| If you are looking at rounding the corners of your | | | | pass. Most electric corner rounding devices have |
| documents, business cards, id badges and | | | | smaller capacities but offer better productivity |
| laminated materials chances are you will need a | | | | since it is easier to round documents with the |
| corner rounder. Cornerounders (sometimes called | | | | electric mechanism. |
| corner cutters or round cornering machines) are | | | | 3. Table Size: As a general rule, the larger the |
| designed to cut a square corner into a round one. | | | | table size on a corner rounder the easier it will be |
| All cornerounders accomplish the same basic task. | | | | to deal with larger documents. It can be |
| However, not all cornerounders are equal. This | | | | somewhat difficult to round the corners on letter |
| article is designed to help you understand the | | | | sized documents with some of the smaller corner |
| differences to look for when shopping for a | | | | rounding devices on the market. Larger document |
| corner rounding machine. Here are four | | | | tables come in very handy when rounding larger |
| things… | | | | documents such as binding covers, flyers or signs. |
| 1. Power: Most smaller corner rounding machines | | | | 4. Radius Availability: Every round cornering device |
| that are available on the market are manual and | | | | requires a radius die to cut the corners of your |
| require you to pull a handle to round the corners | | | | documents. Depending on the die that you choose |
| of your documents. These manual devices work | | | | the radius of your corners will be different. |
| fine but can be a little bit difficult to use. With | | | | However, not all radius sizes are available for all |
| manual corner rounders, you have to hold the | | | | corner rounders. If you require an extremely large |
| documents with one hand and pull the handle with | | | | or extremely small radius your selection of |
| the other. It can be difficult to hold the | | | | available machines will most likely be limited. Keep |
| documents tight in the corner rounder while pulling | | | | this in mind when choosing a machine. Also keep |
| the handle at the same time. As an alternative, | | | | in mind that the cost of the dies can be |
| electric corner rounding devices are available which | | | | substantially more with some options than with |
| allow you to hold your documents with both | | | | others. If you are going to need multiple dies this |
| hands while you round the corners. | | | | may play a part in your decision. |
| 2. Capacity: One of the main things that sets | | | | These are four things to consider when choosing |
| round cornering machines apart from each other | | | | a round cornering device for your organization. |
| is the capacity of paper that they can handle at | | | | Depending on the volume of corner rounding that |
| one time. Some round cornering machines can | | | | you do and your budget you should be able to |
| only handle a couple of sheets at a time while | | | | use this information to find a device that will suit |
| others are able to deal with up to an inch in one | | | | your needs. Good luck and happy round cornering. |