Hi Bill,
Unfortunately, I don't have access to such a tool. Thanks. Take care, Ed From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 6:46 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Cutting Nylon Dale's mention of a sheet metal guillotine reminded me that again, if you can acces one, a shingle cutter might work for cutting this mylon. They might not be as sharp as a sheet metal tool, but may be worth a try. Bill Stephan Kansas Citty MO Email: [email protected] <mailto:wstephan%40everestkc.net> Phone: (816)803-2469 ----- Original Message ----- From: Dale Leavens <[email protected] <mailto:dleavens%40puc.net> > Date: Tuesday, July 7, 2009 4:26 pm Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Cutting Nylon > Have you tried first scoring it with the point of a sharp utility > knife then folding it away from the scored side to snap it? It may > not come fully away but you can then just run the blade along the > holding bit to separate the pieces. I used to have a hooked knife > with a carbide tip for scoring laminate which worked well for that > sort of thing. > > You might be able to cut it with a jig saw particularly if you > have an orbital variable speed one that you can slow fully down. > > Heat is your enemy with a power tool. > > Another possibility might be a sheet metal guillotine. That thick, > I doubt would cut even with a very heavy duty paper cleaver but > some are remarkably capable, they will remove fingers. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Edward Przybylek > To: [email protected] <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 5:04 PM > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Cutting Nylon > > > > > > Hi all, > > I'm trying to cut a quarter inch thick sheet of nylon. So far > I've tried > using a 80 tooth circular saw blade and another that has teeth > like a > hacksaw blade. In both cases, the cut was terrible and there was > a lot of > melted nylon along the path of the cut. I also tried to cut the > sheet with > a utility knife but this wasn't very successful either. Does > anyone have > any suggestions on the best way to cut nylon? Any help greatly > appreciated. > Take care, > > Ed Przybylek > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
