Film cutter

A cutting apparatus for cutting shrink wrap film, the film residing in a roll, comprising:

• (a) a first roller pair adapted to receive the film from the roll and carry the film away from the roll, the apparatus not having a second roller pair;
• (b) a rotating blade adapted to cut the film as the film exits the first roller pair, thereby producing a cut sheet of film having a leading edge, the rotating blade having teeth;
• (c) and a shear deck with teeth intermeshing with the teeth of the film, thereby cutting the film without snap-back.

A method for cutting a sheet of shrink wrap film, comprising the steps of:

• (a) feeding the film into a first roller pair;
• and
• (b) cutting the film between a shear bar with a plurality of teeth and a rotating knife with a plurality of teeth intermeshing with the shear bar teeth.