How to Trim Problem Paper -- Happy Thanksgiving

An Attitude of Gratitude...
Happy Thanksgiving from everyone here at Technifold USA!


"Gratefulness is the key to a happy life that we hold in our hands,
because if we are not grateful, then no matter how much we have
we will not be happy -- because we will always want to have
something else or something more."  Brother David Steindl-Rast

We'll be CLOSED for the holiday
Thursday Nov 26th and Friday Nov 27th
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How to Trim Problem Paper

In the perfect world, every sheet of paper is perfectly square
and each sheet is the same as the next. In our world, we
know this to be perhaps the exception. Maybe the paper
wasn't stored right, maybe it distorted after printing,
maybe it's a deckle edge sheet, the converter did a
lousy job...etc.

Whatever the reason, sometimes you're faced with having
to trim a job where sheet-to-sheet register seems
impossible when guillotine cutting. The recommended
solution is to obviously trim the stock before printing.
Sometimes this is just not possible...you've just got to
print the full sheet as it is.

Aside from die-cutting the piece, there is a way to
deal with this. Andrew Brennan of Delaware submitted this
tip and I've used a variation on this myself. A warning from
Andrew and me: use extreme care and if your paper
cutter manufacturer does not recommend doing this,
or they have an alternative solution, and by all means
follow their suggestions to avoid personal or machine
damage and inury! Common sense should prevail.

First: Construct or buy a hardwood wedge and insert it
in the cutter backgauge at the exact point
where the side guide would have pulled the sheet.
(image below)














Place magnetic strips on the cutter side at points
where the grippers would have grabbed the sheet.
Be sure both the wedge and the strips go
completely to the bottom of the cutter table so
sheets don't slide underneath, and you don't want
them to ride above either. Then make your first cut.

Next, rotate the stock as shown below to cut away
the tail of the sheet opposite the gripper.














Now you have two square edges to work with.
Depending on the job, you might carefully finish the cutting
while leaving all the objects in OR you might do
these first two cuts, set the lifts aside and do the
final trimming in a second pass. In either case,
don't forget to remove all objects before continuing
on to the next job.

This technique works surprisingly well, but let's hope
you don't have to pull it out of the hat too often!

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Point of View
A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue,
but the parent of all other virtues.
Cicero


What we're really talking about is a wonderful day set aside
on the fourth Thursday of November when no one diets.
I mean, why else would they call it Thanksgiving?
Erma Bombeck