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Wouldn't a heavy blade be a good thing? So you can ensure a clean cut on the way down?
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)
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.
Nah just add a decent pulley and maybee thicker beams so it wont collapse.