Looking To Upgrade My Cutter & Torch

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For a guillotine cutter, can't go wrong with a Xikar. Xi1, Xi2, or Xi3. The only difference among them is the finish and budget.

• Xi1 - Aluminum scales. Middle pricing.
• Xi2, resinous scales, lowest cost option.
• Xi3, variety of more exotic scales, highest price. Only limited to your wallet and style.

Mechanism and blades, to my knowledge, are all the same. I picked up an Xi1 for about half of your budget a few years ago. Retail still within your price range. Barring loss, should last indefinitely. IMO, the measure of cutters.