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Board: Logbook Logistics
Reply to: #495142 by Goofy girl
Feb 28, 2010 8:07pm
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Now that I own and love a Zutter BIA, I wonder about the Zutter dreamcutter. I like that it's not electric. Has anybody tried it?

In the south it's Coke no matter what brand

What south are you talking about. I live in the south, I call North Carolina home and in my neck of the woods we mostly call Pop a Drink.

Would you like a cold Drink? I got Pepsi and Mt. Dew. I'm going to the store to get a drink, you want me to bring you back a Diet Pepsi?
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Board: Logbook Logistics
Reply to: #495157 by airstream dreams
Mar 1, 2010 4:59am
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southern midwest i guess
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Board: Logbook Logistics
Reply to: #494984 by Kirbert
Mar 1, 2010 8:41am
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After reading all the posts, I've concluded that I'm lucky. When I retired from teaching, my principal gave me my brand new paper cutter that I had just purchased for my room. It's
24" X 24" and will cut a finger off in an instant. Between that and the other 5 smaller ones that I have from scrapbooking... I'm okay. I didn't even know that you could take paper somewhere to have it cut... Learn something everyday! Thanks for sharing
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Board: Logbook Logistics
Reply to: #494970 by Okie Dog
Mar 1, 2010 8:09pm
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I take in stacks of cardstock to Kinkos. They'll cut stuff for you at $1.50 a cut, and up to like 3 inches thick of paper/cardstock.

GJ
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Board: Logbook Logistics
Reply to: #495429 by GreenJello
Mar 1, 2010 8:25pm
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That's probably a good deal. I haven't got it done yet, ha. I did put together the one logbook that I had cut manually the pages for it, though.

Another thing I found out, the little cards the wires come on for the BIA can make up little bitty logbooks too. Saves some of the waste from cutting those pages, too.

Thanks, GJ for the info. Will have to check that out, too. 'Round to it, seems to be the motto around here. snaggle tooth grin
OD
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Board: Logbook Logistics
Reply to: #495433 by Okie Dog
Mar 1, 2010 8:28pm
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You can get a LOT of pages cut with 3 inches thick of cardstock or paper. :)

I usually have mine cut into double the size of the logbook pages I want, and then fold them in half. I sew mine together, so that's why I do it like that. I think if you're using a BIA, you may want to just have them cut to size.

And the $1.50 a cut is by cutting length-- so if you want your paper cut into fourths, it's just the 2 cuts for payment purposes (even though they're really making 3 separate cuts).

GJ
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Reply to: #495429 by GreenJello
Mar 2, 2010 6:22am
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Wow! Three inches is a lot of cardstock! I must look into this.....

MW
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Board: Logbook Logistics
Reply to: #494984 by Kirbert
Apr 1, 2010 4:28pm
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We have this cutter at work, good luck locating a replacement blade if that one ever gets dull (it says it self sharpens, HA!)
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Reply to: #502571 by Tarte N Tires
Apr 1, 2010 9:21pm
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We have this cutter at work, good luck locating a replacement blade if that one ever gets dull (it says it self sharpens, HA!)

It won't self-sharpen any more than a pair of scissors will -- it cuts the same way. However, I expect it would last a good long time before it gets dull -- thousands of times longer than those sliding cutters. And I suspect I could sharpen the blade if I decided it needed it.
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Reply to: #502571 by Tarte N Tires
Apr 22, 2010 5:08pm
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There are all those shape punches that are made and lots of little scissors with all sorts of intricate designs. You can't use any sharpener for those.

What we were told to do was to cut (or punch) aluminum foil a bunch of times when they got dull. That sharpened them up after cutting all that paper.

I would suggest cutting foil in your cutter to sharpen the blade if it starts to get dull.

KuKu