Best Paper Cutter For Cutting Lamination Film
Thursday, July 1st, 2010So you’ve just laminated a photograph, menu, business card or other document and need an effective way to cut off the excess lamination film. What is the best way to do this? Paper cutters are the most common tool used to do this. So which paper cutter should you use? Here are some ideas.
To begin with, what are you laminating and cutting? If you are trying to cut excess laminating film down to the edge of the document, there is really only one type of paper cutter that you will want to use. This type of paper cutter is called a rotary paper cutter (found here). These paper cutters are designed for precision and make it possible to cut right up to the edge of the document without wavering or being crooked.
What if you simply need to cut the laminated document in half or down in size? If this is the case, you will then want to determine how many sheets you will cut in a day and what your cutting volume will be. For low to medium-volume cutting, a rotary paper cutter (found here) is still probably your best option. Rotary paper cutters can be used to trim excess film and cut documents down to size.
If you need to cut several laminated documents at a time, for medium to higher-volume cutting, a guillotine paper trimmer (found here) may be a good option. These types of cutters, especially Kutrimmer, can cut 10-40 sheets at a time (depending on the model). These cutters are still very precise and easy to use.
If you need to cut hundreds of laminated documents down to size, perhaps business cards, you will want to use a stack paper cutter (found here). These types of paper cutters can still be used to cut laminated documents and are still very accurate. They are designed for medium to high-volume cutting.
Be aware, however, that cutting lamination film will dull the paper cutter blade faster than cutting paper by itself. This shouldn’t be too much of a concern as laminated paper doesn’t significantly increase the rate of dulling.
I have personally used Rotatrim paper cutters to cut laminated documents down to size and find them to be very effective. You can find our entire selection of paper cutters here.