight until you tightened it which meant that you may not have it in the correct spot....ever. On this one, it slides and is supported so it doesn't misalign on you. Where you put it, is where it stays. The grid on this is nice because it has some sections that are darker to show standard sizes. The other one I had was just a grid that was not only misaligned.....it was too busy to the eye. On this one the release for the blade is a simple push on a pivoting piece. The other one you had to pull out a knob and it wasn't great quality so it didn't come out all of the way at first. The blade arm on this is a bit tight. It doesn't swing as easily but depending on your needs this may be good. You have to be very deliberate and it's not going to just fall on you. The only issue someone might have is that the cutting stick is slightly below the base in height. So when you cut the dip in the paper could cause it to fan a bit. It is so unbelievable small though that it likely wouldn't bother anyone. (I am OCD about details and this doesn't bother ME.) If this would bother you, I recommend using clips to clip your paper stacks so they can't move. The holding arm does hold well but if you have clips all the way around it shouldn't dip at that spot. I used this method with the cheaper one and they were all uniform. I need my pages to be close so I can scan them and if they are different lengths they won't go in straight....this dip doesn't cause that type of fanning. I love the additional section that helps hold larger papers straight. The other one didn't have that. The end of the bar that moves side to side actually holds tools and additional parts. It came with extra screws and another type of screw that can replace a damaged one. It also had an extra foot pad. There are basic instructions. However, if you're buying one of these you probably understand the whole point of it and will understand what you need to do. I am not disappointed in my decision to try a better one.

We LOVE this paper cutter!!! It is a bit heavy – but we knew that going it – and the foot print is a bit bigger than we realized, but the job it does is fantastic. I hand make journals and this paper cutter allows for sharp, clean, professional looking edges. I have cut through up to 400 pages with ease. The motion is fluid and even while the pre formed measurement guides are extremely helpful – especially when dealing with both US and European measurements. Overall, one of the best paper cutters for home and hobby use I have ever found.

After contacting the company, they immediately reached out and worked with me to resolve the issue. I'm changing my review to reflect my experience with the seller more than the product. 5 star response. Much appreciated. ----- 1. I bought this new and it is definitely not new. 2. It leaves a black film of gunk all the way the outside of the die cut and the back. 3. It does work to cut the shape quickly but not cleanly. 4. The product I got cuts business card size but when I followed the link to see the product it was linking to a new and different product so this review may have nothing to do with the actual product that’s being sold in this listing. But I bought a different product from apparently this listing. I’m going to keep it for now and contact the seller at least to give it a try, after I clean it up. And I’ll have to google more instructions on maintenance. But if that’s not possible I will return it. I really wanted this tool and it took a long time to get delivered so I’m hoping for the best. But I cannot say that I’m not a little bit disappointed.

Expensive, but worth the price. VERY VERY heavy and great quality. Definitely more for a professional. UPDATE: within a few months of using it, I noticed the blade was getting duller and duller. When I contacted the seller to ask about getting a blade replacement, they said they didn't offer one and immediately offered a full refund. That was last week. I just tried to use it again and the actual blade chipped off in multiple areas. I was only cutting through 3 small magazines. The thickness was maybe .75". I can now see why I was offered a full refund so quickly after asking about a replacement blade. I don't think I am the first person with this problem. I'm shopping now for a new and better machine.

Works as it should, no problems.

Arrived earlier than i expected. i received spotless clean

I absolutely LOVE my paper cutter! It arrived super fast and can cut through the books I'm digitizing with ease! I know it says a max of 400 sheets but I've cut through many more than that depending on the thickness of the pages and had NO issues at all. I can't believe I waited so long to get this! I manually cut a bunch of books to digitize them for my private collection and it took ages. I got this and polished off a big box of books in about 20 minutes! I highly recommend this cutter to anyone who needs to cut many sheets of paper at the same time! It will pay for itself within the first few uses in the time saved!

Reçu avec une patte cassée et quelques éclats de peinture. Heureusement une patte de rechange est fournie. La partie servant à faire une pression sur le papier lors de la coupe n'est pas au niveau. Il est donc plus difficile de couper des petites épaisseurs. Autrement, Coupe très bien, sans effort. Je le recommande malgré tout!

This Item damage from 2 places

Fonctionne parfaitement pour tailler du styrène ou pvc, même le papier découpe super bien!