round corner cutter buying guide

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ROUND CORNER
CUTTER MACHINE
EXPERTS
PARTS AND SERVICE
LLOYDS OF INDIANA
AKILES DIAMOND 7
LASSCO CR-55
CORNER ROUNDER
CORNER CUTTER
CORNER CUTTER
ROUNDER KNIVES
ROUND CORNER CUTTER
BUYING GUIDE
Benefits of Round Cornering
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A round corner
cutter is a good
thing to have
around your print
shop. They are
invaluable tools
in helping finish
most projects
including
laminating jobs, business card jobs or any card cutting, print finishing project. If you are
doing small volume, a manual round corner cutter can get the job done. If you are doing
large volume projects, an electric round corner cutter will help you process more material
than using a manual cutter.!
What kind of products can you round corner? There are many printed items that can
benefit from a round cornering, making them more eye-catching to your customers. Some of
the most common round cornered products include:!
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Postcards!
Business cards!
Catalogs!
Presentation Folders!
Hand-out sheets!
Photographs!
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Cost benefit of Round Corner
Getting an ROI on your purchase of a round corner machine
is done pretty quickly. The manual machines run on average
between $130-$300. These can generally handle 1/2” stack
at a time. The bigger the project, you can actually
experience a decrease in ROI, as manual machines will only
handle small projects. As your labor cost goes up on a
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Here are the most
popular round corner
The automated or electric machines can range from $1,300
up to $4,000. The return will be based on the amount of
increased productivity you can achieve with the purchase.
Some machines allow you to run stacks of items to be
cornered. If you are cutting production time in half or more,
you will get your money back quickly using an electric corner
rounder.!
Let’s look at the physical requirements to consider when
purchasing a Round Corner Cutter.!
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Power Requirements
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MANUAL
Obviously for the manual round corner cutters, all you need
is yourself to operate it.!
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PNEUMATIC MACHINE
For the pneumatic machines, you are going to need an inhouse air driven by your own compressor. Most require an
output of 80 PSI.!
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ELECTRIC MACHINE
For the electric machines, normal 110v power is needed.!
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Space Requirements
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MANUAL
These can be operated on counter space or a table top. If
you are using interchangeable dies, you may want to have
space for storage of the dies.!
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PNEUMATIC MACHINE
Pneumatic machines will need space near an air hose to
access your in-house compression system. Pneumatic
Here are the things you can
finish using a round corner
cutter:!
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Postcards!
Business cards!
Catalogs!
Presentation Folders!
Hand-out sheets!
Photographs
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machines are stand alone machines that allow the user to stand while using. It needs
enough space about the size of a standup drinking fountain.!
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ELECTRIC MACHINE
The Lassco Electric machines have the same space requirements as the pneumatic
machine. Enough room about eh size of the stand up drinking fountain.!
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The Akiles Diamond series of electrics operate on either a counter space or table top with an
electric outlet. !
Available Manufacturers
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Lloyds fo Indiana carries 2 primary round corner cutting
machines, they include Lassco Wizer and Akiles. They
each have their advantages and which to choose
depends on the volume of work you do.!
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We recommend you have 1 manual round corner
cutter and an electric round corner cutter.!
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There are times where you will only need a manual
round corner cutter to get a small job done. Then, there
are times where you will need an electric to process
larger volume projects to keep your labor costs down.!
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In some cases, the dies and knives you purchase for your manual can be interchangeable
with your electric or pneumatic corner rounder.!
Manual Round Corner Cutters
Top of the list is the staple of the manual round corner cutters from
Lassco-Wizer, the Lassco CR-20 Desktop Corner Cutter.!
LASSCO CR-20 DESKTOP CORNER CUTTER - BEST BUY
This machine has been around for a long time. It is extremely
versatile as it can use 10 different dies for corner rounding. If you
decide to purchase any of the Lassco 50 line of round cornering
machines, the Lassco standard dies used with the CR-20 can also
be used on the 50 machines.!
It comes with one die. Additional dies can be purchased and start
at $65.00.!
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Cost: $147.90!
AVAILABLE CORNER ROUNDER CUTTING UNITS FOR THE CR-20
LASSCO CR-50B MANUAL CORNER CUTTER
The Lassco CR-50B works much like the CR-20, but has a
larger table size to assist with larger projects. It can cut paper
and plastic products with relative ease. You also get a wider
selection of corner rounder cutting unites with the CR-50.!
One standard cutting die is included. Additional dies can be
purchased starting at $65.00 each.!
Cost: $272.00!
AVAILABLE CORNER ROUNDER CUTTING UNITS FOR THE CR-50B
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LASSCO CR-177 1” CORNER CUTTER
This machine is for the next level of production giving you the
ability to cut 1” stacks of paper or plastic. It uses a radii set of
cutters which 4 are available. It has a larger table than the other
two giving you the ability to cut larger sheets.!
Cost: $365.50!
A total of four radii sizes are available for this machine and are
comprised of two sets each containing two different sizes. Blades
and Dies can be purchased individually but require a matching set
for operation. The sets are as follows:!
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AKILES DIAMOND 1 - MANUAL CORNER ROUNDING MACHINE (DIAMOND_1)
The Diamond 1 works with most types of materials including:!
• Paper!
• PVC!
• Polyester!
• Leather!
• Polypropylene!
The design allows you to cut through material with little effort
with little die deterioration. Like the Lassco system, the
Diamond 1 does have an interchangeable die system in the
following sizes:!
• 1/4” included!
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• 3/8” die!
• 1/8” die!
• Half Moon!
• 45˚ Die!
• Hole Puncher!
• Depth Guide for Half Moon and Hole Puncher!
Cost: $134.95!
CR-50 MANUAL CORNER CUTTER
If you are doing bigger projects and own a CR-20, the CR-50 is a
compliment to your CR-20 manual round corner cutter. This has a 15”
x 15” table that allows for larger items to be cornered. Because it is a
table top manual operation, it has a foot operation, so you can use
both hands in corner rounding your project. The nice thing is can use
the standard, special and large corner rounding units:!
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Cost: $733.50!
AVAILABLE CORNER ROUNDER CUTTING UNITS FOR THE CR-50B
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Manual Comparison Chart
Model
Lassco CR-20
Akiles
Diamond 1
Lassco CR-50B Lassco CR-177 Lassco CR-50
Manual
Max. Capacity
1/2” Cut
.4” Cut
1/2”
1/2”
1/2”
Available Dies:
1/4”, 1/2”, 1/8”,
3/8”, 1/16”,
3/32”, 5/32”,
3/16”, 5/16”,
5/8”, 3/4”, 1”, 1
1/2”
1/4”,1/8”,3/8”,
Half Moon, 45˚
Die, Hole
Puncher, Depth
Guide for Half
Moon and Hole
Puncher
1/4”, 1/2”, 1/8”,
3/8”, 1/16”,
3/32”, 5/32”,
3/16”, 5/16”,
5/8”, 3/4”
1/4”, 1/2”, 1/8”,
3/8”, 1/16”,
3/32”, 5/32”,
3/16”, 5/16”,
5/8”, 3/4”
1/4”, 1/2”, 1/8”,
3/8”, 1/16”,
3/32”, 5/32”,
3/16”, 5/16”,
5/8”, 3/4”, 1”, 1
1/2”
Warranty
1 Year
1 Year
1 Year
1 Year
Table Size
4”x 9”
10” x 12” Detachable
9” x 18”
8” x 9”
17” x 17”
Cost:
$147.90
$134.95
$272.00
$365.50
$733.50
Pneumatic Corner Rounding
Machine
LASSCO CR-50XP PNUEUMATIC CORNER ROUNDER (CR-50XP)
If you have an air compression system in your print shop, this is a good
option for your operation. Your air compression makes it a fully
automatic corner rounding cutter. It’s designed to cut paper and plastic.
It can process up to 60 strokes a minute. If you are already own a
Lassco corner rounder, you can also use the standard, special or large
size cutting units with this machine. Included is one standard size die
along with a right angle block for small projects.!
Cost: $1705.50!
AVAILABLE CORNER ROUNDER CUTTING UNITS FOR THE CR-50XP
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Electric Corner Rounding Machines
LASSCO CR-50P ELECTRIC CORNER ROUNDING MACHINE
(CR-50P)
This machine has a similar construction to the manual CR-50 and the
Pneumatic CR-50XP. The difference is it is electric with a foot pedal
for operation. Again, the machine is a table for operation standing up.
Since you are operating with your foot, both hands are free to guide
the paper you are trying to corner round.!
Like the other CR-50 models, it uses the same corner rounder cutting
units including standard size, special size and large size corner
rounding dies.!
Cost: $1422.00!
AVAILABLE CORNER ROUNDER CUTTING UNITS FOR THE CR-50XP
AKILES DIAMOND 5 - ELECTRIC CORNER ROUNDER
(DIAMOND_5)
The Diamond 5 is perfect for doing big projects. It allows for
cutting of stacks up to 2” which means you can get through a
stack of business cards or ID badges in no time. It is activated
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with a foot pedal allowing your hands free to guide the documents that require corner
rounding. The Diamond 5 has 3 available dies including:!
• 1/4”!
• 1/8”!
• 3/8”!
The Diamond 5 is good value for an electric round corner cutter.!
Cost: $2519.00!
AKILES DIAMOND 6 ROUND CORNER MACHINE
The Akiles Diamond 6 is another electric round corner cutter
machine which is operated by a foot pedal. It has a bigger table
than the Diamond 5 allow you to round corner larger documents
along with smaller ones. It can cut up to 600 sheets a cut
allowing you to handle larger jobs and reduce labor costs on
your projects.!
It has the following available dies:!
• 1/8”!
• 1/4”!
• 3/8”!
• Half-Moon dies!
You can also order special knives in sizes:!
• 1/2”!
• 5/8”!
For big projects, the Diamond 6 helps you keep labor costs low on any project requiring
major round cornering.!
Cost: $3999.00!
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AKILES DIAMOND 7 ROUND CORNER MACHINE | ROUND CORNER CUTTER
The Diamond 7 is very similar to the Diamond 7. The difference
is the Diamond 7 cuts 2.75" or 700 sheets of 20 lb paper. It too
has 7 interchangeable dies including:!
• 1/8”!
• 1/4”!
• 3/8”!
• 1/2”!
• 5/8”!
• Straight!
• Half-Moon.!
Another great productivity tool for larger projects requiring quick turnaround on your round
cornering.!
Cost: $4219.00!
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Electric Comparison Chart
Model
Lassco CR-50XP
Akiles Diamond 5
Akiles Diamond 6
Akiles Diamond 7
Max. Capacity
1/2” Cut
2” Cut
2 3/4” - 600 Sheets
2 3/4” - 700 Sheets
Available Dies:
1/4”, 1/2”, 1/8”,
3/8”, 1/16”, 3/32”,
5/32”, 3/16”, 5/16”,
5/8”, 3/4”, 1”, 1
1/2”
1/4”,1/8”,3/8”
1/4”,1/8”,3/8”, 1/2”, 1/4”,1/8”,3/8”, 1/2”,
5/8”, Straight, Half- 5/8”, Straight, HalfMoon
Moon
Warranty
1 Year
1 Year
1 Year
1 Year
Table Size
17” x 17”
10” x 12” Detachable
Large Table
Large Table
Cost:
$1422.00
$2519.00
$3999.00
$4219.00
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Maintenance and Cleaning
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There are 4 things you can do to keep your Round Corner Machine in top shape:!
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1. Don’t use paper die on metal
A common mistake people make is trying to use a paper corner rounder die on a metal
piece. This is not a recommended use of a paper die because, it is just not going to work.
Chances are the life of your die will be shortened through breakage or dulling.!
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2. Don’t overload your die.
The other common mistake is that if you are using a 1/4” die, you are not going to be able to
round 3/4” of cards or paper. Stick to the recommended stacks based on your purchase.!
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3. Empty the waste tray.
As you are punching your card stock, paper or laminate, it gets pushed into the waste tray.
After each use, it needs to be emptied. If it is full, it will shorten the life of your blade. So, it is
a good idea to keep the waste tray clean after each project.!
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4. Keep your blades sharp.
There are a couple of ways to do this. You can have them sent out for sharpening. Or, you
can purchase corner rounder replacement blades at the same cost you would pay to have
someone sharpen them. By following the first three rules, helps keep you from needing to
purchase new blades.!
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Round Corner Cutters are the must have tool for any print finishing operation. For them to be
effective, follow the 4 rules and they will last forever.!
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You can call us at (877) 626-6848, Monday – Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Eastern
time, to speak to a salesperson and get answers to any questions.
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