Cutting Arches the easy way
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An easier way to cut curved shapes in 2mm card.
[user=1397]Dorsetmike[/user] wrote:Some of the Chinese based Ebay shops have plastic tube and rod, square and round in sizes from about 1mm up to 10mm mostly in 50mm lengths, in bulk packs, example
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/48-x-Styrene-ABS-Rod-Pipes-and-Square-Sections-ABS00-/160550503742?hash=item25618e453e
Just bought loads !!
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Dearest and worst ? Stanley's own. Absolute crap. Absolute ripp off at something like a fiver for ten.
Best blades by far ? Draper. Sheffield Steel. 200 for a fiver, Ebay.Repeat. 200 for a fiver, Ebay.
Also, 100 prieser quality O guage or OO painted figures standing, seated, etc from China - a fiver. Again, Ebay.
Know what's out there. Cut your modelling costs drastically. Shop around on the Web.
Allan
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[user=1397]Dorsetmike[/user] wrote:Some of the Chinese based Ebay shops have plastic tube and rod, square and round in sizes from about 1mm up to 10mm mostly in 50mm lengths, in bulk packs, example
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/48-x-Styrene-ABS-Rod-Pipes-and-Square-Sections-ABS00-/160550503742?hash=item25618e453e
Just bought loads !!
Well I wish you luck.
My [single] pack arrived last week, herewith a picture of the square sections enclosed, I could do better with a bit of wood and smoothing plane…
Also several of the tube and rods have a pronounced seam and some are noticeably oval.
Waste of money IMO, I rarely use plastic section, when I do, I do so for precise sharp corners and trueness, caveat emptor indeed.
Doug
PS On the subject of blades and in the light of the above….
These are almost surgically sharp, carbon steel and last me three times as long as ordinary blades. For the amount I use in card, they are well worth it.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/ABB-10B-EXCEL-BLACK-BLADES-ULTRA/dp/B00I1XCNYE/ref=pd_sim_60_12?ie=UTF8&dpID=41-qKq9YjaL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR160%2C160_&refRID=14T72E0QPDA5JNX98ARS
They do however rust slightly if left wet, say, if you splash with watercolour/water
These are the dog's doo-dahs for cutting curves in card, very little raised edges to the cut
http://www.amazon.co.uk/SAB-10-BLADES-STAINLESS-STEEL-GRAPHIC/dp/B008PE92WK/ref=pd_sim_60_5?ie=UTF8&dpID=41RxCxfh23L&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR160%2C160_&refRID=0D7MHP1J928QTEY32GGH
With blades, there is no 'one size fits all' and I am fortunate enough to have the time and a little spare cash to be choosy.
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I'll give those Olfa blades a go for my "snap-off" knife Doug but I won't rush into the chinese plastic rod ……………..:roll::roll::roll:
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Bit :off topic but out of interest, what's the reason for that Max ?Amazon won't ship to Australia. :twisted:
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[user=269]MaxSouthOz[/user] wrote:Bit :off topic but out of interest, what's the reason for that Max ?Amazon won't ship to Australia. :twisted:
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Aus won't let them get away with their system of tax avoidance, perhaps??
D
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"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin
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"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin
In the land of the slap-dash and implausible, mediocrity is king
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How could you possibly think such a thing Doug[user=1338]Ed[/user] wrote:[user=269]MaxSouthOz[/user] wrote:Bit :off topic but out of interest, what's the reason for that Max ?Amazon won't ship to Australia. :twisted:
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Aus won't let them get away with their system of tax avoidance, perhaps??
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My [single] pack arrived last week, herewith a picture of the square sections enclosed, I could do better with a bit of wood and smoothing plane… Also several of the tube and rods have a pronounced seam and some are noticeably oval. Waste of money IMO, I rarely use plastic section, when I do, I do so for precise sharp corners and trueness, caveat emptor indeed. Doug
Must say I've never had any problems like that, maybe different shop, there are a few out there.
Cheers MIKE
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Neat. How about a circular saw blade? That way you couild have the card on a piece of wood and njust cut straight through.
Nigel
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Doug
'You may share the labours of the great, but you will not share the spoil…' Aesop's Fables
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin
In the land of the slap-dash and implausible, mediocrity is king
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin
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Maybe if there is a post missing, the poster will shout out. :thumbs
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Post 23 by Allan? Draper blades, Sheffield steel, on eBay?
Cheers
Marty
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Petermac.Also, what do you use to stick the styrene to card ?
Try 'Roket' card glue. Not the cheapest glue on the market but it sticks card to styrene, card to most plastics, it's also like an instant glue for card to card.
Consistency and the look of dilute PVA and, in use, is like PVA but with the quickness of superglue - almost instant.
Product description here;- https://www.deluxematerials.co.uk/gb/scale-plastics/50-roket-card-glue-5060243900401.html?search_query=card+glue&results=5
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Praise is an excellent fillip for waning ambition.
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Allan.However, 50 gram bottles of model shop superglue will knock you back six to eight quid depending on who's the greediest but I can get SILVERCILL thick, medium or thin (now medium or thick) industrial grade superglue at £2.25 a 50g bottle (now £2:75) manufactured by EUROCELL BUILDING PLASTICS, BIRCHWOOD WAY, ALFRETON, DERBYSHIRE DE55 4QQ or go to their website.
Their 200ml cans of SUPERGLUE ACTIVATOR also comes at the same price as the glue (now £3:25) and not ten quid a can from your friendly little model shop man who picks it up wholesail from the manfacturers in his Ferrari !
Cheers.
Allan.
Most liquids usually come in 'millilitre' sized quantities. How does their 50 gram compare to 50ml ? Does it give you more than 50ml or less - do you think?
PS: I've taken the liberty of updating their prices as of today… and here's their web link for anyone else interested in saving some money…
http://www.eurocell.co.uk/sealants-and-fixings/glues
Eurocell also have many trade/retail outlets where you can buy their products… so no postage…
Hope you don't mind…..
Mike
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Keith.
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