Why cut from sprue this way?

You guys and your cheap cutters.....Lindstrom 8142 ultraflush diagonal cutters will cut, not crush, cpmpress or otherwise mangle the plastic (note even they have limits such as clear styrene it too brittle to cut closely without fracturing). I usually don't have to trim, file or sand where I cut with my cutters.

I much prefer the Binsford 9972 Big Bad Cutters, preferably with the Ultra Pound 4 hp mega power unit.

Unngh! A real man's cutter. :-)

I miss Home Improvement. :-(

Tom

Yeah, me too! Right before the series ended I was able to buy a few t shirts and a coffee mug. The mug says: relax, you've got all day to screw up! I'm thinking of bootlegging some Binford t shirts. Didja know that Tim turned down

2 mil an episode to continue the series? Cheers,

The Keeper (of too much crap)

Ya piqued my interest; where's a good place to buy? That is, not full retail. I might even order some static dissapative handles. tia,

The Keeper (of too much crap)

I don't know of any discounters for professional tools per se, try

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I've made a saw from the blade of one of those small hacksaws, placed in the handle of a Stanley knife. I also tried using a Dremel, but that's tempting fate.

Well go figger..I've been doing it wrong all these years.. Has Tamiya got a page on how to tie my shoes or eat a sandwich? When do they show me the right way to mow the lawn? I'm a slow learner.. they might have to do it a couple of times before I catch on.

I'm a Xuron method 1 guy and cut sprues when needed or use an xacto for tiny (read as AFV Club) parts. It's been a long while since I broke a part this way or had much left over to have to file away.

Mike please remove "diespam" to reply

If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, perhaps you've misunderstood the situation.

Actually, if you keep your eye peeled you can find some of the Xuron cutters reasonably cheap - I think the last set I bought I got for $5-7...in a place I wasn't really looking for them. The "precision" cutters do a good job. I use one set for plastic and one set for etched parts, exclusively.

But if you want dirt cheap, the best place to look is still a gun show.

I don't know where these prices are coming from, at a 'Con three years ago, I bought a sprue snipper (modified scissors) for a buck. This year I bought two more because I screwed up the first one and loosened the fulcrum rivet.

-- John The history of things that didn't happen has never been written. . - - - Henry Kissinger

Xuron is to this pair of Lindstrom like a 12 pound sledge hammer to a watchmaker's hammer......

BTW-I have yet to f> Actually, if you keep your eye peeled you can find some of the Xuron

"Ron" wrote

Recreationally speaking, they've worked just fine for me, a great improvement over fingernail clippers. Frankly, I think the quest for a perfect, no clean-up sprue separation is illusory. There will always need to be some flash, some nub, some something that needs to be removed. In other words, I'll spend $10-15 to go from 30% to 85% clean, but with the best trimmers completing only 95% of the work, a better set isn't worth it.

KL

For cutting plastic and light brass etch the Presision sheers work just fine - at least for separating parts from sprue/frets.

I always use a #17 blade and a hammer for close/finish trimming of brass parts anyway...a watchmaker's hammer, I guess...the technique is even suitable for some stubborn plastic parts. Then follow up with the needle file.

Yeah, gun shows are a great place to find cool stuff cheap. I like to buy knock off Dremel bits there but you usually can't find high quality stuff there (at least around here!) Cheers,

The Keeper (of too much crap)

Dental tools - a great place to find dental tools. Don't know how I got by without my cavity files...got 'em for a buck each.

You mean to tell me you don't just twist the part off the sprue with your fingers?