Digital BW, The Print

On 22 Sep 2004 at 21:54, Tyler Boley wrote:

> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Ron Hornbaker"
> <ron@b...> wrote:
> > > By the way, you don't want to use the cutter on the nice thick fine
> > > art papers anyway. They dull the blade after only a few cuts. It was
> > > designed for Epson's normal flimsy stuff.
> > > Tyler
> > 
> > I know that's the Epson party line...
> 
> I don't know about that, I'm certainly not a member.
> I suppose you could just have a good supply of blades on hand and keep
> changing them out, I agree it is convenient.

That's the question, can the blade easily be replaced, and how expensive is it?  If 
it's easy to replace, and farily cheap, it's part of the paper cost, if you save $25 on 
say 100 photos, and spend $5 on blades, who cares?  The other issue, is the blade 
a proprietory Epson part, or could you substitute another blade, that holds it's edge 
better. Can the blade be sharpened?  Take the blade to someone who specializes in 
industrial blades, and see if they have anything the same size and shape.....

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