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Model Forum / General / Models / July 2009Question about Trumpeter Swordfish Rigging
never used PE rigging before. Can it be cut off the sheet with an x- acto blade? and can the rough area from the cut be smoothed out with a sanding stick? and I guess I am screwed if I bend on of them, right? If memory serves, its next to impossible to get a kink out of metal like this. thx - Craig > never used PE rigging before. Can it be cut off the sheet with an x- > acto blade? Yes - I like to use a square tipped blade and a hammer (a jeweler's technique) but you can also use a rounded blade and rock it through. Which technique you use may depend on the metal the etch is made from - either works nicely on brass, but if the metal is a bit harder the hammer technique is not only more precise, but also faster. > and can the rough area from the cut be smoothed out with a sanding > stick? I use a needle file - and only forward strokes...pulling back on a snage can cause an unwanted bend... > and I guess I am screwed if I bend on of them, right? If memory > serves, its next to impossible to get a kink out of metal like this. > > thx - Craig Yes...mostly. Depends on how bad the kink is. Sometimes you can roll ot out with a hunk of dowel and a hard, flat plate - glass, plexi, or a counter top.  Signature- Rufus > > never used PE rigging before. Can it be cut off the sheet with an x- > > acto blade? [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > -- > - Rufus thx much. what do you use for a cutting base? will a sheet of plywood work? Craig >>> never used PE rigging before. Can it be cut off the sheet with an x- >>> acto blade? [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > Craig I have a scrap chunk of 1/4" clear plexi sheet that I use for a lot of stuff - that works best, and I can move it around on my bench. You need something hard, that won't chip but yet will give a bit under the blade. My fav etch cutting tool is a #17 X-Acto blade without the handle, and a small hammer. Put the part under a fingertip to keep it from flying, then nibble the fret away with the blade. Very precise, and fery fast once you get the hang of it. Signature- Rufus >> never used PE rigging before. Can it be cut off the sheet with an x- >> acto blade? [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >ot out with a hunk of dowel and a hard, flat plate - glass, plexi, or a >counter top. if it isn't pre painted, heat can help with your method. : and can the rough area from the cut be smoothed out with a sanding : stick? I like to use a small chisel stone. It is smooth, so it will not grab the PE on the tree connector, which is a problem with a Dremel abrasive wheel stone. A few strokes with the part parallel to the longetudinal axis should clean up the PE quite nicely. : and I guess I am screwed if I bend on of them, right? If memory : serves, its next to impossible to get a kink out of metal like this. You can remove the kink, but typically you wind up stretching the metal. That is the real problem. Bruce Signature------------------------------------------------------------------------ "I like bad!" Bruce Burden Austin, TX. - Thuganlitha The Power and the Prophet Robert Don Hughes > : and can the rough area from the cut be smoothed out with a sanding > : stick? [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > The Power and the Prophet > Robert Don Hughes A really good set of surgical type straight blades scissors works best for me. Also the Tamiya scissors work well. C. Davis, Highlands Ranch, Colorado >> : and can the rough area from the cut be smoothed out with a sanding >> : stick? [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] >Also the Tamiya scissors work well. > C. Davis, Highlands Ranch, Colorado turn off your html! |
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