We've come up with a general rule of thumb to follow based on the type of blade that is being used. Standard steel knife blade: Replace after 8 hours of operation. High speed steel inlaid: Replace after 16 hours of operation. Carbide knife: Replace after about 160 hours of operation.
What is the difference between a paper trimmer and guillotine?
A paper trimmer has a blade on a track that you slide up and down your paper to trim it. A guillotine has a handle with a blade that moves up and down to cut your paper. They also cut more sheets at a time and you don't need to change the blade as often. They give such a clean cut.
Is a guillotine or trimmer better?
Summing It All Up. To sum it all up: a rotary paper trimmer is better equipped to handle large-scale cutting tasks while a guillotine paper cutter is better equipped to handle a large volume of paper at once. If you're looking to trim photographs and posters, you should utilize a rotary paper trimmer.
What is the difference between a paper cutter and a paper trimmer?
Trimmers (or rotary trimmers) generally have a round cutting blade that is enclosed for safety reasons inside a plastic head. Paper Cutters (sometimes called guillotine cutters) are generally used for higher-volume projects, and are designed to cut much thicker stacks of paper than trimmers.