stephen williams wvilignet thanks comments everyone couple books kinkos another print shop way go sizable library 2000 books 3000 periodicals conservatively desire indefinitely id much rather able handle house feasible rationale wise im able convert even 20 books electronic form would give away could use ive paid moderately expensive cutter assuming 435 200240 minimum 40 books covers cutter scanner software cutter plus scanner httptinyurlcomywrt3l result carry search reference make fair use content much easier research found probably used print shops time stack cutter ream cutter latter implies cut least 500 sheets 20 800 units former usually little 12 ream 15 280300 20 sheets cut 1000 times blade needs sharpened rotatable cutting stick im sure long last seem several traditional companies space martin yale 7000e first product space noticed dahle others manual electric cutters cost 1000 generally martin yale 7000e 12x15 600 ebay moment found second tier companies import knockoffs two respectable second tier players appear qcm httpqcmcorpcom come httpcomemachinescom least one seller says qcm designed manufactured cutters kinkos public reviews glowing companies good 12 17 units something approaching reasonable price best source probably front factory case qcm least someone drop shipping factory ebay yesterday could get refurbished 12 x 15 cutting qcm1200e 200 17 x 15 free shipping lifetime warranty 436 far east knockoffs start 159 cut anything im planning slice covers scan separately limit blade wear larger books ill slice binding middle debind half separately first worried bit binding pulling lower pages however angle blades 185 deg paper clamped apparently print shops use shouldnt issue testing ill think minimum responsibility manual drm rights clarified universal city studios v sony summarized nicely httpw2efforgipp2pmgm_v_groksterbetamax_20thphp feel entirely within rights time shift book bits minimum standard care exercise backups archives sharing family loaning etc need create adopt drm make sure fulfill obligations minimum effort adopt kind drm mean create loaning library internet family friends even public fundamental legal reason trusting people agree abide trustbased drm system isnt enough reasonable care avoid liability physical library trust borrowers wont abuse copyright photocopying etc incur liability take measures avoid keep spines like old crusty skeletons prove disposed physical source photograph books keep archive receipts make party prove receipt present simply point people give books include certificate scan part library based book interestingly could easily print book demand use one selfpublishing binding methods track books existence avoid simultaneous use outside fair use within rights legally anthology compiled reference might nice isabelle hakala wrote hi take books need binding removed copy center ucsc copy center means cut massive amounts paper usually charge 1 book long arent busy incredibly large text books rebound smaller parts carrying entire tomb around time isabelle tome hope sdw oct 14 2007 1230 pm eugen leitl wrote forwarded message ken meltsner ken meltsner date sun 14 oct 2007 131955 0500 friends rohit khare subject fork book guillotining spine removal amateurs replyto friends rohit khare 101407 stephen williams wrote found two solutions industrial print shop machines expensive large using band saw reasonable methods liked vernor vinges book shreddermassive computation approach rainbows end practical yet envisioned shredding entire libraries using lots images shreds along appropriate software reconstruct pages real world operation called debinding ive sent books done place near dc although dont recall name giant industrial paper shear probably easiest method printer able possibly bucks per book bulk shears best since theres massive clamp hold book place theres essentially kerf loss band saw medium blade might work kerfs cut thickness wide unless get big green wood resaw blade id use two cauls clamping bars possibly 1x2 edge steel box beams along appropriate fasteners hold book together sawing paper drilling experience leads think sort wax might good lubricant dont think cause problems scanning way debind books uses appropriate chemical thermal treatments get rid glue depends books age binding method heat steam soften modern glues dont know whether anyone used hide glue books old days pure alcohol crystallize heat soften glue gone pages loose youll sewn signatures dissassembled cutting threads quick google search book debinding found interesting hits well including httppalimpseststanfordedubyformmailinglistsbookarts199911msg00156html beams tend bow wont hold center well youre using wood could cut slight arc add thin shim center balance bowing books binding margin big enough could drill hole center another bolt ken meltsner helpful book destroying handyman anyone experience using band saw books type blade works best besides possibly taping book together clamping similar measures might help going need certain horsepower need reasonable edge allow high volume adf scanning part covered im also wondering feasibility using opc laptop book reader advantage something like sony reader search capability possibly better bookmarking site management notes maybe even collaboration point advantage normal mini laptop toughness low cost extended battery life huge library need drastically reduce much dont really want part help sdw stephen williams wrote idea guillotining scanning book interesting especially since perfect scanner software havent found reasonable way guillotine book yet perhaps local print shop cheaply bunch old marginal books could see converting way gcezqroonhpticom httpwwwhpticom per wvilignet httpsdwst stephen williams 7033719362c 7039950407fax 20147 aim sdw gcezqroonhpticom httpwwwhpticom per wvilignet httpsdwst stephen williams 7033719362c 7039950407fax 20147 aim sdw wed 06 aug 2008 103154 0400 tt fork book guillotining spine removal amateurs