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Author Topic: Recommend me a mount cutter thingy.  (Read 1721 times)

Offline Andrew May

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Recommend me a mount cutter thingy.
« 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!
« Last Edit: February 22, 2014, 07:53:00 PM by Andrew May »

Offline Rivera

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Re: Recommend me a mount cutter thingy.
« Reply #1 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?
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Offline Andrew May

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Re: Recommend me a mount cutter thingy.
« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2014, 07:52:08 PM »
Whoops! Foam board, bloody autocorrect!! lol



This is the sort of things I've seen.
« Last Edit: February 22, 2014, 07:54:25 PM by Andrew May »

Offline Svennn

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Re: Recommend me a mount cutter thingy.
« Reply #3 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??
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Offline Andrew May

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Re: Recommend me a mount cutter thingy.
« Reply #4 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)

Offline bishop odo

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Re: Recommend me a mount cutter thingy.
« Reply #5 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.

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Re: Recommend me a mount cutter thingy.
« Reply #6 on: March 01, 2014, 10:21:20 AM »
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...

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Re: Recommend me a mount cutter thingy.
« Reply #7 on: March 01, 2014, 10:21:46 AM »
Whoops! Foam board, bloody autocorrect!! lol



This is the sort of things I've seen.

I want that.

 

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