Carl Brands 12-inch Professional Rotary Trimmer, Blue/Ivory

Finally I have found a trimmer that actually cuts in a straight line, which is a good job as my hubby put me on the naughty step for buying ones that didn't and having to replace them :) This is a sturdy trimmer, the bar actually holds the paper down properly, I would have preferred a measuring scale along the bottom edge of the trimmer rather than three inches up, but I am still giving it five stars because it cuts a nice clean line and I don't need to worry anymore about ragged edges and layers that aren't straight. I have been appalled at the quality of some trimmers over the last few months, and the fact that they are made with uncalibrated guidelines and measurements, I am glad my hunt for a good one is finally over. You won't regret buying this trimmer it really is excellent quality.

Love this trimmer.versatile and strong.

After an experimental few months buying and subsequently returning paper trimmers and being appalled by their general inability to do their simple job (i.e. cut paper in a straight line) I'm grateful to finally have Carl in my life. He is reassuringly sturdy yet small and lightweight enough to move about and store and, most importantly, he is able to cut paper in a straight line. Hurrah!

AVOID - DO NOT BUY THIS GUILLOTINE.I have not had this long and used it relatively sparingly, mostly cutting a mixture of either glossy/matte paper all less than 250gsm. First of all, you need to apply a lot of downward pressure to cut, and even a slight relief of this can ruin your cut. There's very little clearance and it's difficult to see where exactly you need to cut.But most worryingly is that I have gone to use my guillotine today and the result is in the attached photo. I am no longer able to do anything more than lightly crease the paper or (at most) shred it messily at random intervals. I have done absolutely nothing but this guillotine is fundamentally worthless now.A HUGE waste of time and money and a dreadfully assembled product all round. Do not make the mistake I made and AVOID THIS.

Brilliant trimmer I had my old one for years I got it 2nd hand but I didn’t think I would get one the same but I have it’s brilliant absolutely best trimmer ever

this is the third cutter i've had - makes good clean cuts - its not easy to see under the big silver bar but it cuts better than the other that have a see through bar so I give it five stars for cut quality - plus you can get new blades in various styles. Metal solid base .

A super-professional and SAFE way to cut card (290 gms, which is quite thick card in my case) into cigarette cards. 500 every month.I had a cheap, plastic one before this and this is indeed a whole different ball game. Fine for commercial use.Would have been 5 stars, but no one seems to have stock of the replacement blades. 30 days delivery for a £6 blade? No thanks.

A good item

The box was previously opened - torn in a couple of places. Cutting mat had cutting marks on it, as if someone has already used the tool. I've tried on a couple of sheets of office paper - worked great, no complaints.BUT. This item was intended as a gift, so the whole situation was quite awkward. So only 4 stars, not for the item itself, but for the used condition.

I received the trimmer as promised, thank you. However, I was disappointed that although the selling data reflected the inclusion of 10 blades, there were none and there was only a repository capable of holding only three blades. With this RT-200 we are replacing an older DC-200 from RotaTrim which are remarkably alike even the numbers and description of the blades are the same. The DC-200 has a repository capable of storing 12 blades, so you can see that my recent purchase is not as functional, which is disappointing. I now want to provide the blades identified on your outer box, can you advise if you sell them as an accessory to the RT-200. Regards, Richard

Excelente equipo que, adquiriendo nuevas cuchillas de diferentes tipos de corte, te permite hacer muchas cosas.Muy recomendado.

Taglierina pratica e robusta

Rather flimsy and doesn’t cut well