Dahle 550 Updated Review 

Hello, Deanna! What great, closeup shots of this trimmer in action! It's so nice for people to be able to see the machine up close and personal like that. The close shot of the self-sharpening blade along with your description of what it is and what it does is so helpful. Nothing beats having a blade that keeps itself razor sharp. That's one of the coolest things about Dahle paper trimmers. :D Awesome video review and demo!

My little paper trimmer is broken and causing me no end of stress now so I remembered you did a review on a cutter. Thanks for this!

Hello my friend. So happy to see you back on youtube. thanks for sharing this I sure hope someday I can get this. I now have a room that I can put it in and keep it neat. teehee neat :)Also I love idea that I can cut out more than one sheet at time.

I think I may have been the first person to ask about the paper cutter. I did purchase one. I am not a professional, but I have used this cutter enough to warrant purchase of it. It was a really good decision. I absolutely love this tool. It just drove me crazy when my cuts were off. I was obviously obsessive about this. I had another basic crafter's trimmer. It drove me crazy trying to get straight cuts for cards. It is a pricey cutter, but it was a good investment, since it was bothering me so much to have cuts that were off. I think I have only used it about 40 times, but just love it. I don't know if you remember my other question or not, but I also asked about the printer. You said you had just purchased a new one and gave me the info about the printer. I also purchased the printer you suggested. I had the printer about 2 months, and have just set it up today. Obviously I do not use a printer very much, but I purchased it for printing cardstock . Well here I am again for a question. I did not run any cardstock through it yet, but I wanted to know if you could let me know what weight I can run through it? Any help would be much appreciated. You were so kind in helping me out about the trimmer and purchase of the printer. Thanks ever so much.

I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoy your videos and the info you have provided. Your videos have really improved and you are most helpful, kind and fun to watch. Thanks so much!

Thank you so much for help. 110# would be the heaviest I would run, But probably mostly 80# Nina Solar White. I did not want to run before I had a chance to run this by you. I do check back here periodically to see what you have posted. You could have knocked me over when I checked here the day I set up the printer and saw the cutter video added. You are so sweet and kind. Thank you again. Will be using printer for my St. Patrick's day cards. Should have set up printer sooner, it would have been helpful with the Valentine cards.

Hi Deanna. Great tutorial! Can you please tell me if you can cut chipboard that is about .057, .050, or .055?

I've been missing your videos! Will there be more? I really enjoy your reviews, tips and tricks!

Terrific video! I'm glad the Dahle trimmer works so great for you. I think finding the right trimmer is key to paper crafting. I also agree with you that professional trimmers are definitely the way to go. In the long run they not only work wonderful , but they save you money in not having to repurchase another one anytime some. I've had my professional trimmer for nearly 10 yrs and I love it too! May I share with you what I have? I asked my dh whose in the printing industry what he'd recommend after I sent back a popular trimmer that I had waited on for nearly a year for functioning and safety issues. He recommended the Rotatrim trimmer. After researching it for safety around children and accuracy; I purchased the Rotatrim Professional M12 and I love it. Its similar to yours in size and style. Mine does have a double rail to support the self sharpening blade and its cover and it does cut heavy weight paper. Like you, I needed a trimmer that could cut through stacks of paper, but I also needed to be able to cut really thick chipboard and textured papers. The price tag is hefty, but it doesn't need a replacement blade. Thanks for letting me share my trimmer with you and once again thanks for the video on yours.

So nice to see you again. You look so well. Can you get this cutter in the uk ? I have tried many different cutters but this on looks very accurate. Take care.

Hi Deanna! I just purchased the 550 and can't wait to receive it I have a question about the markings coming off the face of the cutter. Do you think I could use a thin coating of Modge Podge to keep the markings on the faceplate? I've spent a lot of money on the cutter and don't want the markings to go away. Any advice would be very helpful

I've been missing your videos! I came across this old one and had a question that may seem silly. How do you go from an overhead shot toy full on view shot with your camera? Do you have a two camera set up?

Deanna, I saw another video on RU-vid where the lady contacted Dahle regarding the surface printout wearing away and she was sent a new one due to that. You may want to contact Dahle, you never know. Thanks for the review update. Still trying to decide if I need something like this or just a smaller basic cutter since I am just starting to do personal projects.

I have a couple questions for you. Will this cutter cut through laminated papers easily? Does it leave a nice, clean edge when cutting through laminated papers? Also, can you see exactly where you'll be cutting by eye? This is for if I don't know exact measurements for certain cuts but would like to see where I need to cut by eye.