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ScreenPrinter123:
Currently, we're cutting CD covers 1 at a time with a regular paper cutter (for example, http://www.amazon.com/Swingline-ClassicCut-Guillotine-Paper-Trimmer/dp/B0006VS18Q). 

Provided our laser printer prints the cover close enough to the same spot on each page, which it appears on 1 test run to be doing, what do you recommend to be able to cut a bunch at one time in-house?  I've looked at Challenge's website (http://www.challengemachinery.com/products_paper_cutters.htm) -- any other ideas?  Looking to cut probably 50-100 pages at once around the cd cover (obviously so the print of the cover goes to the edges).  Challenge have competitors?  Any other suggestions in equipment for this purpose?  Wanting to cut down on the time this is requiring to do it 1 at a time (obviously).

Thanks.

ebscreen:
Buy a huge cutter or bring a six pack to an offset shop.

StuJohnston:
What ebscreen said. Cutters can be had for cheap, or free if you are willing to pay to haul it away. I got a 35" seybold that cuts a stack 5" high for the price of scrap iron. The biggest problem I had was moving the damned thing, it weighs over two tons.Awesome piece of machinery though.

ScreenPrinter123:
I think I'd rather have it in house ... just not sure of all the brands out there and if it's called something other than a "paper cutter" that would work.  Trying to cut 1"-2" thick stacks of 11"x17" 28lb paper....

mimosatexas:
I search for these on craigslist and a few forum classifieds daily in my part of the world (Texas).  Even the ancient manual ones go for $500+.  I have done a search for them literally every day for the last year and a half.  Common brands are Challenge, Polar Mohr, MBM (commonly called Triumph), and a few others.  I use keywords like guillotine, paper cutter, hydraulic cutter, etc.

Finding a good used one has been a crapshoot for me, and I'm not about to pay 5 grand for a new one.  Most of the affordable ones have some major issue, either with squareness, or the actual mechanics/electronics.  They almost all need either a new blade or blade sharpening, which isn't a big deal, but does add to the upfront cost in a less than obvious way.  Someone tell me where these magical affordable and working cutters are hiding!

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