| In this report, we will take a look at the MBM | | | | placed in "down" position in order for the machine to |
| Triumph 6550EP paper cutter. A large, accurate, | | | | cut, and requires that it be operated by both hands |
| heavy-duty paper cutting machine designed for use in | | | | in order to activate the cutting mechanism. |
| high-volume copy and print shops and large | | | | Weaknesses: |
| organizations that do their own document production. | | | | |
| Here are some of the 6550's strengths and | | | | 1. The 6550 EP presents the unprepared buyer with |
| weaknesses as we see them. | | | | some assembly and installation issues. The machine |
| Strengths: | | | | weighs in at around eight hundred pounds and will |
| | | | need to be assembled upon arrival. After you have |
| 1. We found the 6550 EP very easy to use and | | | | assembled the stand upon which it sits, you will need |
| extremely accurate. All the user needs to do is to | | | | to make sure that you have enough people around |
| input the cut size on the keypad and the cutter's | | | | to lift the cutter safely onto the stand. The box and |
| back gauge moves to the correct position. The | | | | cutter are so large that you will need to make sure |
| cutter can be moved and placed in increments as tiny | | | | that you have enough room and a doorway large |
| as one hundredth of an inch. You can even set it to | | | | enough to fit it through. Also, last but not least, the |
| operate on the metric system if you so desire. The | | | | 6550 EP will require that you have a twenty-amp |
| 6550 EP also comes with a device to help the user | | | | dedicated circuit to plug into. |
| ensure that the paper is flush against the back gauge | | | | 2. The 6550 EP makes great cuts, but to keep that |
| and ready for cutting. | | | | quality up you will need to be sure that you replace |
| 2. The quantities that the 6550EP can cut at one | | | | and/or rotate the cutting sticks, and that you keep a |
| time are very impressive. Stacks of documents up to | | | | sharp blade. It is never a bad idea to have an extra |
| three inches thick are no problem at all, and we've | | | | blade as well as a handful of cutting sticks around |
| also found that we can use the 6550 EP to cut | | | | just in case. |
| plastic covers and other such materials in medium to | | | | 3. You should be aware that the 6550 EP offers a |
| large stacks. You will want to be somewhat careful | | | | maximum twenty five and a half inch cutting width. |
| however, because if you somehow chip or damage | | | | While this will be quite enough for the vast majority |
| the blade of the 6550 EP, replacing it will cost a few | | | | of cutting jobs, there are some paper stocks that |
| hundred dollars. | | | | are 26" x 40", these large sheets will need to be |
| 3. Safety is of utmost importance when you are | | | | pre-cut in order for the 6550 EP to handle them. |
| talking about such a powerful cutting machine, and | | | | 4. We could not find a way to adjust the pressure |
| we judge the 6550 EP to be extremely safe. There | | | | bar on this paper cutter, and this sometimes led to |
| is a shield made of clear plastic placed in the back | | | | the materials getting marked up a little bit. An easy |
| which will prevent the user from putting his or her | | | | solution we found was to place a chip board on top |
| hands under the blade when he or she is standing | | | | of the stack we were cutting. |
| behind the table. Another safety shield must be | | | | |