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What I did was use some of that tape that is for a label punch device, can’t think of the proper name for it.
You might be able to borrow them for a couple of days from fellow photographers (or hunters).And if you have ever considered IR goggles for darkroom work, this may be the opportunity .....
I prefer a rotary cutter instead of a guillotine because of the "hmm, that looks like not quite as many fingers as a few minutes ago" syndrome.
One would think that those who can manipulate film into cameras, hold cameras steady when necessary, etc, would have the dexterity not to lop off their fingers when using a cutter.
One would think that those who can manipulate film into cameras, hold cameras steady when necessary, etc, would have the dexterity not to lop off their fingers when using a cutter. I have used a guillotine cutter for many years, sometimes in the dark, and the idea of losing a finger or two never occurred to me.
Why not think of it that way: How much of your time does it take to cut a 11x14 sheet into four 5x7? How much of your time do you devote to focus, meter, develop, fix, wash, dry these four 5x7 sheets? Not even mentioning the printing for the chosen few.I have cut a couple of sheets on my old guillotine paper cutter, one sheet at a time. It does work but it is certainly slow.
I guess if it is all I have available I'll just keep doing it this way until the film gets too old to use. Kind of a shame. It is already expired quite a long time and there is a lot of film. I'll never be able to use it all cutting it this way.
I cut off about a 1/4 of the tip of the index finger on my left hand while using one of those guillotine paper cutters in the darkroom. Didn't even realize what had happened until I saw the blood on the paper.
I do think I will go shopping for a roller cutter and see if I can find something that costs less than $280$ US. My local Office Max is certainly no discount store.
I got time.
If you can find a Rotatrim cutter within your budget, you will find yourself looking for other cutting projects, just for the opportunity to use it ....
Didn't even realize what had happened until I saw the blood on the paper.
I'm sure all of us have encountered the odd sheet not lodged perfectly inside the holder, a motion-blurred image etc. We think nothing of it, of course - live and learn, after all. It's a little different if we make a rare mistake that results in a remarkable gain in ability to visually count out fractions. Sure, I get the common sense argument that your post relies on - at the same time, common sense tells me that there's a risk to using a guillotine cutter in the dark in close proximity of one's fingers, and that this risk results in a rather different (likelihood * impact) product than a mistake fudging some film into a camera.
I'm glad you haven't lost any fingers using your guillotine cutter. On my end, I'm glad to be the proud owner of roller cutter, even though I readily admit that a guillotine cutter overall does a tidier job (on paper, film and bone alike).
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