I’m an a beginner photographer looking to get things a bit more professional looking.
I’m looking for something to get rounded corners on wallet-size photos. I’ve looked at die cutters, but dont have that $1,000 to pay for one.
It doesn’t have to a die cutter, just something that’ll give me rounded corners….that’s under…say $100.
thanks much!!!!
Where Can I Find A Cheap Die Cutter?
Posted by on November 16, 2009 4 Comments
I had the same dilemma. I ended up finding a great online lab that will die cut wallets for you at no additional charge and price is very affordable. They charge $0.70-0.80 for a set of four wallets, and then you just pay shipping (which ranges from $4.95-$9.75 depending on how fast you want them to arrive). This works much better for me, and I trust a lab to cut my prints rather than attempt to do it myself and mess up. I would highly recommend looking into it as I’ve made this my primary lab. The site is http://www.mpix.com. They’re a great lab and I’ve had nothing but good luck with them!
Hope this helps!
A craft store has these punch type things for doing just that. They also have ones that make “fancy” corners. They are really for larger pictures though. If you have an exacto-knife or pointy scalpel, you can put a cylindrical object, or even a coin, over the corner and use it as a guide to cut off the square corner.
Check scrapbooking stores and places like the Hobby Lobby chain–they’ll have all sorts of them.
As mentioned in the other answer, you can go to a craft store.
But if you want something more robust and time saving in the long run, might be best to purchase a corner rounder.
Plus these are made to cut other materials besides paper and can cut multiple pieces unlike a scrapbooking hand punch which can be tedious.
It’s under $150 but at least it’s not $2000.
http://www.filmsourceinc.net/diamond1_laminating_corner_rouders_412_prd1.html