On 10/8/08, Virginia Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's hard for me to find one where I live, out in the country. I use a thin > razor knife, like a box cutter with the snap-off blades. It has a point, and > it works very well. You just have to watch cutting the table under the > paper. They are usually much easier to find then an X-acto knife.
Regardless of what sort of knife you use, keep it sharp (a dull blade is more likely to injure you than a sharp one) and use something *under* the parts sheet to cut on. If you don't have or can't easily obtain a self-healing cutting mat (highly recommended!) you can use any sort of heavy/thick cardboard, such as the backs from legal pads, or cereal boxes. A lot of builders do use the snap-off hobby or utility knives, but a good handle and #11 blades will give you better control of your cutting. If you get the smooth, round sort of handle, fit it with one of those triangular pencil cushion grips to keep it from rolling off the edge of the table and embedding itself in your foot. A "flag" of heavy tape will also serve this purpose. -- Mike Hungerford http://users.sdccu.net/chthulhu2/models.html Eschew catachresis! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Papermodels II" 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/Papermodels?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
