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Dont Cut Off Your Fingers - A Guide To Paper Cutter Safety
Every year, there are hundreds of accidents involving guillotine paper cutters across the United States. Children, parent volunteers, teachers and office workers are all at risk of hurting themselves using unsafe guillotine style paper cutters. The razor sharp blades used on these cutters along with the sheer force that they can exert makes it far too easy to cut oneself or worse cut off a finger. This article will identify three safety features that are absolutely essential for safety when using a guillotine style paper cutter. Here they are...
1. The Blade Guard - This is the most important safety feature included on most guillotine cutters. However, the first thing that many users do when they receive their guillotine cutter is to remove the guard. I am sure that you have heard people say that the guard gets in the way or is hard to work around. However, without the blade guard there is nothing to keep your fingers or someone else's fingers from getting under the blade when you are cutting. Many guillotine cutters simply have a metal bar about ½" from the blade. However, the best cutters will have a plastic blade guard that will make it impossible to get your fingers under the blade from either side of the cutter.
2. The Blade Latch - When you buy a guillotine paper cutter you will notice that there is a small latch on the front of the machine that will lock the bade in the closed position. Often this is a small piece of wire that hooks over the handle of the blade. Other times it is a metal piece that will connect with the bottom of the handle. This latch makes sure that the sharp blade is not left exposed when the cutter is not in use. If the latch is not engaged then it is possible for the handle to be left in the up position. If a person were to come by and run their hand along the blade (just to see how sharp it is) or were to grab the blade with their hand, they could be cut very badly.
3. The Tension Spring - Every guillotine style paper cutter should have a tension spring attached to the back of the blade. The spring is designed to prevent the blade from falling when you let go of the handle. Without the tension spring your guillotine cutter would operate just like a guillotine and the blade would quickly fall if you were to let go of the handle. As you can imagine, this could present a huge safety risk. The tension spring should never be removed from a paper cutter and if it becomes damaged the cutter should be put away and not used until it has been replaced.
Unfortunately, many users do not exercise common sense when using their guillotine cutting machines. Even with these three safety features in place, a guillotine cutter can still be very dangerous. It is always important to be careful when using your paper cutter and to remember that the blade is very sharp. If you haven't yet bought a paper cutter or are considering buying a guillotine cutter you absolutely need to make sure the one you choose has these three features .
About the Author
Jeff McRitchie is the designer and Director of Marketing for
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. He has written over 100 articles on
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,
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,binding supplies,laminating supplies,laminator and more.
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A Slice of Excellence Comes With Every Dahle Paper Cutter
A Dahle paper cutter is professional instrument meant for giving clean straight cuts to, depending on the model, a single piece of paper or several hundred at a time. They are often used for such things as arts and crafts, photography and print work or other types of paper related hobbies. A paper cutter is necessary any time a project requires sleek, professional lines.
Paper cutter comes in all sizes for in home applications and commercial usage. Some cutters can run for less than one hundred dollars while larger industrial size cutters run in the thousands. The size of paper cutter an individual needs should be in proportion to the type of work they do.
A paper cutter used for such things as scrapbooking need not be very big. However, the more professional the project, the higher the quality should be. Offices that use paper cutters tend to opt for a mid sized, mid priced model that can cut up to a hundred sheets at a time.
A smaller Dahle paper cutter can be approximately a foot in width and length, making it a space saving piece of equipment. They can be easily stowed on a shelf or large drawer when not in use. The equipment is just heavy enough to prevent slippage while it is being used. Some models also have rubberized feet to provide extra grip.
As an added bonus, most cutters offer some type of measurement feature that allows one to get an accurate measure of what they are cutting. Whether it is an onboard ruler or grid system, this feature ensures just the right amount of paper is cut in just the right places. This is especially necessary when it comes to commercial pieces of equipment.
A Dahle paper cutter has different models such as the guillotine and the rotary paper cutter. The guillotine model has been around for quite some time and is still quite popular with the vast majority of people. Rotary cutters are a safety version of guillotine cutters and are often for use in classrooms around small children.
Most paper cutters work from the right. With a guillotine cutter a large, curved bladed lever is lifted and depressed cutting into paper with a scissor like action. The angle and pressure of the blade will give a smooth clean cut, as long as the blade is well maintained and sharp. A safety guard to the immediate left of the blade ensures fingers are kept out of the way of the blade's action.
Larger versions of this type of paper cutter are referred to as stack cutters and are mostly used in commercial applications. They are usually mechanized to make getting through several hundred sheets of paper a much easier task. Stack cutters are also capable of working with heavier gauges of media such as cardboard and even laminate.
A rotary paper cutter also works from the right but has and encased head unit that moves up and down a stationary bar. It has many of the same features as a guillotine cutter; however, the head unit can have up to four blades at a time. These blades can cut decorative lines or perforations and are a better choice for home use and art projects.
As with any equipment that uses sharp edges and cutting actions, it is important that a Dahle paper cutter always be used with safety in mind. Many models have been redesigned with safety in mind but it is still possible for accidents to occur even in the safest of environments. Whether working with a guillotine, stack or rotary cutter, special care should be taken when replacing a unit's blades.
About the Author
Andy West is a writer for iShopPaperCutters, which offers many name brand paper cutters including the
Dahle paper cutter
. Visit http://www.iShopPaperCutters.com to learn more about their products.