Although I the last evenings with painting the next nine British soldiers I found some time to test my new hotwire-cutter. Since I'm about to build a new gaming board I used it to cut the shelves into the right shape.
Nothing too spectacular but here is a shot review what I did.
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| First I cut the foamboard roughly with my electric jigsaw. |
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| As a kind of ruler for the hotwire-cutter I fastened to beads on top and bottom of the foamboard. |
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| Then I cut the overlapping foam with the Thermocut. |
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| The wire of the cutter is rather soft. Therefore in some parts the cut wasn't smooth. So I sanded it a bit. |
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| After removing the screw clamps... A clean and smooth cut. |
Well...Four board pieces done, eight to do, since I'm planning to use a setup of twelve pieces to create a board of 1,5m x 2,0m (about 5' x 7'). Next time I'll present the Lineinfantrymen but you'll get an update of my table building efforts soon.
Figure painting and D.I.Y, excellent!
ReplyDeleteI do like that cutter! Very tasty.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea to use the boards as a stop/ guide. I'll be appropriating that technique.
ReplyDeleteThat's a fantastic idea!
ReplyDeleteChristopher
I like tools of mass destruction, well done.
ReplyDeleteI used almost the same technique.
ReplyDeleteIf you press both ends of the Hotwire-Cutter together before fixing the wire, you'll get smoother cuts.
Try this, it worked for me. You might save the sanding-job ;)
Cheers,
Mojo
Some solutions are so easy...
DeleteThanks for the hint
Monty
Very nice How-To photos - thanks! Dean
ReplyDeleteAwesome work, now i've got an idea how to create even edges :D
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