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Re: AWESOME way to cut a baseplate!
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lugnet.general
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Wed, 10 Jan 2001 14:42:27 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Thomas D. Fulk, Jr. writes:
> I just discovered a great way to cut a Lego baseplate! For Xmas
> my parents gave me a 12" Fiskars Rotary paper cutter. (Originally
> intended for cutting out images I print on photo paper) It is like a
> standard paper cutter except instead of that scary looking blade that
> is hinged, it has a rail on which a rolling pizza cutter style blade
> can travel. I made about 5 very hard passes on the baseplate with the
> cutter, stud side up. It was then very easy to snap the baseplate on
> the scored line. All that's left to do now is trim the corners round
> to match the others. The cut edge did turn white where I snapped it,
> but that can be remedied easily enough by running a knife carefully
> down the edge. (I used a letter opener)
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> Thomas
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Is it this?
http://office.fiskars.com/office/product.html?prod=9580-7797
Looks very useful!
Cheers, Heather
--
Heather Patey
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
Pirate Wench / Brick Detective
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