Spent $180 on a used board shear and it was the best money I ever wasted
Honestly, I bought it about five years ago from a guy closing his print shop in Dayton. It was this massive, cast iron thing from the 50s, covered in rust and dried glue. Took me a full weekend just to clean it and get the blade sharpened. For the first year, I barely used it, thought I'd made a huge mistake. But then I started doing more case binding work, and needing to cut book board cleanly. Ngl, my hand with a utility knife was never that straight. Now I use it for every single project. The weight of it, the solid 'thunk' of the cut, it just feels right in a way new tools don't. Has anyone else picked up an old piece of equipment that sat around before becoming essential?