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My new classroom paper cutter -

I just got my new guillotine cutter for my classroom and i love it! I never thought I would say I love a paper cutter. Besides looking nice, I love that I upgraded from a 12" arm to a 36" arm. For the classroom, I can just get more cut, faster. It also has a great locking mechanism so I feel safe allowing the students to use.
I found a great deal on it at MachineRunner.com.

Check it out -

GBC CL550m ClassicCut  - $398.00

Growing out of your old guillotine paper cutter?

You may be noticing that you have to divide your paper stacks into three or four piles so you can cut them. Or your paper cuts have a rough, uneven edge. If so, you are probably using your guillotine cutter for more than it was made to handle. If you are consistently cutting more than 10 or so sheets of paper, it’s worth the upgrade to a stack cutter. With one of QCM’s stack paper cutters, you’ll be able to cut up to 360 sheets at a time. A manual stack cutter is similar in operation to a guillotine. A spring mechanism helps the operator exert the force needed to cut through thick stacks of paper. QCM has stack cutter offerings that vary in price ranges and capacities to fit any budget and need.

Bob posted a while back about the 1200E & 1700E, two great guillotine cutters from QCM. QCM has come out with two more cutters in the same family, but with some upgraded features.

The 8200M & 8700M have the same solid construction as the other QCM manual stack cutters with steel and anodized aluminum components, plus their limited lifetime warranty. The 8200M & 8700M can both handle 360 sheets per pass, and have slightly larger base sizes and paper widths than the other two QCM models. The 8200M is comparable in price has a slightly larger cutting width than the 1200E, and the 8700M compares the same with the 1700E.

Here are side by side comparisons from qcmcorp.com:

Final Synopsis for the Accubanker AB-230 Money Counter

I trust that everyone had a lovely holiday and is happy to finally relax!

I wrote a few weeks ago that I had bought my wife the Accubanker AB-230 for a charity event that she was planning for our church. (How I Chose The Accubanker AB-230)
She had been gathering money up until the big event last week, and didn't want to have to count it out by hand. I bought her the Accubanker AB-230 only after she convinced me that she would also use it for our kids' sporting events and other church fundraisers. So last week was the big day. It was a great success - she had decorated our home and had dinner served. She collected just over $10,000 in donations, which is double what they expected.
She used the Accubanker almost everyday up until last week, and it worked fine every time. She used it for both cash donations and checks. It never jammed or had any other problems.
I hope someday that an affordable bill separator will come out too, because separating the bills in to $1s, $5s, $10s, $20s, etc. can take a long time too.