Geek: Digitzation Project

[troyworks]

I've had a goal to go completely paperless for awhile. Mostly got the creation completely digital, but have been lugging around a pile of history. When I left college, being prolific I started with a 55 gallon drum (!!!) and over the years have whittled it down to about 3 crates left. But since scanning is timeconsuming. I've been

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[zarex]

See if you can find an office copier somewhere that scans. The paper feeds are very quick and robust, and you can tear through piles in no time. Then sort via SW later. :) We've been scanning/OCR'ing all of the textbooks we keep at work (we cut the binding off first); it's incredibly handy.

[troyworks]

Good idea, never thought of that prior.

A year ago I did get a 'real' Xerox 252 duplex office scanner ($$$) so that's no longer the issue. It's actually really small and heavy.

Soft Crumbled paper foils most document feeders, so there are tricks to put it on a host piece of paper

Curious How are you cutting of the binding?

[zarex]

We cut the binding with the metal shear/brake in our machine shop. Works surprisingly well.

[madbard]

Be sure to print out each scan so you have a hardcopy for reference.

[troyworks]

you're so silly. You haven't read reference materisal, until you've read it on stone tablets. Though if the dollar keeps falling I may copy Voyager and put it on gold records.