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The design and safety features means you have to start your cut from the edge of the material. The user manual provides no information for ordering a new blade when it gets dull, nor is it listed a a replacement accessory on the Skil site. The cutting might be more precise if used with a straight edge. From several other reviews, this best serves as a glorified box cutter for cutting thin cardboard for the recycle bin or for opening clam shell packaging. The safety design makes it almost impossible to do plunge cutting away from the edge. Finally, the charger is a flimsy plug in type. Also, the dead man's switch makes handling the tool awkward for any precision cutting.
I was having great difficulty trying to remove the bindings. Using this multi-cutter, I can have a book ready for copying within just a few minutes. I don't have any experience using this took with other media, however; I know from experience that trying to cut through large numbers of sheets of paper at once is very difficult. This is not to mention the benefits to the environment of cutting down fewer trees. Just look at how expensive half-decent paper guillotines are that cut through more than 15-20 sheets of paper ($100 minimum at your local office supply store). However, this handy little tool makes cutting through 40+ pages a breeze. I'm an academic and have moved over to reading and storing all of my literature electronically.
Plus, I can do text searches to find the information I need within my documents quickly. In any event, my current library includes many books. I find it much easier to search for what I need this way, and I can add and remove comments and highlighting as I please. They seem way over-priced to me, especially compared to this little machine. Now, my documents are quickly available with a few clicks of my mouse, rather than rummaging through my file cabinet. In order to add these to my digital library, I have to remove the bindings and scan the pages through our department's copier, so the book can be emailed as a PDF to my computer (which I then run through an OCR program to make searchable). Count me as a very satisfied customer.
At first I used scissors, but this wasn't very efficient, because I can only cut through small stacks of paper at a time.
I would recommend that If the skil had a thinner feed line, that it would be easier to cut a straight line making it superior over other cutters.I like the long life on the battery between charging, and the auto sharpening is a plus.Over all this is a good product other than the feeding line to cut a straight line without moving at a snails pace, I still would recommend it for cutting thicker materials. I purchased this device for my work. I make signs for a leading Beer company.I need something to cut poster board and paper, so i decided to try the skil out.It does a good job on cutting the material except it wants to lift the material towards the blade making it hard to cut a straight line.I also purchased a Black and Decker cordless sissors, that does a wonderful job cutting a straight line for less than half the price of the Skil.The Skil has an advantage though. Its a jewel for that. It can cut through thicker material like coreplast which is a plastic poster board.I like the Skil for this reason so I am happy with both tools.
I was right. No power, doesn't cut straight. It's a whinny little machine ( if you can call it that).I was cutting 1/8" cardboard, it couldn't handle it. I can't imagine what I could use this for.For now it's serving as clutter, not a cutter. I had my doubts before I bought it, I thought it was too good to be true.
That is all. The phone's plastic packing was so hard and difficult to cut, I've decided to give the Skil a try. I bought this cutter after almost going mad trying to unpack a cordless phone I bought at Costco. It is perfect for that. And forget it if you are left-handed. Also to cut cardboard so it fits in the recycling bin.
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