I have had my guillotine splicer for more than 35 years and NEVER had to sharpen the blade. The reason you may be getting sloppy splices is that the blades are not alligned correctly.
When making a splice hold the roll of tape after to placed it on the film and push down on the splicer. The splicer should clean and sharp. I was taught that if you sharpen the blade is may cause damage to the Guillotine. Like I said after 35 years of using mine I never had to sharpen the blades. Try cleaning all the guk out of the perorations on the blade unit and on the place. Rubbing alcohol works fine for this. After all is cleaned spray a small amount of trusty old WD40 on the blades, perf puncher and bed of the spicer. Wipe away after spraying the machine should operate as new. No oil or substance from the WD40 gets on the film is wiped clean after spaying. Hope this helps. On Mon, Aug 10, 2015 at 11:21 AM, Isaac Brooks <isaacbrook...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dwight Cody used to service them. Maybe still. > > http://www.cutfilm.com > > IB > > > On Monday, August 10, 2015, Francisco Torres <fjtorre...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> used to be that most machine shops could do it for cheap.... >> >> 2015-08-10 14:16 GMT-04:00 JB Mabe <jb.m...@gmail.com>: >> >>> Know any hunters, whittlers, or chefs? I had a co-worker who would >>> whittle during meetings work on mine and they came back dangerously >>> sharp. >>> >>> On Mon, Aug 10, 2015 at 1:03 PM, Josh Weissbach <joshweissb...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> > Hey Frameworks - I have recently purchased a 16mm film guillotine >>> splicer >>> > and I am looking to either get the blades sharpened or replaced. Does >>> anyone >>> > know a business or person who can do this for me at a relatively >>> economical >>> > price? Thanks. >>> > >>> > Best, >>> > >>> > Josh Weissbach >>> > >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > FrameWorks mailing list >>> > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com >>> > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ >>> FrameWorks mailing list >>> FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com >>> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >>> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > >
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