RickCorey said:With a little more "grip" and a little less fear of cutting off my fingers, I would take that whole bottletop off with one swipe of a sharp, thin blade.
But I figure that would work great for the first 10-20 bottles, then one finger would go flying through the air and I'd have to change my name to "Frodo".
Hi Rick,
Chuckle. We wouldn't want that.
My X-Acto blade fits the description of thin and sharp, and I was originally intending to use it to cut the pots along the line. But if I went slowly enough with the X-Acto to stay on the line, I was going way too slow. So I went to the rough-cut with the X-Acto and the final cut with the scissors. Those two steps let me be reasonably not slow, while staying reasonably accurate.
Our different cutting experiences may be explained by the labels. I completely remove them before marking or cutting, so I am cutting "naked" pot, while you are cutting through both the pot and part of the label. That could make the cutting a bit more difficult.
"There is more than one way to skin a cat".
ZM
