Recomendations for a sheet styrene cutter?
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- davehal9000
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Recomendations for a sheet styrene cutter?
I've got some money to burn and it's about time I added a new tool or two to my modeling arsenal. What cutters are you guys using for sheet styrene? Been using squares and X-Acto knife blades for decades but would like something more precise. I've seen the Chop III. Anything better? Looking to be able to cut your average sized sheet, various thicknesses and to be able to replicate as needed
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Get to the Choppa! er..Chopper II
It's great. If you've not cutting very small pieces and the sheet's not that thick, a sharp pair of sewing scissors works great. With little pieces, though, the scissors will curl them.
I use draftsman's templates and an X-Acto for a lot of stuff. I basically have one of these I've made myself at the bench out of squares and steel rulers:
http://www.micromark.com/duplicate-it,9546.html
Works like a champ with my version. I can only imagine a real one works better.
Kenny
It's great. If you've not cutting very small pieces and the sheet's not that thick, a sharp pair of sewing scissors works great. With little pieces, though, the scissors will curl them.
I use draftsman's templates and an X-Acto for a lot of stuff. I basically have one of these I've made myself at the bench out of squares and steel rulers:
http://www.micromark.com/duplicate-it,9546.html
Works like a champ with my version. I can only imagine a real one works better.
Kenny
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- davehal9000
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On a similar not, anyone have a too for making long strips? I've got a balsa cutter I've used for longer than I care to remember, but there's gotta be something better out there.
Warned you we did, but listen you did not! Now screwed we all will be!
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- Sluis Van Shipyards
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I have an Olfa plastic cutter. There's two similar, same blade type, on these pages:
http://www.olfaproducts.com/SPD/olfa-pc ... 202416.jsp
http://www.olfaproducts.com/SPD/olfa-p- ... 727601.jsp
http://www.olfaproducts.com/SPD/olfa-pc ... 202416.jsp
http://www.olfaproducts.com/SPD/olfa-p- ... 727601.jsp
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Crap! Forgot about my Olfa circle cutter too.Sluis Van Shipyards wrote:I have an Olfa plastic cutter. There's two similar, same blade type, on these pages:
http://www.olfaproducts.com/SPD/olfa-pc ... 202416.jsp
http://www.olfaproducts.com/SPD/olfa-p- ... 727601.jsp
http://www.olfa.com/CircleCuttersDetail ... =50&Id=149
Kenny
Get one of those professional photo cutters.davehal9000 wrote:On a similar not, anyone have a too for making long strips? I've got a balsa cutter I've used for longer than I care to remember, but there's gotta be something better out there.
Like one of these:
http://www.amazon.com/Carl-12200-Profes ... 749&sr=1-2
but for very narrow strips, like between 1mm and 5mm, I tend to cut those by hand or if great precision is needed, I buy the strip packs from Evergreen.
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I never seen to have the exact Evergreen I need at 3 am when I'm building.
I'd been eyeing that cutter and it's been getting good reviews. I don't need something to slice all the way through, just something to score it squarely and preferably able to repeat the same cuts
I'd been eyeing that cutter and it's been getting good reviews. I don't need something to slice all the way through, just something to score it squarely and preferably able to repeat the same cuts
Warned you we did, but listen you did not! Now screwed we all will be!
Yoda,
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What the hell is an Aluminum Falcon????
"Just because you don't like something doesn't mean no one else should get to have it."
Penn Jillette
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