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the Legend of LAX - 27 Nov 2009 20:03 GMT

Micro-Mark is selling a cutter they call Chop-it. It looks a lot like
the Chopper III, which I own. It doesn't cut very square in two planes.
Does anybody know if this Chop-it is any better? It looks a lot like the
Chopper, so I'm suspecting the same shortcomings. I'm working on a ship
& could sure use something that works as advertised.

Thanks.

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AMPSOne@aol.com - 27 Nov 2009 20:51 GMT

They look for all the world like cheap knock-offs of the NWSL
products.

You have to "tune up" the NWSL Choppers to get good cuts, but they are
not very good at heavy plastic or wood stock (the ends tend to shear
at a vertical angle and do not come up square) so it is also a case of
keeping them to light materials (e.g. 0.060" styrene or thinner with
strip and about 0.050" rod).

I have a I, II, and III of which the I is worn out, but I found the II
works well if you use the older I aluminum sheet fences and not the
cast aluminum ones with the new production Choppers.

Cookie Sewell

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Don Stauffer - 28 Nov 2009 15:23 GMT

> Micro-Mark is selling a cutter they call Chop-it. It looks a lot like
> the Chopper III, which I own. It doesn't cut very square in two planes.
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> Thanks.

I built my own, and it doesn't cut very square either. I have carefully
examined the places it flexes, so intend to make a new one, and it will
be super beefy. One of the problems is that razor blades bend. I will
support the blade better than my present chopper, but the more you
support the blade, the thinner the stock you can cut :-( I figure I'll
allow about 1/8".

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Rufus - 28 Nov 2009 16:59 GMT

>> Micro-Mark is selling a cutter they call Chop-it. It looks a lot like
>> the Chopper III, which I own. It doesn't cut very square in two
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> support the blade, the thinner the stock you can cut :-( I figure I'll
> allow about 1/8".

...that's why I also have a True Sander -

http://www.nwsl.com/products/tools/the-true-sander-duplicutter-ii

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the Legend of LAX - 29 Nov 2009 17:58 GMT

>>> Micro-Mark is selling a cutter they call Chop-it. It looks a lot like
>>> the Chopper III, which I own. It doesn't cut very square in two
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> http://www.nwsl.com/products/tools/the-true-sander-duplicutter-ii

I didn't realize that that company also made a sander. MicroMark also
has one of those called Sand It for half the price.

Thanks all for the help.

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