Martin Yale Ind Inc Model 7000E Commercial Stack Paper Cutter 12"

Description

Martin Yale 7000E 12 Inch Commercial Stack Paper Cutter Review
Overview:
The Martin Yale 7000E is a heavy duty, table-top commercial quality paper cutter that can cut up to 1-1/2" of paper at a time.
This heavy duty paper cutter is ideal for small print shops and organizations that need to cut small to medium volumes of paper quickly and accurately.
The 7000E commercial stack cutter is ideal for photo shops, schools, churches, small print shops and professional organizations.
Features/ Strengths:
Although it is not a true ream cutter, the Martin Yale 7000E cutter is capable of easily cutting up to 375 sheets of 20lb paper at a time. This makes this an ideal cutter for churches and businesses that need to cut large stacks of paper for the production of flyers, brochures and sales materials.
The Martin Yale 7000E has a manually operated paper clamp that is designed to hold documents in place during cutting. It is missing an easy to adjust paper stop to help in aligning the paper on the cutter for precise cutting. These features are extremely helpful in ensuring that documents are cut straight and true.
The Martin Yale 7000E is an extremely sharp cutter and thus can be very dangerous if not used properly. With this in mind, Martin Yale included a blade latch that is designed to prevent cutting until the latch is released. This feature requires two hands for cutting which helps to prevent fingers from getting caught under the razor sharp blade.
The 7000E has a long cutting handle and a heavy wooden base. These features help to provide leverage in cutting large stacks of paper. When combined with the extremely sharp blade used by this cutter, you can slice through large stacks of paper like they are butter.
Limitations/Weaknesses:
The Martin Yale 7000E paper cutter is equipped with a twelve inch long cutting blade. This is ideal for cutting or trimming letter sized documents. However, the 7000E cannot trim larger documents where a cut length longer than 12" is required.
Although the Martin Yale 7000E uses a blade latch to help ensure safety, it is still a dangerous piece of equipment. Once the latch has been disengaged it is possible to remove your hand from the latch to complete the cutting process. This presents a potential safety issue if you are not careful. It is important to never take security for granted when using a large paper cutter such as this. Some organizations even place a lock on their cutters when they are not in use to prevent children from accidentally injuring themselves.
The clamping mechanism on the 7000E paper cutter is actually quite effective in holding pages in place during the cutting process. The clamp should be snug, but not excessively tight on the sheets. A snug clamp, along with a sharp blade will give you a smooth, accurate cut.
Like any cutter, the 7000E functions best with a sharpened blade. Some users will find a tiny bit of movement in the stack while cutting and will try to tighten the clamp more, when the real culprit is a dull blade. It's a good idea to have an extra blade and always keep a sharp one on hand. The blade changing process is a bit laborious and will take about 45 minutes.
The Martin Yale 7000E is an excellent high volume stack cutter. However, it is not ideal for cutting one or two sheets of paper at a time. For small volume trimming jobs it is best to use a guillotine style paper cutter or a rotary trimmer.
Recommendation:
The Martin Yale 7000e stack paper cutter is ideal for churches, offices and organizations that need to cut large volumes of paper at a time.
It offers a twelve inch cutting length, an excellent paper clamping system to help align the pages on the cutter.
As with all high capacity paper cutters, caution should be used when operating the Martin Yale 7000e. It has an extremely sharp blade that could easily cause severe injuries if the safety mechanisms are disabled or the cutter is operated without care.