Van Mark TrimCutter – A Cut Above the Rest

 

If you haven’t checked out our TrimCutter yet, you are in for a treat!  The Van Mark TrimCutter is a hand-held slitting tool that is designed to extend the capabilities of your Van Mark cam-lock brake, as well as increase the lifespan of the brake by cutting down on unnecessary damage caused by utility knives.

The TrimCutter has four ball bearing wheels that allow the tool to ride along the accessory rails that are built into all current Van Mark cam-lock style brakes as well as our Coil Dispenser (CD24). Capable of providing accurate and perfectly straight cuts in your material by using the clamping F-bar as a guide, similar to a track saw. The TrimCutter is rated to easily cut through most common metals used in siding and roofing projects from .019” aluminum trim coil up to heavy 24 gauge (grade D) painted steel material without requiring any adjustments when going from the thinnest to the thickest of materials. The TrimCutter also excels at trimming vinyl, steel and aluminum siding as well, which is most often used to provide a straight and clean edge when cutting off the nailing flange.

Depending on how you were taught to use a brake, you may have been shown to use a utility knife to ‘score and snap’ your material to make cuts. While this does work, it has some inherent downsides. When you use a utility knife to cut material on your brake, you can damage the stainless-steel bending edge, the vinyl strip, and as an extra bonus at the end, you are hacking chunks out of the brake’s hinge system when the blade drops off the edge of the material. Additionally, the ‘score and snap’ method will leave your material with a curved sharp edge that can damage your other trim pieces. The TrimCutter provides perfectly straight factory cut edges that are safer and easier to work with, while not causing damage to the brake in any way.

So how much does this miracle product cost? Well, for starters it costs significantly less than replacing all of the brake parts that can be damaged by using a utility knife.

Let’s do the math:

For this example, we’ll use a 10’ version of our best-selling TrimMaster Mark II (TM10-S)

-          Stainless Steel edge         4793                    

-          Vinyl strip                            3151                    

-          Front Hinge                         3148B                  

-          Rear Hinge                           4513B                  

Nearly $900 in parts

And this doesn’t include shipping or the time to make the repairs.

-          TrimCutter                           3017                    

Roughly $500.00

Amounting to at least a $400 SAVINGS

As you can see, the TrimCutter can actually save you money over ‘scoring and snapping’ your material by increasing the lifespan of your brake, while also providing clean, accurate cuts faster and easier than you can do with a utility knife. Plus, you can cut steel with it, which would cause all sorts of issues if you tried to use a utility knife.

In summary, the TrimCutter is a must have accessory for your Van Mark brake to increase your productivity and reduce unnecessary damage each time you use it. It can easily pay for itself the first time you use it, plus it makes short work of long cuts. Give it a try, we know you will love it, and you’ll wonder why you didn’t pick one up sooner.