Need sliding cutter for magnet material

[VicoDrive]

Can anyone recommend a sliding straight edge cutter that would work for something thick like magnet material? Preferably not too expensive

 

[reQ]

straightedge & utility knife. Cheap, works all the time!

 

[VicoDrive]

straightedge & utility knife. Cheap, works all the time!

Thats what I generally use. This time though for the 3rd time, I have 500 business card sized magnets im cutting. Its not exactly quick and easy though. Even cant help but to always be off by a hair so you dont get quite the smooth stack of cards that are all perfectly the same size

 

[reQ]

In that case i use 12" metal shear with piece of styrene on top so magnet would slide easy.

 

[VicoDrive]

In that case i use 12" metal shear with piece of styrene on top so magnet would slide easy.

Trying to picture this, its a thin piece of styrene under the magnet sheet to keep from sticking to the base and you just slice away?

 

[reQ]

Trying to picture this, its a thin piece of styrene under the magnet sheet to keep from sticking to the base and you just slice away?

Pretty much

 

[Kwiksigns]

maybe a guillotine cutter?

 

[VicoDrive]

maybe a guillotine cutter?

We have one of those but has a metal surface. May try laying some scrap cardboard under it and see if that helps things

 

[w2csa]

Ditto on the guillotine cutter, I use it all the time for mag cards

 

[VicoDrive]

Ditto on the guillotine cutter, I use it all the time for mag cards

Do you cut them one sheet at a time? Do you lay something under it?

 

[James Burke]

Funny you should mention it. I've literally cut thousands of magnetic photo frames and business cards when I had a home-based foil stamping business. I used a photo frame mat cutter. I've attached a link here, but you can find them on ebay. Simply score the magnet (top side vinyl) and then snap them apart by bending them backward. Typical magnet was 30 mil thick (.030"), and I only scored to a depth of one third of that...approx. ten thousandths of an inch...roughly the thickness of three sheets of printer paper.

I've tried to cut them clean through or use a paper cutter, but the magnet material always smeared or the cut veered off course, making an absolute mess. By scoring them, you can make dozens of cuts both directions before separating them, thus avoiding having to handle each individual cut one at a time.

They have an adjustable stop that will allow you to keep all your cuts the same.


http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/con...L6r9cgCFQMFaQodtSYISA&is=REG&m=Y&A=details&Q=

 

[rjssigns]

This should do ya: http://www.uscutter.com/Mondo-Trimmer

 

[Christian @ 2CT Media]

This should do ya: http://www.uscutter.com/Mondo-Trimmer

We have the 70" model, it works great! Just account for 1/16" of blade gap

 

[FireSprint.com]

Rototrim & SignPipe

You can use something like this: http://amzn.to/1Ww8df6

Here's something we built to help us sheet magnetic:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dB3MExLMZeg

 

[Jackpine]

Rotatrim cutter

Have a Rotatrim cutter and cut a lot of prints and laminated prints but I would not cut magnet material. It has a rotary cutter. For magnet material a knife cutter would be better. Magnets just need to be scored and they break clean.
I'm going to view this and learn something...I hope.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dB3MExLMZeg

 

[Jackpine]

FireSpirit...do you cut through the magnet and what thickness? I only score mine and it breaks clean.

Here's something we built to help us sheet magnetic:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dB3MExLMZeg

 

[Vinyldog]

That Logan looks like it would cut about anything. Wonder how it would work on 3mm PVC?

 

[FireSprint.com]

We have cut hundreds (Probably Thousands) of sheets of magnetic with rotary trimmers. The rotatrims are great, but there are other brands too.

I agree that it can be scored, then snapped clean, but that is one small extra step. If we can cut all the way through with one motion, that saves time.

I have cut many sheets by hand too, but I try to avoid that if I can anymore.

-Gene

 

[Jackpine]

We have cut hundreds (Probably Thousands) of sheets of magnetic with rotary trimmers. The rotatrims are great, but there are other brands too.

I agree that it can be scored, then snapped clean, but that is one small extra step. If we can cut all the way through with one motion, that saves time.

I have cut many sheets by hand too, but I try to avoid that if I can anymore.

-Gene

I have to try this. I have a Rototrim Monorail 48. Thanks.

 

[VicoDrive]

Thanks for all the links from everyone! In checking some of these out, I have found handheld cutters that are more of a grip device that you slide cut down your own straight edge instead of using a standard knife. I think this could make life so much easier on cutting magnets, foamcore and whatever else, its a little more affordable too and I think the boss would feel better on spending for that instead for now. In looking at these, many seem to use custom made blades. Are there any that anyone can recommend that use a standard razor blade without having to buy custom ones for that device?