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Post by jason on Mar 13, 2009 19:13:56 GMT 1
Whats is your prefered method of cutting your planks. I have to cut a lot of planks but they need to butt up to each other with no gaps. The bissie we could fill as it was being sprayed over later. I currently use a sharp scapel type blade and mat. Ive seen on another forum in the USA that they use a cutter called the Chopper 2 but not on sale in this country.
So whats your top tips and devices that you use.
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Post by wiking on Mar 13, 2009 19:39:53 GMT 1
I use a Dremel to trim them off after i applied them to the framework... all in one go
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Post by Mikey on Mar 14, 2009 1:58:47 GMT 1
I too use a sharp knife blade on a cutting mat for each plank, and a cutting disk in a hobby drill for trimming up the bow and stern overlap! Guess which is more fun!
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Post by Achtung!! on Mar 14, 2009 15:37:22 GMT 1
Erm....the sharp blade at a guess?!
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Post by Mark on Mar 16, 2009 22:01:52 GMT 1
I use a scalpel for cutting the planks, and a piece of 80 grit emery paper superglued to a block of wood for final sanding to a good fit.
Personally I rarely use power tools when modelling.
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Post by jason on Mar 16, 2009 22:15:24 GMT 1
Arrr me thinks me worded it not quite correct lol. What i mean is when you plank lets say the deck of a ship, where you would need the cut ends of each plank butting up neatly together. Also not using any filler as i would want the would as natural as possible.
I know there is mitre blocks out there but i am curious about you guys who have more experience and tried different methods.
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Post by Mark on Mar 17, 2009 12:27:43 GMT 1
I just use an eye to get the ends square. I can usully get them to cut square, but occasionally they need a brush with a sanding block to get them perfect. If I want a batch of planks all exactly the same length I make up a small jig. Simply glue 2 scrapes of plank on a piece of wood, with a gap the width of the plank between them, then glue a further block to give the right length. See week 42 of my main site for more details www.buildthebismarck.co.uk/042.htm
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Post by popeye on Mar 17, 2009 15:00:03 GMT 1
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Post by Mike B on Mar 17, 2009 21:16:18 GMT 1
Hi Popeye, looks like your maid is on holiday? ;D
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Post by juan on Dec 29, 2009 20:19:48 GMT 1
Hi Guys, I'm currently at the stage of cutting the planks in angle, is there any method for cutting them with the right angle to fit the gaps of the hull at the stern or at the bottom, actually i first cut an aproximate angle and then I use the Dremmel to make it fit but is tedious and slow.
THX
Juan
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Post by swanrail on Dec 30, 2009 1:07:58 GMT 1
Hi juan, when I fitted my planks, I butted the next plank below up against the higher plank, (2nd plank not fixed at this stage) then overlaid the next plank down. This then shows the wood to fill the gap in the middle. Use a sharp knife to follow the top edge of the 3rd plank to cut through the middle plank. When removed, you should have a perfect filler piece (officially called a stealer) which can then be glued to the upper plank. For the first layer, a wood filler could be used if you do not fancy the "correct" method, as this will make the planking watertight and not show as it will be overlaid with the second layer of wood. On the downside, this is more expensive to do!!!
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Post by juan on Dec 30, 2009 17:04:53 GMT 1
Thanks Swanrail, I'll try your method.
Juan
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Post by popeye on Jan 4, 2010 12:17:57 GMT 1
I placed the plank over the gap to be filled and marked the overlap points on each side with a pencil, then drew the diagonal line between the points and used my fine saw (the blade is about 5 inches long) to cut along the line, slightly to one side (see my photos and descriptions above). In general, they always fitted well, if tightly (I used a small, modellers flat-faced hammer to ensure that they went in flat and tight) but if necessary I could lightly sand down the cut edge if I had sawn too far to one side of the line !
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