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GBC Accucut A400pro Smartcut Rotary Paper Trimmer Review

April 7, 2008 |

The GBC Accucut A400pro
(also known as the Smartcut A400 pro) is a heavy duty high performance
12″ rotary paper trimmer. It is designed for trimming signs,
presentations, photos, labels and more. It even works with laminated
items and matboard.The A400pro even has optional cutting blades that are available for decorative cutting and perforating

Overview:

  • The GBC Accucut A400pro
    (also known as the Smartcut A400 pro) is a heavy duty high performance
    12″ rotary paper trimmer. It is designed for trimming signs,
    presentations, photos, labels and more. It even works with laminated
    items and matboard.
  • The A400pro rotary trimmer is the introductory model for GBC’s line of professional rotary trimmers.
  • The A400pro even has optional cutting blades that are available for decorative cutting and perforating

Strengths / Features:

  • The
    Smartcut A400pro is a professional grade rotary trimmer designed for
    trimming all types of materials. It is rated for cutting up to 10
    sheets of 20lb paper at a time. However, it is not the ideal solution
    for cutting large volumes of paper. Instead, it is designed for the
    precise trimming of laminated materials, signs, presentations and
    photos.
  • This cutter has a metal cutting base that offers
    stability and strength and the base has a printed alignment grid that
    helps to provide precise cutting of all different formats of paper. The
    cutting length of the A400 is twelve inches and the width of the base
    is nine inches.
  • The A400 has a transparent cutting guide that
    makes it simple to see exactly where the cutter will trim. The rotary
    blade travels along the edge of the transparent guide allowing you to
    precisely judge where the blade will travel.
  • The A400 uses a
    high quality stainless-steel rotary blade that cuts in both directions.
    The blade can easily be replaced if it becomes dull. There are even
    optional blades available for the A400 that allow you to use it for
    perforating documents or for adding a decorative edge to your paper
    using a wave cutting blade.
  • The A400pro also has a convenient
    storage department in the bottom of the cutter that is designed for
    holding extra cutting blades.

Weaknesses / Limitations:

  • Although
    the A400pro has a metal rod for the blade to travel on, the blade
    mechanism still seems to have some play in it. This can make it
    difficult to make the most precise cuts when accuracy is absolutely
    essential.
  • The A400pro uses a cutting mat to help ensure high
    quality cuts. However, over time the cutting mat will become worn and
    the quality of the cutting produced by the A400 will degrade. The
    cutting mat can be reversed and then fipped over for a total of four
    possible positions. However, it is essential to replace the cutting mat
    as it becomes worn. This helps to ensure the quality of your cuts.
  • The
    cutting base of the A400pro is only 9 inches wide. This makes trimming
    larger documents difficult. Documents with more than 9″ to the left of
    the blade are not able to take advantage of the rulers or guides on the
    machine making them extremely difficult to cut.

Recommendation:

  • The
    GBC Smartcut A400pro is an excellent choice for small offices and home
    offices that are looking for an introductory level professional quality
    rotary trimmer.
  • The trimmer offers a great set of features
    for its price level. However, it offers a limited cutting length,
    cutting table and the cutting blade is not as secure as I would prefer
    in a true professional level paper trimmer. For these features you
    would need to step up to the 500 series of GBC trimmers.
  • However ,
    the 500 series of trimmers does not offer wave cutting or perforating.
    If you need these features then the A400 or A410pro which offers a 15
    inch cutting length are ideal.

About the author

If you need more information or would like to purchase the GBC Accucut A400pro Smartcut Rotary Paper Trimmer or any of the other Rotary Trimmers that we carry please feel to visit our site or contact us with your questions.

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.

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