SKIL PWRCore 12 12V Multi-Cutter Kit Including 2.0Ah Battery and Charger-ES4651A-10

110 North American Plug so totally useless in the UK without a transformer.

This tool cuts through cardboard easily. However, there's a small learning curve to obtain the best results and avoid snags and hang ups of cardboard edges on parts of the tool. When it seems to jam, with the cutting wheel spinning but you can't push forward to cut...you're snagged. Give a slight twist to the tool left and right to clear the snag and resume cutting away. This is a right-handed tool. Lefty's may find it difficult to use. I found that the best way to reduce a cardboard box was to lay the box on its side with the top opening toward you. Place the cutter on the top right edge between the flaps and cut straight along the corner to the bottom. The tool may stop about an inch from the bottom but no big deal. Rotate the top of your box to the left (counter-clockwise) and repeat. If the box is large enough, hold the box in place by placing a foot on the box flap on the ground. Once the four sides are cut, then cut along the bottom sides of the box removing each newly cut long flap. Break down the larger panels as needed with further cuts. This is a very useful tool and great investment if you use online ordering frequently and have to break down accumulated cardboard the night before trash pickup day! As a bonus, Skil offers a five year warranty with product registration. I was unaware and purchased the 4-year warranty from Assurion that I apparently didn't need. However, if the item fails, I intend to submit claims to both Assurion for a refund and to Skil for product replacement I highly recommend.

Esta cortadora de cartón me ha funcionado de maravilla para deshacerme de todas esas cajas que antes batallaba para desechar. Antes usaba un cúter, un método peligroso y que me tomaba mucho tiempo. Ahora, con esta herramienta, en minutos tengo las cajas desarmadas en láminas o pedazos fáciles de apilar y entregar para reciclar. La batería dura muchísimo, ya que la herramienta corta rapidísimo y el tiempo de uso por cada caja es muy corto. Sin embargo, encontré un pequeño inconveniente en el diseño. La batería está ubicada en la parte posterior e inferior de la herramienta, lo que a veces choca con el cartón mientras haces un corte largo. Esto interrumpe el movimiento natural de la mano y me obliga a doblar el cartón para que la cortadora siga avanzando. Este problema se presenta en la mayoría de los cortes más largos que la misma herramienta. En mi opinión, un pequeño cambio en el diseño solucionaría este detalle. A pesar de eso, no le quita méritos a la herramienta, por lo que le doy 5 estrellas. Su rendimiento y la comodidad que ofrece superan por mucho este pequeño inconveniente.

This is a great product and does exactly what it says it does. The ease of use and the power that it gives. I wish the speed would be better and may get a little getting used to. But you get what you pay for.

If breaking down cardboard boxes is your main task for this thing, then just use a Heavy Duty Olfa Knife with the black disposable blades...this thing is clunky to use and gets bogged down super quick...Its a big pain to hold and use vs an Olfa knife that cuts through cardboard like butter...between having to hold down the awkward dead-man switch and the slowness of the cut, it is plenty safe, but it just can't do the job quickly or effectively.

Love this thing. I know it isn't for everyone! It goes through cardboard like a dream, as many have said. I also used it for cutting heavy, stretchy vinyl. It beat the uneven and shoddy cuts I was getting with a brand new utility blade. Battery seems to last and last. I have a few other 12v Skil tools so already had spare batteries sitting around yet haven't needed them after several months of intermittent use.