I have an office paper cutter- blade needs sharpening - ??
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It cuts card stock but not regular paper. Doe sit need a new blade or how do I sharpen it. Ideas would be appreciated.
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try cutting several sheets (or pieces ) of very fine sand paper to see if you might get results. This really depends on the material of the blade.
If it's the long blade lever handle type they are self sharpening. You need to adjust the blade tension and gap with the bolt the arm is attached to the base. Sandpaper will just create burrs along the blade and not sharpen it.
If the above suggestions don't work, take it to a place that sharpens tools and scissors. I was given a very old one by a school, and that 's what I did.
Here are some places in your area:
https://www.yellowpages.com/detroit-mi/paper-cutter-blade-sharpening
https://www.google.ca/search?q=tool+sharpening+in+Detroit%2C+MI&oq=tool+sharpening+in+Detroit%2C+MI&aqs=chrome..69i57.8688j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
An easy trick to sharpen and keep these blades sharp is to frequently cut several sheets of aluminium foil. Just pull out a sheet of foil and slice it 10 or so times into little pieces. Unless the blades are really worn out this should work. This, by the way, is official for many cheap cutters