HOw do you cut your photos

[rich_yau]

I am looking for a professional paper photo cutter. What do you guys use?? I have a traditional paper cutter right now, which is not meant to ...uhhh... cut perfectly straight as its designed to cut large stacks of paper.

Can a mat board cutter work too?

[am_pitbull_terrier]

I am looking for a professional paper photo cutter. What do you guys use?? I have a traditional paper cutter right now, which is not meant to ...uhhh... cut perfectly straight as its designed to cut large stacks of paper.

Can a mat board cutter work too?

I was looking at this. I don't know how well it works..... Maybe someone here has used one.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=26241&item=7510361099&rd=1

[Pyromaniac]

Check out Officedepot.com (http://www.officedepot.com/textRefine.do?No=0&Nty=1&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Ne=6+5+10313&Ntt=Paper+trimmer&N=10324&uniqueSearchFlag=true&Ns=p_Price|1&Nr=FILTER(domestic)&Ntk=all) they have several different paper cutters that should work nicely.

[Conk]

This is what I use. http://www.fiskars.com/digitalAssets/152602_9580.jpg

[gkas]

If you want a fantastic trimmer that cuts perfectly and never dulls, check out the Rotatrim. The are fantastic. They cost more, but will last forever. B&H has very good prices on them.

[ByteTheBullet]

This is what I use. http://www.fiskars.com/en_CA/crafts/lookupItem.do?cat=8&itemNumber=45577

I use this one too.


ByteTheBullet (-:

[PhotosGuy]

I use a metal "T" & an exacto knife.

[Jon, The Elder]

Frank - Your age is showing.

[Belmondo]

Another vote for the Fiskars roller cutter.

One small feature that I consider important is that the wheels are replaceable and interchangeable. In addition to straight cuts, you can use a scalloped wheel, or create perforations for tear-sheets. It’s a very hand thing.

[PhotosGuy]

Frank - Your age is showing.:D:D:D I've had a LOT of cutters over the years & this works best for me now. In a commercial studio, I'd have a HUGE cutter with a resharpenable blade, but I don't think these guys will put out the $s for one of those. ;) The cheepie cutters don't do well on double weight board or 16X20" prints, either.

[Jon, The Elder]

Frank - wanna buy my burnishing stick and several hundred sheets of press type. Also have some rubylith and Zipatone.

[PhotosGuy]

:D:D I've got a few 100 sheets, too, + the other stuff as well. Want to buy mine? I may have a sale on Photo Maskoid & Reducer soon! Watch the garage sale signs! ;)

[Bodog]

Had the rotary trimmer, but it wouldn't handle the larger paper size. Took over my wife's quilting board and bought a T-square. I use this set up for both trimming and matting. The rotary tool is great for softer matte type papers, but the X-acto knife is better for the harder, glossy papers.

[rich_yau]

Had the rotary trimmer, but it wouldn't handle the larger paper size. Took over my wife's quilting board and bought a T-square. I use this set up for both trimming and matting. The rotary tool is great for softer matte type papers, but the X-acto knife is better for the harder, glossy papers.

I ruined my T because my exacto knife slowly shaved of the edge

[Maureen Souza]

http://www.fiskars.com/en_CA/crafts/lookupItem.do?cat=8&itemNumber=45784

This is what I like... I have a couple of them.

[PhotosGuy]

I ruined my T because my exacto knife slowly shaved of the edge Metal T-square! ;-)

[Jon]

Carpenters or roofers' square (the big 90 degree metal things with rulers on the edges!).