Regarding cutting guides, you can buy a 8 foot aluminum cutting guide in the ruler/bubble level section of Home Depot. They clamp to wood and allow you to run a knife along to do long straight cuts.
This model is the only one shown online: Empire No. 900, 8 ft. x 6 in. Pro's Edge Wide Aluminum Cutting Guide http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1v/R-100134266/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053 Mine was different and does not "bow in the middle". Investigate these types of cutting guides on your own. Or go to a metal retailer and buy a 8 foot piece of 1/8" thick aluminum to make your own super long straight edge. Get one that's wide so it's easier to pin down with your hand. Though $20 at Home Depot is cheap. I'm sure you can make it work for handheld knife cuts. Also find Tajima cutter knives like this one: http://www.tajimatool.com/products/snapblade/rh_single_blade/view.php?page=all The Tajima LC-650 and LC-661 are great. Get the 10 pack of blades for them if you find one. Dial lock is superior to the Stanley lock, but a Stanley MAX cutter from HD will work fine if it's all you can get. Contact cement $40 a gallon: http://www.amazon.com/25316-Weldwood-Formula-Contact-Cement/dp/accessories/B0006MUPY8 Now, some say the DAP stuff is not good. For $75 a gallon you can get Barge brand: http://www.amazon.com/GALLON-BARGE-Contact-Adhesive-GLUE/dp/B0032Z39TO/ref=pd_rhf_p_t_2 The more expensive, nastier stuff works. Talk to flooring and laminate cabinet/countertop shop guys. You are "laminating" after all ;) Look in better local hardware stores. The big box places are a fail most days. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hexayurt" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt?hl=en.
