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Re: Best Way to Cut Baseplates
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Wed, 6 Mar 2002 00:21:24 GMT
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I like both Lester's idea and yours. Getting cheapo non-Lego bricks is easy
in my group and hacking those up sounds more pleasurable than the real
stuff. It's been those inside corners that have really been in my head and
the drill idea sounds like a good solution to that problem.
One thing has come to mind, many of the cuts involved will be "long", so to
speak, but narrow. (I just use a good sharp utility knife w/ blades I can
replace, a good straight edge, clamps and PRAY.) The goal of the project is
to form a curve (90 degree arc) using three 48x48 baseplates and use 1xn
partitions to get the curve. It's been all drawn up on paper and the radii
go from 64 studs inner to 80 studs outer giving me a bunch of 1xn's (longest
appears to be 1x45) . Here's the Q, is there a clipper or some sort of
scissor device I could use to nip that remaining 1 stud holding it? Would
sure speed up things.
Adr.
"Bianca Nebab" <brgn@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
news:GsIvrr.FD@lugnet.com...
> If you want to do this by hand and you are patient, you can make these • cuts
> by using a small drill for the intersections of the cuts and a very sharp
> blade such as an X-Acto. Drill first, then cut by repeated scoring between
> the 2 drilled points (10-15 scores usually does it for me). I've used this
> method to cut unusual patterns such as a 2nd level building floor with a
> cutout around steps.
> binky
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> "Adrian Egli" <adr.egli@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> news:GsIBLr.4Lu@lugnet.com...
> > I'm in a design "pickle" of sorts. Not too long ago I began cutting up • the
> > 48 studs sq. baseplates to retangular forms so I may use them on • platforms
> > for bridges. OK, that's easy, but how can I do "stepped" cuts? Say, I • want
> > to cut out an area, starting from the corner, of 2x8. Following that • would
> > be a cut of 2x9 then 2x10 and so forth. By the time its over, holding • the
> > baseplate up, you'll have a series of risers w/ a measure of 2 studs and
> > landing w/ measures of 1 stud, "steps" if you will.
> >
> > Your knowledge is welcome.
> >
> > --
> > Adrian Egli
> > http://www.scltc.org
> >
> >
>
>
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| (...) Clippers that would cut something as thick as a baseplate might have problems with the studs getting in the way. I really think a scroll saw is the way to go use a spiral bit which can change cutting directions at any time (0 turning radius). (...) (23 years ago, 6-Mar-02, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Best Way to Cut Baseplates
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| If you want to do this by hand and you are patient, you can make these cuts by using a small drill for the intersections of the cuts and a very sharp blade such as an X-Acto. Drill first, then cut by repeated scoring between the 2 drilled points (...) (23 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.general)
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