Re: [BKARTS] paper cutter query

[John Cristofano <jc11@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ed,

I think you must have had some bad experiences with cutting boards.



> JC,
>
> $1.00 per cut is cheap. Binder's board dulls a sharp knife
> real quick. The printer was still doing you a real favor. It
> doesn't take much cutting of board to make the knife too dull
> to do paper. He will pay upwards of $45.00 to get that knife
> sharpened. If your board put a nick in the knife edge it will
> take several years off the life of the blade, because so much
> will have to be ground off to get it smooth again. Ouch!  No
> offense, but if the truth were known, he's probably glad to
> see you go, even at $1.00 per cut.
>
> Ed
> http://www.bookrestoration.net/
>
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