in the past i cut my books with a stanley knife but i had the immense luck when walking around at my work i saw an Ideal 3905 guillotine, and asked if i could have it because i knew they where trowing the old stuff out to get new things. i got it completely FREE, with an extra unused blade but only without the table legs and front safeguard. i also had some cleaning up to do, because it was yellowish from the nicotine from back in the day when you could smoke in buildings.
I have a tabletop guillotine that I have to change the blade on and this watching this has made me a lot more cautious about it haaah. Thank you for the video it was super informative! 😊
That's one piece of lovely hardware I don't expect to own anytime soon since there'd be no space for it at my apartment. Luckily I've got a family owned print shop at a 5 minutes walk from my place that take care of it for me at a reasonable fee
I was once give some knives ("that might be useful for something") from what I was told was a picture-framer's mitre guillotine; shorter than yours but similarly thick and heavy. I could not believe how sharp they were and decided my fingers were more valuable than some makeshift cutting rig, and so confined them to a homemade wooden sleeve like your transport box, until I could pass them on. The blade holder for that Ideal Guillotine is ingenious, and I'd guess trying to change that blade without it would carry a very high risk of ending one's bookbinding career! Thanks for the demonstration, fascinating.
Finding a professional shop that sharpens blades is increasingly difficult. I have several paper cutters that need sharpening and truing. One has a curve worn on the straight blades edge so it no-longer cuts square.
I worked in the copy center of a office supply store and we always had to have a tech come in to change the blade which always to 2 or 3 days to schedule. So I always made sure to get one in if I even thought the blade was getting a little dull
You sell it on an old guillotine and call it like new. Only kidding. I’ve never had to. Interesting idea. I’d probably drag it across concrete to take off the razor edge. Maybe even go a bit further with my diamond stones. At that point it’s probably no worse than any other sharp piece of scrap metal.
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since they were invented, guillotines are life changing tools especially in france 😁
in the past i cut my books with a stanley knife but i had the immense luck when walking around at my work i saw an Ideal 3905 guillotine, and asked if i could have it because i knew they where trowing the old stuff out to get new things. i got it completely FREE, with an extra unused blade but only without the table legs and front safeguard. i also had some cleaning up to do, because it was yellowish from the nicotine from back in the day when you could smoke in buildings.
I have a tabletop guillotine that I have to change the blade on and this watching this has made me a lot more cautious about it haaah. Thank you for the video it was super informative! 😊
That's one piece of lovely hardware I don't expect to own anytime soon since there'd be no space for it at my apartment. Luckily I've got a family owned print shop at a 5 minutes walk from my place that take care of it for me at a reasonable fee
No blade changing needed for you:)
I was once give some knives ("that might be useful for something") from what I was told was a picture-framer's mitre guillotine; shorter than yours but similarly thick and heavy. I could not believe how sharp they were and decided my fingers were more valuable than some makeshift cutting rig, and so confined them to a homemade wooden sleeve like your transport box, until I could pass them on. The blade holder for that Ideal Guillotine is ingenious, and I'd guess trying to change that blade without it would carry a very high risk of ending one's bookbinding career! Thanks for the demonstration, fascinating.
solid advices, love you, Darryn
Finding a professional shop that sharpens blades is increasingly difficult. I have several paper cutters that need sharpening and truing. One has a curve worn on the straight blades edge so it no-longer cuts square.
Very helpful, workmanlike job. Thank you.
I worked in the copy center of a office supply store and we always had to have a tech come in to change the blade which always to 2 or 3 days to schedule. So I always made sure to get one in if I even thought the blade was getting a little dull
Yep, a sharp blade is money in a high volume shop like where you worked.
I thought that for a Guillotine you'd wear a french "beret"... But i guess yours is fine too 😁
Wow, I literally just bought a guillotine of a similar style, how'd you know!!?
So how does one dispose of an old blade? And thanks for the video 🙂.
You sell it on an old guillotine and call it like new. Only kidding. I’ve never had to. Interesting idea. I’d probably drag it across concrete to take off the razor edge. Maybe even go a bit further with my diamond stones. At that point it’s probably no worse than any other sharp piece of scrap metal.
@@DASBookbinding Thanks. I still would be careful with something like that.