A Guillotine is very useful and sometimes indispensable in graphic works. Being such a useful tool, today there are many Italians who want to take it home. It can be used at work, even in small offices, or at home (to obtain photographs, participation cards, invitations). Here is some information that may be useful in choosing the cutter.
Guillotines’ features
Before finding out how to choose a cutter, it is time to understand exactly what it looks like and how it works. In reality, its simple image would be enough to make you understand immediately which instrument you are talking about. Having said that, however, it will be interesting to understand how it is structured and how it works. We begin, therefore, from its definition: this device provides you with the possibility to make a multitude of geometric and non-geometric cuts, and to do it with millimeter precision and in complete safety. In aesthetic terms the cutter resembles a tray, equipped with a ruler for taking measurements and a blade for making the cut. In reality, however, there are different types.
It may be useful for a wide range of paper cutting operations. You could, for example, use this machinery to define a certain graphic project that you have in the pipeline, or simply use it to shape a poster, an illustration or a flyer. From the information brochures, up to any other paper material, the potential offered by a machine of this type is truly infinite. On the other hand, as we said above, it is good to choose it keeping in mind the importance not only of its precision in cutting, but also of its safety.
An example?
The choice of a product always depends on the purpose you have, and therefore on the use you want to make of it. Meanwhile, there are different types of blades, some of which have been designed for specific sized sheets.
Have a look at these wonderful guillotines!
The Kobra 360-EM is a high-performance desktop guillotine, suitable for small offices, convenient and easy to use. It is equipped with the innovative “Super Cut” system featuring special carbon hardened steel blades and counter-blades unaffected by the wearing action of the materials to cut, for long-lasting cutting operations with the same cutting precision through the years. It has a manual paper press and metal built-in hand safety guard, adjustable back gauge. Moreover, it is provided with a solid steel base with screen printed paper sizes in mm and inches.
Instead the Kobra 320-R is a high-performance rotary trimmer for accurate and quick cuts. It can be performed in both directions. It is equipped with a special sharpened carbon steel blade unaffected by the wearing action of the materials to cut, for long-lasting cutting operations with the same cutting precision through the years. It is a transparent automatic paper press. It has side bars for easy alignment of material to cut, side opening to cut paper sizes larger than the rated cutting width. Finally, it is provided with a solid steel base with screen printed paper sizes in mm and inches. Push-button mechanism allows an easy replacement of the blade.
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