oldchap58 Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Has anybody used or is using a paper guillotine for cutting plasticard are they any good?As I'm thinking of using one Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Has anybody used or is using a paper guillotine for cutting plasticard are they any good?As I'm thinking of using one Clamping the sheet so it does not move could be an issue Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Rowsley17D Posted December 24, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 24, 2018 If it's a propper guillotine with a knife edge rather than a circular cutter, it will cut up to 1 mm thick pastikard but anything over 0.5 mm will leave an angled cut and not one at 90o , at least on the guillotine I have, a Dalhe 404. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spikey Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 (edited) AFAIC the only way to cut plastic card is with one of these ...https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OLFA-WINDOW-TINTING-FITTING-TOOL-ACRYLIC-CUTTER-WITH-2-CUTTERS-PC-L/111931812709?epid=20025925887&hash=item1a0fa7eb65:g:U9QAAOSwsO5b9AdT:rk:1:pf:0 Worth its weight in gold, particularly if you have arthritic hands. Also very handy for scoring plasticard to make planking and for cutting thin ply, and the blades seem to last forever! ETA - to clarify, you don't cut the plasticard with it - you score it then snap. Compared to a scalpel, the Olfa's easier to hold and safer to use. AFAIK it was originally designed for "cutting" Formica-type materials. Edited December 24, 2018 by spikey Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brossard Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 I use the OLFA knife. I use the scriber linked to in post #4 to scibe plastic (it leaves a nice V groove). This does a good representation of planks. John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold young37215 Posted December 24, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 24, 2018 Has anybody used or is using a paper guillotine for cutting plasticard are they any good?As I'm thinking of using one I used a guillotine to cut some thin Slaters Plastikard and was very happy with the result. I cut several 15mm wide strips to create a wall where the guillotine cut in a very straight line as would be hoped/expected. I was less successful with thicker plastic, the guillotine lacked the guts to cut anything much over 0.5mm in thickness. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 AFAIC the only way to cut plastic card is with one of these ...https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OLFA-WINDOW-TINTING-FITTING-TOOL-ACRYLIC-CUTTER-WITH-2-CUTTERS-PC-L/111931812709?epid=20025925887&hash=item1a0fa7eb65:g:U9QAAOSwsO5b9AdT:rk:1:pf:0 Worth its weight in gold, particularly if you have arthritic hands. Also very handy for scoring plasticard to make planking and for cutting thin ply, and the blades seem to last forever! So that's what that is.... I was given one of those a while ago by someone saying it was a boxcutter. I knew it wasn't as I use proper boxcutters at work. Jason Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharris Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 I use a tamiya version of the Olfa cutter for scribing planks, but still prefer a knife and snapping for proper cuts, and when cutting microstrip and small shapes I find the knife convenient for picking up the piece on the tip. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flubrush Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 For cutting strips I use one of these https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Master-Airscrew-Balsa-Wood-Stripper-Tool-MA4000-/283298078597 For thin styrene, cut right through with the balsa stripper, for thicker styrene and plywood, use the cut of the stripper as a guide for a knife or Olfa blade. Jim. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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