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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Wouldn't a heavy blade be a good thing? So you can ensure a clean cut on the way down?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Oh sure, to get a good cut, you need a heavy blade.

The point is... who's gonna lift it up?

You can see the heft a blade meant for a single head has in this video from guys who made one this summer: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RPO7fm_ZtlY (it's a short no long video)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Perhaps the design could be altered.

I know the appeal of a guillotine is that it's fairly simple, but if we're gonna scale it up for maximal decapitating efficiency, then I feel like we can afford to have a motor with some horsepower lift the blade. Maybe two to make keeping both sides of the blade even easier.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Nah just add a decent pulley and maybee thicker beams so it wont collapse.

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