Ask Mr Philofaxy: How do I cut Personal Diary Inserts out of A4 sheets?

Here is a typical Personal size inserts on A4 paper.

But what order do you make the cuts to get two personal size pages?

Assuming that the inserts are centralised in the middle of the page both horizontally and vertically. 

 I do it in four cuts using a rotary trimmer with a measuring scale. 

First cut A-A cutting the page in half or at 148mm from the short edge. 

I then collect the two halves and place them along that cut edge so that they are a match for each other. 

I then cut along the B-B axis at 191 mm from the other edge. 

Cutting along the C-C axis at 95mm from the A-A edge creates the perfect width of the page. 

Finally cut along the D-D axis 171mm from the B-B axis of the paper which gives you the perfect height to the page. 

Then all you need to do is punch the holes with a hole punch and you have your Filofax Personal Page. 

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