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Re: Cutting baseplates (Was: Green plate sizes?)
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lugnet.general
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Tue, 24 Oct 2000 03:08:46 GMT
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> I must admit that I have cut a few straight road plates in half. How have • you
> done it? I used an exacto knife, but had trouble cutting in a straight • line
> despite using a ruler. Also, Do you cut from the top side or the bottom?
Patience. Clamp the plate and ruler together and make many (MANY!) light
cuts along the surface of the plate (1). This takes a while but it works!
Will
Lego Beach Department of Emergency Services
www.crosswinds.net/~hokie
(1) No Lego has been harmed learning this technique. It's a carryover from
my plastic modeling days.
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| (...) I haven't tried, but you should be able to get a nice clean edge by scoring with a knife (one pass) and then snapping. If done right, you don't break either piece. You also shouldn't feel bad about cutting base plates. In just a brief look at (...) (24 years ago, 24-Oct-00, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) buildings. (...) I must admit that I have cut a few straight road plates in half. How have you done it? I used an exacto knife, but had trouble cutting in a straight line despite using a ruler. Also, Do you cut from the top side or the bottom? (...) (24 years ago, 24-Oct-00, to lugnet.general)
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