Our guide to selecting the correct paper trimmer for your needs
What is a paper trimmer?
- A paper trimmer is exactly as the name suggests. It is a piece of equipment that can accurately trim a sheet or a number of sheets down to size. For example you have printed two items on to an A4 sheet paper but want to cut the sheet into two - a trimmer is fast and accurate and negates the need for some dodgy scissor cutting. Or if you want to trim a photograph down to size, a trimmer is quick and easy to use
How does a paper trimmer work?
- The blade on a trimmer is encased in a plastic circular head (for safety reasons of course) and once the sheet or sheets of paper are lined up, this blade is slid along the rail ensuring a safe and precise cut every time
What is the difference between a trimmer and a guillotine?
- A paper trimmer has a rotary (circle) blade that you slide along the paper to make to the cut. Whereas a paper guillotine has a handle with a sharp metal blade that moves up and down to cut through the paper
What size paper cutter do I need?
This really depends on what you need the paper trimmer for? If it is just simple arts and crafts or to trim the occasional piece of paper then a small A4 paper cutter would fit the bill, but if you are regularly printing on larger sheets you will of course need a bigger size
The standard sized paper trimmers are listed below along with a link to our best selling product:
- A4 paper trimmer - This paper trimmer size is able to cut A4 sheets of paper along the long edge as well as the short edge
- Our favourite product for this size is https://www.hetheringtonsweb.co.uk/value-a4-precision-rotary-paper-trimmer-10-sht-capacity
- This paper cutter can trim up to 8 sheets of standard paper at a time
- A3 paper trimmer - This paper trimmer size is able to cut anything up to A3 in size and can cut on the long edge of the A3 sheet of paper
- Our favourite product for this size is https://www.hetheringtonsweb.co.uk/value-a3-precision-rotary-paper-trimmer-10-sht-capacity
- Again this paper cutter can trim up to 8 sheets of standard paper at a time
- A2 paper trimmer - Yup you've guessed it this paper timmer can cut anything up to A2 in size
- Our best seller in this size is https://www.hetheringtonsweb.co.uk/avery-precision-a2-trimmer-30-sheet-capacity-p640--4
- This A2 trimmer is a serious piece of kit and can cut up to 30 sheets of paper at a time
We also sell A1 paper trimmers and A0 sized paper trimmers and you can view the whole range here:
https://www.hetheringtonsweb.co.uk/search?query=paper+trimmer&p=1
To sum up:
A paper trimmer is a handy piece of office equipment and they are ideal for schools and offices alike. Do your reseach though!!! Our best selling trimmers can cut up to 8 sheets at a time so they are perfect for the classroom or small office. If you are thinking you may need to trim more sheets or you are regularly trimming paper down take a look at our whole range and make sure you select a product that fits your needs.
Need some help?
Our customer service team is always on hand to help you make the right choice. Give us a call on 01706 861643 or email us sales@hosltd.net
Our guide to selecting the correct paper trimmer for your needs
What is a paper trimmer?
- A paper trimmer is exactly as the name suggests. It is a piece of equipment that can accurately trim a sheet or a number of sheets down to size. For example you have printed two items on to an A4 sheet paper but want to cut the sheet into two - a trimmer is fast and accurate and negates the need for some dodgy scissor cutting. Or if you want to trim a photograph down to size, a trimmer is quick and easy to use
How does a paper trimmer work?
- The blade on a trimmer is encased in a plastic circular head (for safety reasons of course) and once the sheet or sheets of paper are lined up, this blade is slid along the rail ensuring a safe and precise cut every time
What is the difference between a trimmer and a guillotine?
- A paper trimmer has a rotary (circle) blade that you slide along the paper to make to the cut. Whereas a paper guillotine has a handle with a sharp metal blade that moves up and down to cut through the paper
What size paper cutter do I need?
This really depends on what you need the paper trimmer for? If it is just simple arts and crafts or to trim the occasional piece of paper then a small A4 paper cutter would fit the bill, but if you are regularly printing on larger sheets you will of course need a bigger size
The standard sized paper trimmers are listed below along with a link to our best selling product:
- A4 paper trimmer - This paper trimmer size is able to cut A4 sheets of paper along the long edge as well as the short edge
- Our favourite product for this size is https://www.hetheringtonsweb.co.uk/value-a4-precision-rotary-paper-trimmer-10-sht-capacity
- This paper cutter can trim up to 8 sheets of standard paper at a time
- A3 paper trimmer - This paper trimmer size is able to cut anything up to A3 in size and can cut on the long edge of the A3 sheet of paper
- Our favourite product for this size is https://www.hetheringtonsweb.co.uk/value-a3-precision-rotary-paper-trimmer-10-sht-capacity
- Again this paper cutter can trim up to 8 sheets of standard paper at a time
- A2 paper trimmer - Yup you've guessed it this paper timmer can cut anything up to A2 in size
- Our best seller in this size is https://www.hetheringtonsweb.co.uk/avery-precision-a2-trimmer-30-sheet-capacity-p640--4
- This A2 trimmer is a serious piece of kit and can cut up to 30 sheets of paper at a time
We also sell A1 paper trimmers and A0 sized paper trimmers and you can view the whole range here:
https://www.hetheringtonsweb.co.uk/search?query=paper+trimmer&p=1
To sum up:
A paper trimmer is a handy piece of office equipment and they are ideal for schools and offices alike. Do your reseach though!!! Our best selling trimmers can cut up to 8 sheets at a time so they are perfect for the classroom or small office. If you are thinking you may need to trim more sheets or you are regularly trimming paper down take a look at our whole range and make sure you select a product that fits your needs.
Need some help?
Our customer service team is always on hand to help you make the right choice. Give us a call on 01706 861643 or email us sales@hosltd.net