The Classicut CL110 is a
guillotine style paper cutter with a 15" cutting blade that is designed
for trimming photos, digital prints, customized presentations and craft
materials.This review will take a look at the features, strengths, weaknesses and limitations of the CL110 guillotine paper cutter.
Overview:
The Classicut CL110 is a
guillotine style paper cutter with a 15" cutting blade that is designed
for trimming photos, digital prints, customized presentations and craft
materials.
The CL110 is designed to be a low cost paper cutting option for personal and home office use.
Although
the CL110 is not as heavy duty as the GBC Classicut 300 series of
trimmers or the Ingento series of maple trimmers it still has its place
in the market.
This review will take a look at the features, strengths, weaknesses and limitations of the CL110 guillotine paper cutter.
Strengths / Features:
At
about fifty dollars, the CL110 offers an excellent value for a 15 inch
paper cutter. In fact, for a company or individual on a budget, the
CL110 is an excellent option considering its features.
The
CL110 offers a fifteen inch cutting blade. This makes it ideal for use
in cutting 11" letter sized documents and 12" pieces of scrapbook
paper. You can even use it to trim legal sized paper that is 14" in
length. The extra long cutting blade on this cutter makes trimming
easier by providing room to work while cutting.
The CL110 has
a measurement guide on the cutting base. It also has grid lines that
make aligning your paper on the cutter easier. The cutting base for the
CL110 is 15 inches deep and 11.5 inches wide.
The blade on
the CL110 is self sharpening which helps to ensure that the blade lasts
longer. Plus, you can also sharpen the blade on the CL110 a few times
before it needs to be replaced.
Weaknesses / Limitations:
As
compared to other GBC 15 inch guillotine trimmers, the CL110 is
considerably lighter and less durable. The base of the CL110 is made
from extruded plastic instead of wood. The fact that this cutter is
lighter means that you have less leverage when cutting documents and
the plastic construction and means that the CL110 cannot cut as many
sheets at a time as higher quality guillotine cutters.
The
CL110 has several important safety features including a finger guard a
blade latch and a tension spring to keep the blade from falling. The
finger guard and tensioned handle are similar to the ones that you will
find on other GBC trimmers. However, the blade latch on the CL110 is
located on the side of the cutter and not the front. This makes it
considerably harder to operate, especially when the cutter is set on
your work surface or table.
Although the blade on the CL110
is self sharpening, the quality of steel and the thickness of the blade
is noticeably different from the quality used on higher quality paper
cutters of the same size.
Recommendation:
The
CL110 guillotine cutter is ideal for personal use and for use in a home
office. However, the blade and construction of the Classicut Cl110 does
not lend itself to volume cutting applications.
Schools,
churches and organizations who are looking for a paper cutter to use on
a daily basis should really consider an Ingento solid maple trimmer.
Still,
the CL110 offers a great cutting solution for crafters, scrapbookers
and personal users who need a guillotine cutter for occasionally
cutting photos, documents and other paper products.
This review was written by Jeff McRitchie who is the director of marketing for Mybinding.com
Jeff has written more than three hundred articles and more than two
hundred reviews on Binding Machines, Binding Supplies, Report Covers,
3-Ring Binders, Index Tabs, Laminators, Laminating Supplies, Paper
Shredders and Paper Handling Equipment.
