I've been "trimmer challenged" for as long as I can remember. I've had so many paper trimmers over the years that I can't even begin to count them. I had the Fiskar trimmer first (the blade channel for the old model would become loose over time and then the paper wouldn't cut in a straight line.) and then moved onto the Carl Rotary Trimmer (could only cut one piece of paper at a time). I've had a number of guillotine trimmers and the worse one had incorrect measurements on the base of the trimmer and every time I trimmed the paper it was off by an 1/8 of an inch. (I called the manufacturer and they said it was within the acceptable margin of error! How can a measuring device have a margin of error???) I had two Cutterpillar trimmers and both were faulty - they left a fuzzy edge on the paper. (Why did I have two? The manufacturer sent me a replacement - both of which I threw away.) I am partial to the guillotine trimmers and I use the Tonic 12 x 12 trimmer below in my craft room as my primary trimmer. I have the Cutterpillar Crop paper trimmer and that has been a phenomenal cutter and I use that when I travel. I have a small trimmer for photos (Creative Memories) and a smaller version of the Tonic below that I also use for travel. I had a medium sized Tonic trimmer that I gave to my daughter - which was also a great tool. The heavy duty guillotine cutter at the end of this post I use to cut multiple pieces of paper at a time - usually for class prep.
Tonic
Cutterpillar Crop
X-acto
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