Lassco Wizer CR50P Cornerounder Review

Positioned as a heavy-use, floor-standing corner cutter, the Lassco Wizer CR50P is geared toward commercial printers and other industrial users. In the following article, we investigate the Lassco Wizer CR50P and give you a list of what we consider to be the machine's strengths and weaknesses.

Strengths:

1. By anyone's estimation, considering the fact that the CR50P can accept any size of corner rounding unit, this machine would have to be considered one of the more versatile corner rounders out there. In our testing, we were able to add radii as small as an eighth of an inch or as large as an inch and a half. All the user needs to do is to insert the correct rounding die, and you are ready to go. The process of changing dies couldn't be more simple. Just loosen the thumbscrews, pop out the old die, and pop the new one in.

   
   

2. We really like that the CR50P includes a mechanism that will hold the stack of sheets in place while they are being cut. This really helps to ensure a uniform and accurate cut. It also helps that the CR50P comes with a foot pedal with which you can engage the cutter, meaning that you can use both hands to hold the stack while it is being cut.

   
   

3. We thought the CR50P's hardwood top was a nice touch, as it made the handling of large format stacks and documents a lot easier. This solid and well-built top also made lining up the stack during cutting a simple process.

   
   

4. As we stated above, the CR50P is pretty darn versatile. It is also easy to use and fast - much faster than the manual CR50. To find a rounder that is any faster than the CR50P, you'd have to step up to the pneumatic CR50PX or to the Akiles Diamond 5 electric corner cutter.

   
   

Weaknesses:

1. We ran into a small problem when rounding the corners on larger stacks of documents, and that was that the table seemed to bow or flex just a little bit. Unfortunately, this meant that the documents shifted slightly and the stack ended up being rounded unevenly. The individual pages looked fine, but when put in a stack, it was obvious that the stack was not uniform. We found two fixes to this: either process smaller stacks, or do larger stacks twice: doing one side once, then flipping the stack over to do the other side. The first method is probably the best and easiest, however.

   
   

2. The CR50P's specialized system to hold stacks in place while cutting works pretty well, but unfortunately it can leave unwanted marks on the top pages of the stack. This is easily remedies by placing either a piece of heavy stock or chipboard on top of the stack when cutting, thus protecting the document.

   
   

3. There is a special chute that is designed to guide the paper chips down to a wastebasket or other receptacle the user places under the machine. This works well enough, but you will need to be aware that the chips sometimes back up and will need to be cleaned out for the dies to work properly. Doing so is a pretty easy process, but if you forget it can affect the performance of your machine.

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