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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 19:06:41 GMT
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Exacto knives work just fine with baseplates, just get a metal ruler, hold it down
firmly on the bottom of the baseplate, and VERY lightly slide the knife across the
first time to set the cut line. Then you can bear down afterwards and cut through
in very few passes (but the heavier you press, the more likely you are to stray off
of the cut line).
#11 blades will last through MANY cuts, and are cheap in bulk.
Using an Xacto knife takes NO kerf, it basically pushes the plastic out of the
way. The only loss is in what you scrape off of the edge to smooth it.
Lester Witter wrote:
> In lugnet.general, Erik Olson writes:
> > Ooh. I have to admit I'm not very good at those cuts. Exacto would take • forever
> > and wear out your blade I think. I just use scissors. Let us know if you hit • on
> > any other sharp solutions.
> >
> > One tip: put a brick on the plate and try to cut at a slant along the brick
> > edge. Chews up the brick of course. I can only go about 10 studs with the
> > scissors before the plate jams up the scissors. I'm resigned to getting one
> > good edge and not using the material on the other side of the cut.
> >
> > I tried a hacksaw. Not sharp enough. I bet a Dremel (jigsaw) would be good--
> > those have a plastic spring-loaded clip that holds down the thing you want to
> > cut through. THAT was my favorite tool in the shed when I was a kid.
> >
> > Application: I built a house on a 16x32 baseplate. It has 3 stories but right
> > now there are only tiny plates jutting out on the inside where the floors • would
> > be. I plan to cut a baseplate to fit exactly into the (odd) contours of the
> > interior. It would be impossible to do it with multiple small plates.
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> You might try taping the base plate to a piece of plywood (use double stick
> tape) and cutting it in a bandsaw. This would allow you to use a fence to get a
> strait cut and a bandsaw produces a very small kerf. I have no tried this.
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| (...) forever (...) on (...) would (...) You might try taping the base plate to a piece of plywood (use double stick tape) and cutting it in a bandsaw. This would allow you to use a fence to get a strait cut and a bandsaw produces a very small kerf. (...) (24 years ago, 24-Oct-00, to lugnet.general)
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