I am in possession of several old books that have been damaged and that I have decided to scan
The first step in this process is to slice off the spine of the book in order to separate the leaves. A power paper guillotine would do the job nicely but I don't have one and print shops charge insane prices.
My solution has been to build a book press that allows the spine of the sandwiched book to protrude. I then run the book press along my table saw fence so that the exposed spine is cut off after multiple passes.
Here is the problem: I've tried every saw place in my arsenal but I can't seem to come with one that will allow me to cut more than about 1/4 inch per pass.
Anyone willing to venture an opinion about the kind of blade that might work better?
Thanks