My friend is soooooo grateful. Her comments:
What a great response to my question! Thank you very much for putting =
it
out here in cyberspace, and getting me all those possible solutions. I
appreciate it very much. Gratefully, Ruth
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I knew we would get some answers for her you continue to amaze me. I =
hope to
be a resource for others some day. Thanks to all of the people who sent =
in
suggestions.
Cynthia
Collins Elementary
102 Legion Drive
Scottsboro, AL 35768
jopat@scottsboro.org
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It is so strange that you ask this. I am on maternity leave and stopped =
by
campus of Friday to check on things. My sub mentioned that she noticed =
our
paper cutter was dull and that she had asked around for solutions. She =
was
told and tried cutting a piece of wax paper and then cutting a piece of
aluminum foil. She said it worked like a charm.
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I've been told by our technical repair team that paper cutter blades are =
not
sharpened. You need to tighten the adjustment screw to re-align the =
blade
with the guide/table edge and increase tension.
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For a couple of years our art teacher had the metals teacher "sharpen" =
her
blades, but now that the metals teacher has left, we asked the county =
repair
specialists, and they said adjust, not sharpen.
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I've heard either scissor sharpeners or lawn mower repair places.
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I don't know if this is an option - but I know that some hardware stores
around here sharpen things like ice skate blades and lawnmower blades -
maybe they could do something with your paper cutter blade.. Just a
thought..
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I'd suggest taking it to a place that sharpens knives and ice skates.
Perhaps they could help you.
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Check the local phone book for people who sharpen things: skates, lawn =
mower
blades,etc. Very often a local hardware store can give you some idea or =
even
do it for you.
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You can detach the blade and either sharpen it yourself (maintenance =
might
do this) or take it to a local place - many hardware stores have =
sharpening
services.
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Call a local printing company and ask who sharpens their paper cutter
blades. Maybe they would be willing to take care of it for you!=20
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I would ask the instructors in the shop and woodworking dept (provided =
the
school has one) if they could handle the job.
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I will ask our custodian. He does it yearly and it doesn't seem to be a =
big
deal at all.
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My husband is a photographer and happens to use an old-fashioned paper
cutter. About once a year we take it to our local hardware store to be
sharpened. Lawnmower vendors/repair shops may also sharpen them.
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For what it is worth, we do not "sharpen" our paper cutter blade but our
maintenance guy "adjusts" the angle and tightens the blade against the =
table
and that results in excellent results.=20
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You could try cutting sand paper with it. Or, contact a sewing
machine/supply store, they usually sharpen scissors and may be able to =
help
you.
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Our custodian sharpens ours (and adjusts it all at the same time).
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We found someone locally who did it.
I am sure it is the same way one sharpens a knife/garden hoe. Take blade =
arm
off. Use file (a bastard file-not a vulgar word, it is the name of the
file) to sharpen. You rub the file across the blade at an angle.
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I'd contact a person who sharpens blades (for lawnmowers, etc.)
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We have an old guy in our town who sharpens scissors and knives and he =
also
sharpens our at least 30 year old paper cutter for $10.00.
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Our janitor sharpened it. He unscrewed the blade and sharpened it.=20
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