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Title: Recommend me a mount cutter thingy.
Post by: Andrew May on February 22, 2014, 04:31:09 PM

I'm cutting a lots of bone foam board etc at the moment to make buildings and it would really help if I could get hold of a 45° Bevel Cutter. I don't mind spending out a bit but I would prefer it not to be massive and reasonably affordable, I've seen those handheld things that you pull along a straight edge, does anyone have any experience with them? Are they be relatively easy to use?
Cheers!

Title: Re: Recommend me a mount cutter thingy.
Post by: Rivera on February 22, 2014, 06:23:13 PM

I used to work as a picture framer and bought myself a Logan 1000 series for mount cutting - it's relatively inexpensive but is made in the States so the replacement blades might be costly if you're in the U.K.?  On reflection I wish I'd have gone for the next model up as the 1000 is quite basic.  Hope that helps a bit.

What is bone board by the way?

Title: Re: Recommend me a mount cutter thingy.
Post by: Andrew May on February 22, 2014, 07:52:08 PM

Whoops! Foam board, bloody autocorrect!! lol

(http://www.jacksonsart.com/images/product/ML2000.JPG)

This is the sort of things I've seen.

Title: Re: Recommend me a mount cutter thingy.
Post by: Svennn on February 22, 2014, 08:44:17 PM

They work great but foamboard is the nemesis of a sharp blade, blunting scalpels in minutes so I would question the longevity of cost effectiveness??

Title: Re: Recommend me a mount cutter thingy.
Post by: Andrew May on February 22, 2014, 11:13:10 PM

I think I've seen one that takes standard Stanley blades, shouldn't cost too much.  8)

Title: Re: Recommend me a mount cutter thingy.
Post by: bishop odo on March 01, 2014, 09:21:10 AM

Only alternative, I know of is sharping your straight edged blades, if it becomes a cost issues.

Title: Re: Recommend me a mount cutter thingy.
Post by: Hammers on March 01, 2014, 10:21:20 AM

Quote from: Svennn on February 22, 2014, 08:44:17 PM

They work great but foamboard is the nemesis of a sharp blade, blunting scalpels in minutes so I would question the longevity of cost effectiveness??

Are they? How come? Is it the carton which dulls the blade? I know carton holds small amounts of silica...

Title: Re: Recommend me a mount cutter thingy.
Post by: Hammers on March 01, 2014, 10:21:46 AM

Quote from: Andrew May on February 22, 2014, 07:52:08 PM

Whoops! Foam board, bloody autocorrect!! lol

(http://www.jacksonsart.com/images/product/ML2000.JPG)

This is the sort of things I've seen.

I want that.