Re: Cutting polymer plates

[SusanV <susanvoss3@gmail.com>]

Hi all,

Well I solved my problem about cutting plates by buying a 24" heavy
duty guillotine trimmer on 'bay.  I wanted a large one because they
give more leverage, even on cutting a smaller plate, and I want to
eventually work fairly large anyway, so now I won't have to get
another cutter.  Ever.  it's BIG!....  My husband (who has a love/hate
relationship with our cat), took one look at it and said, "Wow, I
think you could get two cats on that thing".  The next thing he said
was, "Ouch!".  :o)

Susan

On 3/14/07, D. Mark Andrews <mark@dragonbones.com> wrote:
> Susan,
>
> I'm getting a pretty good cut with a heavy duty paper trimmer called a
> Kutrimmer. It is a guillotine type cutter. I use the one at the San
> Francisco Center for the Book. They periodically have to send the blade out
> for sharpening since it is not designed to cut metal per se.
>
> The cut is clean. The Kutrimmer has a hand held pressure-holder so you don't
> get much, if any, bending of the plate.
>
> Mark
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: SusanV [mailto:susanvoss3@gmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 4:54 AM
> To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
> Subject: Cutting polymer plates
>
>
> Jon, Keith, Chris and all,
>
> I need help cutting these plates.  I bought a supposedly heavy duty
> paper cutter, but it bends the edge of the plate (the edge of the
> piece that falls off the bed of the cutter).  It also doesn't cut the
> plates very easily.  It was what was available locally at Staples, and
> "only" cost $65.  I know that's not much as these blasted things go.
>
> Do your cutters slice through the plates easily?  Do they bend the plates?
>
> Do I need to return this cutter and get a better one?
>
> help
> Susan
>
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