Peter Question]
What keeps the x-acto blades from turning? Is it the third and fourth carriage bolt? Can you send me a pic? Thank you Ed Engelman -- Open WebMail Project (http://openwebmail.org) ---------- Original Message ----------- From: "Peter Gramp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Fri, 14 Apr 2006 17:07:52 -0400 Subject: Re: [VFB] Tools you are using -- to cut Rabbit stripes > For what it is worth, my tool is similar to John's, but possibly more > adjustable (I don't know of John's particularsof his device, so I can't > say): > First, I slip a tongue depressor (pre-drilled, of course) onto a > 3" #8 carriage bolt. From there, I alternate five "Xacto- brand" > hobby knife blades (or something similar) with nylon spacers (I have > a set of 6 in each size from 1/16" to 1/2" for different sized > strips), beginning and ending with spacer. I then take a second of > two large tongue-depressor sticks > (like popsicle-sticks, only larger to accomodate the width of the > bolts) that I attach to the end of the bolt with a #8 nut. From here, > I use a second carriage bolt on the OTHER end of the sticks and > lock the two sticks in place by flanking them on each side with > another #8 nut (four total on the handle- side). I hope that this > makes sense, but the whole thing was under 5US$ at the local ACE > hardware... no affiliation with any brands, etc... Tight lines, Pete > (PA Trout season starts tomorrow!!! Woohoo!!) > > On 4/14/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I took 5 box cutters (razor blade holders), and duct taped them > > together. MAkes an awesome strip cutter. > > ------- End of Original Message -------
