CARL RM-18/2 21-Inch Cutting Mat for all 18-Inch Trimmers,Gray

CARL RM-18/2 21-Inch Cutting Mat for all 18-Inch Trimmers fit and works as expected. Installs easily. The extra mat stores in the compartment beneath the cutter... no worries about where you put the extra mat when you need to replace it again.

Working as a photographer I had use a few trimmers over the years, but none were without faults and didn't last at all. When I saw this one in Amazon few years ago I ordered it. To tell the truth, It is called a "CARL" trimmer and since my first name is CARL I had to have it. Never been happier with a trimmer/cutter in my 82 years on Space Marble Earth! Oh, I have told a few friends I invented it and that is the reason it is called a "Carl Professional Rotary Trimmer"!! No one believed that either. Do yourself a favor and git ya one!!!

These mats have the circular wheel knife dig into them a little, allowing a clean, precision cut. They need to have a little give, to provide resistance against the knife, and not wear until many hundreds of cuts. The first one on my machine lasted two years with thousands of cuts. Standard product, well built and not expensive for what it does.

Great product and good replacement for my used cutter.

They are the cutting mats for the Carl 18-Inch Rotary Trimmer. No problems with them. Carl rotary trimmers and their parts are good quality. Just that the seller charged me $23.13+tax for the pack. While Carl manufacture website charges $11.32 (no tax)+$5.00 shipping The seller charged over double what the Carl manufacture website charges. I bought 3 packs which I paid $36.34 more than the Carl manufacture website would of charged. Which is over double amount of money that Carl manufacture website charges for the same item. Some of this is my fault for not checking the manufacture website first. Just gives me a bitter taste in purchasing with sellers on Amazon. Since we, customers, should be able to trust that we are getting a fair price on Amazon. Lesson learned.

I like my CCRL cutter and based upon the build quality expect that the cutter will last for years. I bought the replacement cutting matts and spare blades to keep on hand and to extend the life of the cutter, don’t expect that I will need to replace the CARL cutter for years ensuring a good return on my investment.

This mat fit into my Carl paper trimmer perfectly and made cutting immeasurably easier. I hadn't realized how much difference the mat made; when I'd tried changing blades and that didn't do it, I tried reading the directions. I use the trimmer for cutting photographic paper, and a precise cut is essential. It's nice that the cutting mat can be reversed, flipped and reversed again, giving many more miles out of it. I keep a few spares in the house at all times; they're cheap and they pay for themselves with the first non-botched cut after I finally swap them in.

This is a very durable part. My previous one lasted for over 10 years with very heavy usage. And it can be turned over and used on the other side before you have to replace the whole thing.

A perfect replacement for the Fellowes Electron 180 cutting pad, which is no longer available. It fits perfectly. Great buy!

It was exactly what I was looking for and it works great