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product_id: 1706509
title: "Vantage 18e Paper Trimmer, 18\" Cut Length, 15 Sheet, Automatic Clamp, Adjustable Guide, Metal Base with 1/2\" Gridlines, Guillotine Paper Cutter"
brand: "dahle"
price: "$505"
currency: NZD
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 11
category: "Dahle"
url: https://www.desertcart.nz/products/1706509-vantage-18e-paper-trimmer-18-cut-length-15-sheet-automatic
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# 18" precise cut length Cuts up to 15 sheets at once Heavy-duty metal base & blade Vantage 18e Paper Trimmer, 18" Cut Length, 15 Sheet, Automatic Clamp, Adjustable Guide, Metal Base with 1/2" Gridlines, Guillotine Paper Cutter

**Brand:** dahle
**Price:** $505
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> ✂️ Cut like a pro, every time — because precision is the new power move.

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Vantage 18e Paper Trimmer, 18" Cut Length, 15 Sheet, Automatic Clamp, Adjustable Guide, Metal Base with 1/2" Gridlines, Guillotine Paper Cutter by dahle
- **How much does it cost?** $505 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.nz](https://www.desertcart.nz/products/1706509-vantage-18e-paper-trimmer-18-cut-length-15-sheet-automatic)

## Best For

- dahle enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted dahle brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Built to Endure:** Robust metal base resists warping and cracking, built for daily heavy-duty use in office or craft studios.
- • **Smart Safety Design:** Spring-action handle prevents accidental blade drops and locks securely for safe storage.
- • **Effortless Stability:** Automatic clamp and non-slip rubber feet ensure your materials stay perfectly aligned every time.
- • **Customizable Accuracy:** Adjustable guide and 1/2" gridlines let you nail repetitive cuts with professional consistency.
- • **Precision Meets Power:** Machine-ground, bowed 5/16" steel blade delivers razor-accurate cuts down to 1/64" slivers.

## Overview

The Dahle Vantage 18e Paper Trimmer is a premium 18-inch guillotine cutter designed for professionals and creatives who demand precision and durability. Featuring a thick, bowed steel blade and automatic clamp, it cuts up to 15 sheets cleanly and safely. Its sturdy metal base with gridlines and adjustable guide ensures repeatable accuracy, while the spring-action handle and locking mechanism prioritize user safety. Lightweight yet rugged, it’s perfect for office, school, or craft use, delivering flawless cuts on paper, mat board, and films.

## Description

Dahle Vantage Trimmers are a popular choice for the school, home, and office. Whether you are cutting a single sheet of paper or fifteen at a time, Dahle's Vantage Trimmer is the perfect tool for all of your cutting needs. This traditional style paper cutter has many unique features that offer safety and convenience while giving you the accuracy you require.The machine ground, lever-style blade is sharp, accurate, and can remove even the tiniest sliver of paper from your work. To ensure an even cut, the trimmer's automatic clamp provides firm, even pressure to prevents paper from shifting.For safety, the spring action handle prevents the blade from falling down unexpectedly. To protect the blade and keep fingers safe, the handle can be locked in the down position.For durability, the sturdy metal base provides a solid foundation. It's designed to hold up to rigorous activity, day in and day out. For measuring, this base contains carefully screened guides, and an adjustable backstop – which is the easiest way to ensure accuracy during repetitive cuts. The lightweight materials make it portable enough to take anywhere. The Model 18e Features: • 18" Cut Length • Cuts up to 15 sheets of paper at a time • Spring action metal blade will not fall down • Sturdy metal base with preprinted 1/2" grid • Automatic clamp holds work securely • Adjustable paper guide for repetitive cuts • Sturdy metal base with preprinted guides • Non-skid rubber feet prevents slipping • Dimensions are 19" x 15 1/2" and weighs only 13 pounds • A great choice for the school, home, and office use.

Review: Excellent cutter with some interesting design characteristics - This 18" cutter is beefy and accurate. It will make good accurate cuts in challenging materials. It cuts mat board cleanly. It will cut 15 sheets of copy paper. It will cut thin laminating film and thin dry mount film. The latter two are challenging because some cutters will cause these to fold over between the guillotine blade and anvil blade rather than cut. (this is the problem that drove me to buy this new cutter) A guillotine cutter should never be used on foam core. I tried foam core and it will work if you put it face down. The back edge of the foam core will be a bit rough but the (face down) top edge will be clean. The design is interesting and different from other cutters. The guillotine blade is very thick (5/16") steel and bowed (see picture 2 showing the blade all the way down). The blade has a 1/4" lateral bow; at any point in the stroke the blade is only contacting the anvil at one point. This is an exaggerated version of the bow in a scissors. Other cutters have do not have boldly bowed blades. This bowed blade design really seems to work very well. As I mentioned the blade itself is massive. Other cutters have heavy blade handles and thin steel blades. On this cutter the actual blade is 5/16" thick and the anvil is 1/4" thick steel. The blade is not actually all that sharp. If you grabbed the blade it would not cut your hand or finger, but it cuts paper, mat board, and films very cleanly. I suspect the bowed design is part of the ability to make a blade work extremely well without needing to be super sharp. The blade and paper clamp will remain up in any position. This is very handy for paper positioning. You can slowly lower the handle to get the clamp to engage, remove your fingers with the blade staying up, and then complete the stroke to do the cutting. You will not need to use a shoulder to hold the handle up while positioning or clamping the paper. I was able to trim very tiny slivers off of a photograph as one needs to do to correct slight boarder errors. A 1/32" sliver was easy and I could even manage almost down to almost 1/64". The base is steel which is nice. It about the right balance of weight to keep the unit stable and light enough to carry. An added plus is the magnets stick if you are doing some fancy paper positioning or want to hold a drafting triangle to the board. (Want to try cutting Octagons perhaps?) I am not excited about the scale or grid. The scale is 1/4" and the grid is 1/2". I prefer a much finer grid and ruler. Obviously you can use any ruler to supplement the scale on the cutter.. I found it easy to print off a grid and scale to my liking with a large format printer and double stick tape them to the base. If that is too much trouble for you, then you might just get a big sheet of graph paper that has a grid to your liking and stick that on the base.
Review: Works just fine - I bought this from desertcart Warehouse and wasn't expecting a like new unit but was surprised when I opened the box. It arrived poorly packed in its original, albeit beat up box, but was in perfect shape. It had been slammed around in the shipping box too but it had no damage. I'm not using this for cutting paper, but to cut 1/42" wood veneer for large scale parquetry projects. As such the cutting edge has to be perfectly square to the fence at the top of the unit. Although some reviewers had issues with it being out of alignment, this one was right on the money. The fence is adjustable if it's out of alignment. The unit cuts very well. Making hair thin cuts has been a breeze with this unit, better than the sharp edged guillotine trimmer that I had been using. I've used it with heavy weight paper with the same results. I've not tried cutting 15 sheets as advertised, so I can't say if it can do it, but when it's not pushed to capacity it is extremely accurate. My final test was to cut two pieces of heavy paper stock and then put the cut edges together to see how straight the cut is. The cut is perfectly straight. Using the trimmer is a little different than some other trimmers. The blade will drop until the paper clamp contacts the table, so you have to swing it up to almost vertical to keep it out of your way when setting up. The clamp isn't aligned to the blade and it has a lot of movement side to side, making it difficult at times to keep your paper aligned if it isn't against the top fence. I've learned that holding a finger or two down on the clamp helps keep it in place while cutting odd pieces. The swing blade is curved and isn't as stiff as a standard trimmer, so you have to pull it straight downward without pushing the blade away from the fixed blade or you'll get ragged cuts. All in all, this is a good trimmer for craft work as well as light duty office use. It's built like a tank so it will take some abuse, but light enough and thin enough to store easily. And the cut quality is excellent.

## Features

- MACHINE GROUND BLADE- Ensures sharp edge and consistent trimming results
- AUTOMATIC CLAMP- Holds work securely and prevents uneven cutting
- TENSION SPRING- Automatically lifts blade and prevents it from falling
- STURDY METAL BASE- Provides a solid surface that won't warp or crack
- SCREENED GUIDES- For easy alignment

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B000W1YNNW |
| Best Sellers Rank | #30,074 in Office Products ( See Top 100 in Office Products ) #31 in Stack Paper Trimmers |
| Date First Available | September 15, 2007 |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item Weight | 11 pounds |
| Item model number | 18e |
| Manufacturer | Dahle |
| Product Dimensions | 26 x 15.75 x 2.5 inches |

## Images

![Vantage 18e Paper Trimmer, 18" Cut Length, 15 Sheet, Automatic Clamp, Adjustable Guide, Metal Base with 1/2" Gridlines, Guillotine Paper Cutter - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71juzcL1OOL.jpg)

## Available Options

This product comes in different **Style** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Is it precise?**
A: Yes, it is precise, however the user's technique can have a significant effect for better or for worse. I bought this to replace an aging paper cutter in my office that had lost its edge. Everyone was impressed at how good this one was. As with any paper cutter it is important to not cut too many pages at one time. I would buy this one again, it is the best paper cutter I have ever used outside of a graphic arts studio.

**Q: Maximum cut size?  One reviewer says this cutter will not cut a full 12" (they say it 'almost' cuts 10").  Is that true?  I need 11 inch cuts. Thanks!**
A: I don't know why someone said it will NOT cut a 12x12 sheet of paper...it WILL. I put a 12x12 sheet on the cutter, and it DID cut it in half, no problem. 12" is the MAX it will cut. Some 12x12 scrapbook papers will have the little extra tear off part on it, making it a little larger than 12x12...maybe that is what they used. I bought this cutter because I make cards and other paper crafts. Basically the 12" cutter is 10 inches wide and 12 inches long. If you want a 12x12 sheet of paper to fully lay on the cutter, then buy a larger size.

**Q: Minimum cut size? I heard that this cutter would not measure all the way down to 1/8", which I need to be able to do my paper quilling. Is that true?**
A: Since I am not a crafter, I don't know how useful it would be for you. I do use it as a letter opener and can cut a sliver off the envelope top without touching the inside contents.

**Q: Does the blade sharpen itself as it cuts?**
A: This does not have a self-sharpening blade.  You'd have to move up to something like a Dahle 534 which uses the Solingen Steel and well as the blade that will sharpen itself!

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent cutter with some interesting design characteristics
*by A***R on April 25, 2019*

This 18" cutter is beefy and accurate. It will make good accurate cuts in challenging materials. It cuts mat board cleanly. It will cut 15 sheets of copy paper. It will cut thin laminating film and thin dry mount film. The latter two are challenging because some cutters will cause these to fold over between the guillotine blade and anvil blade rather than cut. (this is the problem that drove me to buy this new cutter) A guillotine cutter should never be used on foam core. I tried foam core and it will work if you put it face down. The back edge of the foam core will be a bit rough but the (face down) top edge will be clean. The design is interesting and different from other cutters. The guillotine blade is very thick (5/16") steel and bowed (see picture 2 showing the blade all the way down). The blade has a 1/4" lateral bow; at any point in the stroke the blade is only contacting the anvil at one point. This is an exaggerated version of the bow in a scissors. Other cutters have do not have boldly bowed blades. This bowed blade design really seems to work very well. As I mentioned the blade itself is massive. Other cutters have heavy blade handles and thin steel blades. On this cutter the actual blade is 5/16" thick and the anvil is 1/4" thick steel. The blade is not actually all that sharp. If you grabbed the blade it would not cut your hand or finger, but it cuts paper, mat board, and films very cleanly. I suspect the bowed design is part of the ability to make a blade work extremely well without needing to be super sharp. The blade and paper clamp will remain up in any position. This is very handy for paper positioning. You can slowly lower the handle to get the clamp to engage, remove your fingers with the blade staying up, and then complete the stroke to do the cutting. You will not need to use a shoulder to hold the handle up while positioning or clamping the paper. I was able to trim very tiny slivers off of a photograph as one needs to do to correct slight boarder errors. A 1/32" sliver was easy and I could even manage almost down to almost 1/64". The base is steel which is nice. It about the right balance of weight to keep the unit stable and light enough to carry. An added plus is the magnets stick if you are doing some fancy paper positioning or want to hold a drafting triangle to the board. (Want to try cutting Octagons perhaps?) I am not excited about the scale or grid. The scale is 1/4" and the grid is 1/2". I prefer a much finer grid and ruler. Obviously you can use any ruler to supplement the scale on the cutter.. I found it easy to print off a grid and scale to my liking with a large format printer and double stick tape them to the base. If that is too much trouble for you, then you might just get a big sheet of graph paper that has a grid to your liking and stick that on the base.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Works just fine
*by D***L on January 28, 2020*

I bought this from Amazon Warehouse and wasn't expecting a like new unit but was surprised when I opened the box. It arrived poorly packed in its original, albeit beat up box, but was in perfect shape. It had been slammed around in the shipping box too but it had no damage. I'm not using this for cutting paper, but to cut 1/42" wood veneer for large scale parquetry projects. As such the cutting edge has to be perfectly square to the fence at the top of the unit. Although some reviewers had issues with it being out of alignment, this one was right on the money. The fence is adjustable if it's out of alignment. The unit cuts very well. Making hair thin cuts has been a breeze with this unit, better than the sharp edged guillotine trimmer that I had been using. I've used it with heavy weight paper with the same results. I've not tried cutting 15 sheets as advertised, so I can't say if it can do it, but when it's not pushed to capacity it is extremely accurate. My final test was to cut two pieces of heavy paper stock and then put the cut edges together to see how straight the cut is. The cut is perfectly straight. Using the trimmer is a little different than some other trimmers. The blade will drop until the paper clamp contacts the table, so you have to swing it up to almost vertical to keep it out of your way when setting up. The clamp isn't aligned to the blade and it has a lot of movement side to side, making it difficult at times to keep your paper aligned if it isn't against the top fence. I've learned that holding a finger or two down on the clamp helps keep it in place while cutting odd pieces. The swing blade is curved and isn't as stiff as a standard trimmer, so you have to pull it straight downward without pushing the blade away from the fixed blade or you'll get ragged cuts. All in all, this is a good trimmer for craft work as well as light duty office use. It's built like a tank so it will take some abuse, but light enough and thin enough to store easily. And the cut quality is excellent.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Bad Blade Lock
*by S***G on April 21, 2025*

This paper cutter is a good investment. The blade does not feel sharp but the cuts are clean and neat. Also, the measurement grid is very accurate. I cut and size photographs and photographic paper so I have to have accuracy and clean cuts and this cutter performs very well. My only complaint is the handle locking tab. The handle is cheap plastic and the tab is part of the mold. Right out of the box, the handle would not lock as per instruction. After inspection I found the cheap plastic tab had broken off. I found it laying in the packaging the cutter came out of. This is a very poor design and now the handle does not stay down. Please see provided pictures.

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