Changing the Blade on an Ideal Guillotine // Adventures in Bookbinding

Опубликовано: 10 Июнь 2026
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In this video I'll demonstrate changing the blade on an Ideal 4205 paper guillotine.

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00:00 Guillotine blade change
02:45 Checking the cutting stick
03:39 Removing the blunt blade
05:50 Swapping the blades on the blade changing tool
07:30 Installing the sharp blade
08:39 Adjusting the depth of cut
10:12 Tightening the blade screws and final cut checks

Ideal guillotines
https://www.ideal.de/en/cutting-machi...

Manuals for the Ideal 4205
https://media.ideal.de/wl/?id=LIAaM3z...

The company that sharpened my blade is Combined Saw and Knife
https://combinedsaw.com.au

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