Archiving magazines and books...the easy way

[Daniel D. Teoli Jr.]

 

Get a heavy duty guillotine cutter

Heavy Duty Guillotine Paper Cutter 12" Trimmer Commercial Metal Base A – Vevor US

(Never used this company, just for reference. I bought mine at Amazon, but they have been out for months.)

Get a sheet fed scanner:

Amazon.com: Epson FastFoto FF-680W Wireless High-Speed Photo and Document Scanning System, Black: Office Products

Cut the binding off the magazine / book and run it through the sheet fed scanner. The scanner auto crops the images clean and scans both sides at once.

The only issue with sheet fed scanner is lines. A speck of dirt on the sheet fed scanner glass comes out as a white or black line ran across the entire scan image. You have to check scans every 20 - 30 scans for lines. You clean the scanner glass with mini alcohol wipes and Kimwipes then blow off with a Rocket blower or mini compressor.

Also matte black ink / newsprint can be an issue with sheet fed scanners. Here is more info on scanner types and copy stand work.

nsfw...ish

https://daniel-d-teoli-jr-archival-collection-ii.home.blog/2019/07/09/shootout-flatbed-scanner-vs-sheet-fed-scanner-vs-copy-stand-photography/

For large format scans you need a copy stand or a large format sheet fed / flatbed scanner. For copy stand work a vacuum easel may come in handy.