Dahle 507 Personal Rotary Trimmer, 12" Cut Length, 7 Sheet Capacity, Self-Sharpening, Automatic Clamp, German Engineered Paper Cutter

I do a lot of scrapbooking and card making. So I do a lot of die cutting as well. I've used different craft paper cutters that always seem to need the blade replaced. This rotary trimmer however is very durable and I like the fact that the blade sharpens itself. It does very accurate cuts, works well and will cut five sheets of 92 lb cardstock. It is very easy to use. I also found the price to be very reasonable and a great value. I recommend this personal rotary trimmer for any Crafter.

I've used this cutter for quite awhile now and it's still going strong. It cuts through heavy cardstock with ease and the blade hasn't dulled at all. It's simple to use and works well for large and small cuts. I would definitely recommend purchasing this cutter.

Pros: The materials are top-notch, the blade is sharp and does clean cuts, and there are many guides to help you with your precision. The self honing will save you money in the long run. Previously I was using a Fiskar. After a year of constant use, the blade wore out and I had to buy another pack with blades which were more than half the price of the original cutter. Cons: It's hard to get used to aligning the paper for those precise cuts. The metal rail on the right side is ever so tilted or bent. I thought it was me until I finally switched to the left side. The Dahle is also not as exact as a wire guide like with the Fiskar. Overall it'll take a lot of practice cuts before you get cards just the way you want. Conclusion: If you're making proxies for the long haul, it's worth the investment.

Works well but isn't as smooth as I had hoped for. Sometimes the cutter feels like it's sticking.

This unit works great for me. I had to buy this unit as my other unit will not trim 11 X 17 prints. It even cuts easily after i laminate the pics. very satisfied after about 50 11 X 17 prints. I will only use this unit for this size paper and keep my other trimmer for the smaller size prints. Nice compact size, and it looks great. I keep it in the box when not in use.

This paper cutter was lousy from the start. I have ruined every sheet of paper and photo I've tried to cut with it. The "cut" edges look like the side of a saw blade. My good old fashioned scissors from the junk drawer cut cleaner than this "German engineered" paper cutter. I wish I hadn't given my old guillotine-style paper cutter away. It was a work horse compared to this over-priced, over-rated, under-performer. Sadly, because I didn't try this paper cutter within the 30 day return window, I'm unable to return it. Lesson learned. Also, the 18 inch model was not available through Prime, so if I did choose to return it, I would have to pay for the return shipping cost. Instead of ruining another project, I have decided to unfortunately, add this piece of junk to the landfill (UGH!) What a waste of resources and money!

I love my previous self-sharpening cutter and bought this one for travel. It cuts like butter and aligns better than my home one!

I was able to get good clean cuts with this cutter, it's pretty easy to move the blade and the construction is about as sturdy as you can expect for the price. It gets the job done, and I didn't notice any rough edges. I was able to make very thin cuts as well, such as cleaning up slightly incorrect cuts made previously. I also found it very easy to disassemble and reassemble, so I suspect replacing the blade should be trivial when needed. However, it's not a perfect tool. The biggest immediately noteworthy issue is that lining up the cut can be a pain. It's pretty hard to see your alignment, due in part to the design of the edge. At the very edge of the board, there is a metal plate attached along the side. This plate serves as the strait edge that the cutter cuts against. The problem is, the surface of the cutter is made of sheet metal which is bent around the edges - this means there is a slight radius to the blue painted metal surface of the cutter right at the edge, going up against the unpainted metal cutting plate. This creates a sort of annoying optical effect that makes it hard to see where exactly you are aligned. You can see the edge of the blue surface, the shadowed gap between it and the bare metal plate, and the edge of the metal plate. Too many lines all in one place. If you're cutting to length using the printed scale rather than trying to cut along a line, that's going to be a lot simpler and easier. Another thing I want to address is the so-called "self-sharpening" blade. This isn't really true, it's a self-honing blade. Not a big surprise, but they should call it what it is. The actual cutting blade is held up against the metal edge plate at a very slight angle by a spring, this causes the blade to touch the edge at two points. As you cut, the blade rubs against the metal edge which hones the blade and keeps it nice and strait. This does not, however, actually prevent it from going dull and it isn't the same as sharpening. Still, the design works out well for cutting. Since the blade touches the edge at an angle like that, it's similar in action to scissors - the cutting takes place at the intersection of two "blades" producing a very precise cut. Additionally, due to the spring tension on the blade, you don't need to worry about holding it right in order to get a good cut, the blade is always able to touch the edge. My other gripe is the plastic piece that holds stuff down. It has this self-clamping action which is interesting, basically as the blade passes it also has a rubber roller that presses down on the plastic to hold your paper. But this only applies pressure near the blade, not along the entire plastic strip. You still need to keep a hand on it to prevent movement. That's fine, except that the strip is so narrow that it's hard to keep your fingers on it without getting in the path of the blade carrier. I would have liked them to have made this twice as wide. It also has these triangular protrusions that I think are intended to assist with measurement? All they ever did was catch on my paper as I inserted it. Over all, it gets the job done. I'm certainly not going to return it, but I think there are a few aspects they could improve upon.