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Originally Posted by Kumabjorn
That is one serious guillotine! It could take off a hand unless you are careful. I fear I might end up as a cautionary tale on one of those ER doctor forums.
I have two flatbed scanners, one is an old SCSI HP scanner with ADF. I thought that could be setup for specialty use for a book scanning project. I also have OmniPage Pro 12 which should be good enough for OCR needs. Since this is limited to personal use a few misreads shouldn't be a major problem. |
Oh yes, it wouldn't be difficult to lose body parts to the guillotine. In fact, I had to go to the emergency room before I cut my first book on my first guillotine because I dragged my thumb against the raised and locked blade of the cutter and I couldn't stop the bleeding (I'm on blood thinners so that didn't help). Fortunately, the thumbnail was what took the worst of the damage and most of it has grown back. It should finish growing back in a couple of months. The tip of my thumb is still a bit numb although it's not as tender as it was at first. We old folks don't heal very fast.
After I tried parting company with my thumb, I worked out a procedure using shims that allowed me to quickly and accurately position the books for cutting and still keep my hands far away from the blade. It's worked out well so I won't need to change my name to Frodo.