Dahle 440 Premium Rotary Trimmer

Solid well constructed product. Unfortunately there are no instructional videos so using took a little getting used to. Once you do though it cuts flawlessly and I and is a huge time saver. I used mine to cut 3/16 inch foam board for craft projects. It took them to a whole nuddah level.

Used it for a birthday party and it was flawless

When I received my Dahle 446 Premium Rolling Trimmer, the first thing I did after taking it from the box, was test for squareness. It visually looked great. A simple test is to take a piece of copy paper, which is most likely perfectly square, and cut an extremely thin sliver from the end. Just make sure the paper is flush against the fence and doesn't move during the cut. Then compare the 2 ends of the sliver. If they match then it is square. You can then flip the paper over so the opposite side of the paper is against the fence and test again. If the cut wasn't square it will show up very easily with this sliver, as the amount it is off will be doubled now. Go through this procedure on the left and right fences. If there is a problem, loosen the screws on the bottom of the end that is out of square, adjust it, and tighten the screws. Then test again using the above procedure.My Dahle 446 tested perfect, but only if I pressed the paper against the section of the fence that is about 5" to 12" away from the blade/cutting rail (look at the attached photo). I can cut a sliver that is thinner than a piece of thread, and both ends match.THE PROBLEM: If I pull the paper against the part of the fence that is closer to the blade/cutting rail the paper will rotate counterclockwise slightly. This slight rotation can move a large sheet of paper at the far end by 1/8" or more! This is the same on both left and right molded end pieces! On a trimmer this expensive and well built, the fence should be absolutely flat along the entire length and square to the blade/cutting rail. Also I am finding that the end of the fence farthest away from the blade/cutting rail is lifted slightly. The nearest screw is 1 3/4" to the left.Update: I contacted support at Dahle, and worked with the Customer Relations Manager. She sent me both molded end pieces via 2 day FedEx. I received them, installed them, and now the cutting experience when using my Dahle 446 is much better. The fences on both ends are now flat the entire length, they are flush with the surface, and everything is square!

We have been cutting hundreds 36" wide 10oz. canvas prints on a cutting mat with 40" cutting rulers and using up several packs of fresh trimmer blades. We have two people that spent two days cutting with just OK results. We still had hanging threads here and there and miscuts where the blade went off track. We also went home exhausted with very sore arms and fingers. In short it has been a very tough job.We just got the Dahle 446 Premium rotary trimmer. It works MUCH BETTER than we could have imagined. The cuts are flawless and perfectly straight and smooth. It takes just two fingers of pressure to cut the canvas. You can shave off hair thin strips all the way down the 36" sheets.This machine cuts in BOTH directions and has a super smart clear plastic hold down that holds whatever you are cutting in place as the blade approaches it. Don't look any further BUY ONE!

This is the absolute worst paper cutter I have ever owned!! I have only used it minimally since my purchase date but have felt since day one that it did not cut in a straight line. I have had it for a little over a year and a half and really only used it minimally. However, today I am using it for a very large project for a customer of mine, and it definitely does not cut in a straight line. For what this thing cost it should absolutely be able to do its job with accuracy!! My $40 previous paper cutter that I had for 17 years was so much better. This one causes so much frustration and literal headaches that I’m ready to just throw it away.

I love artwork and have covered my walls with canvas prints. Framing large prints is now a trivial task. This cutter works perfectly every time. It makes cropping prints so quick and easy it's almost fun to do. Highly recommended. Note: You'll need space to store it if you're not planning on leaving it out on your worktable or whatever.

for the most part, I like this rotary cutter except for three things:while there are inches for measurements, the focus is primarily on metric measure. If I want to measure something at 5" let's say, there is a 5" mark but the line that goes all the way across the cutter, which would make setting the paper square much easier, is cm and is not at the 5" mark. So I have to use a square I purchased to get the measure across the rotatry cutter.The other thing is that it isn't square. I called Dahle and they sent me a link on how to make it square (turn it over and adjust screws), which is fine but time consuming for me. I would like to have at least received it square initally and over time had to readjust it.Finally, it is difficult to cut paper less than about 2.5" w/o removing the plastic guide that holds the paper down. Its possible but a pain. I often need to cut 1/4" pieces that have to be square and clean. Right now I cut the paper 6" or so and then just cut down using the measuring guides on the sides of the cutter until I can't cut anymore because of the plastic guide. That's about 2/5-3" of paper I can't use.I do love the clean cut however!

I am a mechanical engineer who became a software engineer. Worked for aerospace and latter an exceptional machine shop. I overbuy - buy once, cry once. This is a high quality product and nicely designed/engineered. I put a large square on the table first thing and the bed is square. Fun to use for an engineering type.

simple and easy to use.I use it to cut paper board

Amazing product - couldn't do with out it!

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Vorweg, wir benutzen diesen Rollschneider nur um Sichtschutzfolien und ähnliches zu schneiden. Für diese Arbeit ist das Gerät wunderbar: Saubere Schnitte (kein Ausfransen); keine scharfen Kanten am Gerät, welche die Folien zerkratzen könnten; sehr robust verarbeitet;Um Schnitte sauber im 90 Grad Winkel zu erhalten befestigen wir dünne Aluplatten mit Neodym Magneten als Anschlag und messen entsprechend nach, anschließend können die Folien wirklich Fix geschnitten werden.Preis Liestung für einen Rollenschneider dieser Größe ist einwandfrei.

I bought and returned a CARL Professional at $100 wouldNt cut 5 sheetsif you cut a lo,t this one is worth it