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paper trimmers any good for plastic card? (clear)


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I am having to cut a lot of strips of plastic card, then into short sections, glazing as well.

 

Currently using no 11.

 

Wary of craft cutters as they struggle with clear and I don't want to scuff it. (I will be trying this for rounded corner glazing with paper protection).

 

Are the paper trimmers any good for this or will they go blunt too quickly, or craze the glazing?

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It must depend on the thickness of the material and the quality of the cutter.  Our cutter will handle thin card, say 250g but struggles with anything else.

I had to cut many 4mm wide strips from 0.8mm ply for sleepers and after trying different methods, just fell back on good old Stanley knife, steel edge and Vernier to position the steel edge.  Put on the radio and just cracked on.  For me accuracy was the key thing and I couldn't get consistency with any other method.

 

 

 

 

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