Dear old Mom!

[odie]

I was in Nevada last month to visit with my 87yr old Mom.......

She was a career teacher, and I spied an old paper cutter in her spare bedroom. I instantly had visions of cutting strips of sandpaper with it......and, she gave it to me!

It had a broken ruler which had been repaired at some other time, but needed repair again.....this I did. I also sharpened the blade.

I noticed a manufacturer's stamp on the backside of the ruler.....dated 1952!

This is a great addition to my shop, and cutting sandpaper has never been an easier task for me!

Thanks, Mom!

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[odie]

To my friends on this forum:

While I'm on the subject of my Mother, I thought I'd explain what my "avatar" means to me.......

The USA pendant with First Lieutenant attachment is what's known as a "sweetheart pendant". At one time, it was a common practice for soldiers serving overseas to give one of these to their girlfriend back home. She would then proudly wear it to show a solidarity with our country's effort, her support for "her man", and to let everyone know that she's............ "taken" !

This one is the one my Father gave to my Mother during World War II.

To me, it symbolizes the love between two very important people in my life.

My Father is now long gone, but not forgotten.......and, my Mother is feisty enough to hang in there for a few more decades!

......just thought you might want to know!

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[Gretch Flo]

paper cutter

I was in Nevada last month to visit with my 87yr old Mom.......

She was a career teacher, and I spied an old paper cutter in her spare bedroom. I instantly had visions of cutting strips of sandpaper with it......and, she gave it to me!

It had a broken ruler which had been repaired at some other time, but needed repair again.....this I did. I also sharpened the blade.

I noticed a manufacturer's stamp on the backside of the ruler.....dated 1952!

This is a great addition to my shop, and cutting sandpaper has never been an easier task for me!

Thanks, Mom!

ooc

bought 2 actually from Harbor Fright 3-4 years ago for $12.99 ea on sale. I use it all the time because I buy the 25 yard rolls of 6" cloth sand paper from Kingspor.. Cut then into 1" strips and put in a divided plastic box that had previously been dedicated to fishing lures. Your paper cutter has much more meaning!!! Gretch

 

[Jake Debski]

I was in Nevada last month to visit with my 87yr old Mom.......

She was a career teacher, and I spied an old paper cutter in her spare bedroom. I instantly had visions of cutting strips of sandpaper with it......and, she gave it to me!

It had a broken ruler which had been repaired at some other time, but needed repair again.....this I did. I also sharpened the blade.

I noticed a manufacturer's stamp on the backside of the ruler.....dated 1952!

This is a great addition to my shop, and cutting sandpaper has never been an easier task for me!

Thanks, Mom!

ooc

Odie,

I have a similar item, probably in somewhat better shape, but it doesn't hold a candle to yours.

 

[Bernie Weishapl]

Odie great story. I have one in my safety deposit box that my dad gave to my mom. Both are gone now but their memory lives on with pictures of them before he left for overseas in WWII.

I also have a paper cutter from 1955 from a old school that closed. That thing is built like a tank. My sister asked to use it to cut heavy paper for her scrap book. She bought one from Wally world that lasted about 2 days.

 

[odie]

Odie great story. I have one in my safety deposit box that my dad gave to my mom. Both are gone now but their memory lives on with pictures of them before he left for overseas in WWII.

I also have a paper cutter from 1955 from a old school that closed. That thing is built like a tank. My sister asked to use it to cut heavy paper for her scrap book. She bought one from Wally world that lasted about 2 days.

Bernie.......

"Built like a tank" is right! It was intended to last, and does......made in a time when quality was not sacrificed for profit. This isn't to say that quality doesn't exist anymore......just look at the woodturning tools and lathes available to us......much of it is superb quality!

To those of you who have been using a paper cutter with big "scissor" like blade for sandpaper......just wondering......do the blades dull quickly? I sharpened mine, but I'm wondering if cutting sandpaper, instead of regular paper will require frequent sharpening.......?????

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[kenvalaska]

You will get better life if you cut from the back side - cloth/paper up. It will tell you when you need to renew the edge.

those paper cutters are not used in offices any more because of the injury risk and have been replaced with rolling cutters. Great for cutting mylar backed abrasives --

 

[Jake Truxal]

I was at a flea market last summer and came acoss this guy with rolls of sandpaper 1 1/2 to 3" wide. I got 4 rolls of differnet grits between 30 and 50 feet long, I think I paid the guy like $8 for all

Odie, nice story on the avatar.

The papercutter brings back memories of catholic grade school ....

 

[rsser]

Down under we call 'em guillotines.

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Great avatar story Odie.

Coincidence: I used to run a training program for career teachers

My folks weren't v. sentimental people and moved house a lot. A few years ago they were about to dispose of a ceramic jug when I asked if I could have it. Sure. Turned out it was a wedding present to them around 55 years before.

 

[odie]

Down under we call 'em guillotines.

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Great avatar story Odie.

Coincidence: I used to run a training program for career teachers

My folks weren't v. sentimental people and moved house a lot. A few years ago they were about to dispose of a ceramic jug when I asked if I could have it. Sure. Turned out it was a wedding present to them around 55 years before.

Good that you saved that vase, rsser........

This is something you will be able to pass on to future generations.

I'm doing my best to preserve the family heirlooms. Seems like I'm the only one in the family that thinks saving these things is very important at all. I don't really have much interest in doing the work to find out details of my heritage, but I think it's important to save these things for future generations, so they may get some idea about the lives of their ancestors.

....it gives one some perspective in the scheme of our ancestral heritage.

Among many other heirlooms, I have my Great Great Grandfather's pocket watch, and a photograph album put together in the late 1800's by my
Great Grandmother....complete with names and dates of some of my distant relatives. Some of these photos are tintypes......I haven't the faintest idea about the particulars of some of these people, but I've got their blood, and I'm feeling very privileged to have the opportunity to take a look at them.........I'm particularly proud to know that I've got a lot of real "cowboy" in me! Ha!

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[rsser]

You're fortunate Odie and so will some of your descendants be.

Sometimes I think that an interest in family history skips a generation or two and in my case it was too late. The family originates in Holland and a great Uncle collected a lot of stuff: documents, artefacts, photos - going back to the C 17. When he died no one was interested and it got dispersed.

 

[Gretch Flo]

dulling paper cutter

Bernie...

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"Built like a tank" is right! It was intended to last, and does......made in a time when quality was not sacrificed for profit. This isn't to say that quality doesn't exist anymore......just look at the woodturning tools and lathes available to us......much of it is superb quality!
To those of you who have been using a paper cutter with big "scissor" like blade for sandpaper......just wondering......do the blades dull quickly? I sharpened mine, but I'm wondering if cutting sandpaper, instead of regular paper will require frequent sharpening.......?????

ooc

Odie-I thought my paper cutter was dulling, but after sharpening with the same result (paper skidding and not cutting) I found the bolt holding the guillotine arm was loose. Tightening helped. The other thing is that with multiple cuts I guess my arm gets tired and don't pull the arm as I should. Take a break and it works fine!!! Gretch

 

[hughie]

The USA pendant with First Lieutenant attachment is what's known as a "sweetheart pendant". At one time, it was a common practice for soldiers serving overseas to give one of these to their girlfriend back home. She would then proudly wear it to show a solidarity with our country's effort, her support for "her man", and to let everyone know that she's............ "taken" !

This one is the one my Father gave to my Mother during World War II.

To me, it symbolizes the love between two very important people in my life.

My Father is now long gone, but not forgotten.......and, my Mother is feisty enough to hang in there for a few more decades!

......just thought you might want to know!

Odie,

Well said! As we say in Australia " Lest we Forget, we shall remember them"

 

[odie]

Odie,

Well said! As we say in Australia " Lest we Forget, we shall remember them"

Thanks hughie, and rsser, and all who indulged me for the moment.....

Someday the things we produce on our lathes might be a valuable heirloom to some kin of ours a hundred years from now.......!

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[Dolan Brown]

Thanks for sharing the story about your avatar.

 

[odie]

Odie-I thought my paper cutter was dulling, but after sharpening with the same result (paper skidding and not cutting) I found the bolt holding the guillotine arm was loose. Tightening helped. The other thing is that with multiple cuts I guess my arm gets tired and don't pull the arm as I should. Take a break and it works fine!!! Gretch

OK, Gretch Flo......I found that adjustment nut as well.....looked tight enough.

thanks for the heads up

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[odie]

Thanks for sharing the story about your avatar.

You bet, Dolan......

It was really my pleasure to be able to talk about my parents.....I guess I benefited more from that than anyone else could possibly fathom!

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[John Nicholas]

Your Mother

Odie,

I enjoyed the excursion about your Mom. What part of Nevada does she live in?

 

[odie]

Odie,

I enjoyed the excursion about your Mom. What part of Nevada does she live in?

Hi John......

She lives just outside of Reno. Everytime I go there, we cash in on all the cheap meals at the casinos!

later

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[John Nicholas]

Food

That is the only way to eat when in the Silver State. I grew up in Henderson. Every time you go home, you have to eat out. Buffet, Prime Rib for 5 bucks.

Can't beat it!

John

 

[Gretch Flo]

side of paper/cloth cut

OK, Gretch Flo......I found that adjustment nut as well.....looked tight enough.

thanks for the heads up

ooc

Maybe it cut better after tightening the bolt with my tongue in the right side of my cheek, not the left. Some days are like that. I cut with cloth side up at times and most of the time, grit side up. Can't it be sharpening????? Gretch

 

[Gretch Flo]

finding roots

Good that you saved that vase, rsser........
This is something you will be able to pass on to future generations.
I'm doing my best to preserve the family heirlooms. Seems like I'm the only one in the family that thinks saving these things is very important at all. I don't really have much interest in doing the work to find out details of my heritage, but I think it's important to save these things for future generations, so they may get some idea about the lives of their ancestors.



10 years ago my husband was taking a 6 mo sabbatical in sweden. I went over to settle my family, and 2 months before found out my husband;s 2nd cousin was dean of the vet school in Oslo. We visited him, and he helped us with an itinerary of motoring thru the fjords. In looking at the map I found Streyn (sp?) Norway where my grandpa was from. ( town of 10,000-a huge town in that country.) Found a general store named "Flo (my last name)and son". we talked to a young man at the counter with the last name of Flo who wanted his grandma to go over possible family ties but at 93 she had left the store for lunch and a nap. I found 25 Flo's in the phone book. (none in Berrigan, a large nearby city, former capital). In looking at the map we found a tiny ?town named Flo, and a mountain and a lake named Flo. Unfortunately my dad had died, and my mom had lost her memory so we couldn't get educated prior to out trip. We visited a farmer and young family named Flo, He had just built a new house and I sat at a beautiful huge dining table and bench made from pine. (a 6" diameter tree may take??? 50-80 years to grow-very small annular rings, very hard wood). Beautiful carpentry. It must be in my blood!!!!!!Sea faring ain't!!!! (sea sick and car sick most of my life). It meant alot for me to see my roots- Like you said Odie-I think it skips generations!!! Excuse the digressions, Gretch

 

[odie]

Maybe it cut better after tightening the bolt with my tongue in the right side of my cheek, not the left. Some days are like that. I cut with cloth side up at times and most of the time, grit side up. Can't it be sharpening????? Gretch

Gretch......

I haven't used my paper cutter an awful lot yet, but I'd be willing to bet that the finer the grit, the less it will tend to dull the cutting edge.....you think?

The thought just occurred to me.......If you are a good woodturner, your paper cutter will last a long time. Why? Simply because you aren't cutting/using much of the coarse grits!

10 years ago my husband was taking a 6 mo sabbatical in sweden. I went over to settle my family, and 2 months before found out my husband;s 2nd cousin was dean of the vet school in Oslo. We visited him, and he helped us with an itinerary of motoring thru the fjords. In looking at the map I found Streyn (sp?) Norway where my grandpa was from. ( town of 10,000-a huge town in that country.) Found a general store named "Flo (my last name)and son". we talked to a young man at the counter with the last name of Flo who wanted his grandma to go over possible family ties but at 93 she had left the store for lunch and a nap. I found 25 Flo's in the phone book. (none in Berrigan, a large nearby city, former capital). In looking at the map we found a tiny ?town named Flo, and a mountain and a lake named Flo. Unfortunately my dad had died, and my mom had lost her memory so we couldn't get educated prior to out trip. We visited a farmer and young family named Flo, He had just built a new house and I sat at a beautiful huge dining table and bench made from pine. (a 6" diameter tree may take??? 50-80 years to grow-very small annular rings, very hard wood). Beautiful carpentry. It must be in my blood!!!!!!Sea faring ain't!!!! (sea sick and car sick most of my life). It meant alot for me to see my roots- Like you said Odie-I think it skips generations!!! Excuse the digressions, Gretch

Great story, Gretch......

Hey, no problem there, lady! I took some liberty to relay a bit about my heritage.....you might as well, too! It only makes sense that not all Norsemen (Norswomen?) were Vikings!.....somebody had to stay back at home and take care of business! ......and those helmets with the horns looked awesome, but I bet they hurt your head, and only wore them when they wanted to look intimidating.....Ha!

later......

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[loberg]

Gretch

My grandfather came from the same town (I think), Stern (sp). My father and Mom went back to visit and could not find any relatives in the phone book until my Mom remember we had an om-lot over the o and that it is at the end of the alphabet. She found over a page and a half. Most of the family settled around Chicago and your area before moving to the left coast.