no pics, but you'll understand why shortly.

 

my wonderful wife has 4 (yes Four!) recipe boxes full of recipes.  over time, she has been re-typing old hand written ones on her iMac, and then printing them out via the printer.  she could not find good 4x6 cards, so she got some heavy weight paper in 8-1/2x11.  well, that's not 4x6.

 

this is where i come in.

 

sure, I could spend hours with scissors or a utility knife and ruler, cutting the sheets into recipe card sizes...but that seems like work.

 

who you going to call?  Tablesaw!

 

i set the fence to 6", cut the papers to that, take the cut off and cut it to 6" also, then re-set the fence to 4" and cut three stacks of 4x6 cards.  it helps if you have some scrap plywood to press on top to minimize the tear out and movement.

 

zip, zip, zip, all done.  here you go dear.  toss the cutoffs and turn the lights off.

 

project done.

I bought a big notebook and clear 8.5 x 11 clear sleeves plus some colorful sticky tabs for organization.

 

No saw required!

Table saw is a hero. I have even used mine to cut a 45 Degree angle on my floor matt  edges to keep from tripping.

 

Preston

Did the same thing DAB but, with a band saw. Was gonna use the TS but, chickened out.

just 2 dimensions, no joinery, no gluing, no clamping, no finishing, no sanding, no drilling, just 5 cuts!  what's not to like?!

Whatever you do, DON'T try to cut a roll of fabric on a Radial Arm Saw! Do NOT!!!

John

 

V.O.E. NOT me, but some idiot in a furniture factory.

40 minutes ago, HARO50 said:

Whatever you do, DON'T try to cut a roll of fabric on a Radial Arm Saw! Do NOT!!!

John

 

V.O.E. NOT me, but some idiot in a furniture factory.

plasma cutter for that!  :leaving:

3 ring binder and clear sleeves..

here dear.. organize the way you see fit...

30 minutes ago, Stick486 said:

here dear.. organize the way you see fit...

exactly

woot!  just got the mail, got a rebate check for some ammo i purchased.  that's going straight into the "fun fund" (sometimes used to buy firearm related items).

shh be quiet, don't tell who. 

 

Preston

like that auto insurance commercial...."i've got a new, sweet pistol that she doesn't know about!"

On 2/10/2018 at 5:44 PM, HARO50 said:

Whatever you do, DON'T try to cut a roll of fabric on a Radial Arm Saw! Do NOT!!!

John

 

V.O.E. NOT me, but some idiot in a furniture factory.

Works great if you use a meat saw blade....