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Originally Posted by seanmc8000
Just thought I'd throw up this photo before I destroy the book.
My plan is to clamp the steel ruler down hard, and use it as an edge for the stanley knife.
Will this work to remove the binding cleanly? I am using a Snapscan 1500M to scan the pages.
Thanks in advance. Sorry about reviving an old thread.
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I had a similar setup as you, but I used a dremel instead of a knife. Fast, effective, and messy. It left quite a bit of dust on everything, and this easily fouled the glass surfaces of my Fujitsu SnapScan. It came down to vacuuming each page, and occaisionally vacuuming the lenses of the scanner; else, I'd get streaks down the scanned pages.
The best solution I found.... take it to a pro as the prior poster suggested. Here in the US we have a print shop called Kinko's (now called Fedex Office)that has a commercial cutter. For example, it cost me $2.00 USD to have them rip a 300 page hardcover with color plates. Edges were sharp, and pages clean. It took maybe 5 minutes. They also cut past yearly subscriptions of magazines I buy off ebay. 1 yrs worth takes about 1 hr. I usually leave it there and pick it up the next day.
I still need to vacuum the scanner now and then due to dust, but that is to be expected.
