Book 3 — Homemade Guide for Photo and Paper Trimmer

The Spring Hinge Presses the Guide Down on the Print being Cut

Having an old but still serviceable photograph trimmer, with which it was difficult to trim prints uniformly and quickly, I made a guide for this purpose and fitted it to the board, as shown. The guide is a strip of wood, ¹⁄₄ in. thick, and is fastened to the cleat with a spring hinge, mounted on a block. Although it is not transparent, like the best commercial devices of this kind, it gives good service.—R. B. Manck, Nazareth, Pa.