Paper cutters & trimmers
If you sell anything printed, this is the difference between a product and a craft project.
What actually matters
- A guillotine is faster; a rotary trimmer is more accurate. Printed products usually want accuracy.
- Check the cut length against the paper you actually use, not the paper in the photograph.
- A self-sharpening or replaceable blade matters if you cut in volume.
- A guard and a locking blade matter if this lives anywhere children do.
Picks
No specific picks in here yet — I only list things once I've actually formed an opinion about them. The points above are what I'd go on in the meantime.
Also in paper, print and post
- PrintersMostly for shipping labels, invoices and the occasional thing that must be on paper.
- Label makersFor shipping, for stock, and for the cables under your desk.
- Shipping suppliesThe unglamorous things that decide how long packing takes.
- Packaging & presentationWhat the customer opens. The last thing you control before they judge you.
Kit is the easy part. The awkward part is usually the process.
Buying a label printer fixes an afternoon. If the thing eating your week is the admin around the orders rather than the packing itself, that's the part I build.
Tell me what's eating the week