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Post by michka on Mar 4, 2016 15:42:53 GMT
If I need really precise cuts I get out my hobby miter box and the X-Acto saw blade. It's a pretty tedious process but you can't beat how clean the cuts are.
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Post by sotf on Mar 7, 2016 1:08:40 GMT
One major piece of advice, get some of the nicer, heavier kitchen scissors for it. Get ones with the better handles as well, your hands will thank you there.
For wire cutters, they aren't really the best option there as they often break the wood rather than cut, leaving either completely useless pieces where it fractured or, if you're lucky, stuff that still needs a lot of work.
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Post by jennifer on Mar 7, 2016 3:36:43 GMT
THere are two types of scissors at the dollar tree. Ones with thinner cheaper handles and the two-tone ones with thicker handles. I bought a pair of the latter the other day and they are making quick work of popsicle sticks and don't hurt my hands. Not bad for $1 After cutting, if there is any distortion, I stand the stick on end, on a cutting board, and clean up with downward motion of pocket knife along corner edge.
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Post by adamantinedragon on Mar 7, 2016 4:19:56 GMT
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Post by rengar on Mar 10, 2016 0:24:18 GMT
Yes these are very nice, but a bit pricey. I have a set and they can come in handy when doing a lot of the same cut in repetition
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Post by adamantinedragon on Mar 10, 2016 0:44:55 GMT
Yes these are very nice, but a bit pricey. I have a set and they can come in handy when doing a lot of the same cut in repetition I'm pretty sure I got those cheap. As I recall they were on sale AND I had a coupon from Michaels.
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Post by ElderOne on Mar 17, 2016 17:58:22 GMT
Greetings,
I just went out at bought (with a 40% off coupon) the wood cutters mentioned above. They are well worth the price. Not only is it easier on my hands than scissors, they allowed me to cut along the grain with no splitting. I laid a wooden floor for a tavern piece I'm working on, and needed very thin strips to fill in the final partial row. Worked like a charm...well worth the money. Now all I have to do is cut the lengths for the second floor...
Mike
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Post by fantascientist on Apr 9, 2016 1:42:08 GMT
I've also been having a lot of trouble cutting the popsicle sticks using thick scissors. The sticks tend to come apart all the time, so I have to glue them back together again after cutting. I tried using a clamp but that didn't help at all unfortunately. Next time I'm gonna try soaking them in water for a while, hopefully that will make them a bit softer.
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Post by kgstanley81 on Apr 9, 2016 22:05:29 GMT
What about wire cutters
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Post by sotf on Apr 22, 2016 2:34:55 GMT
What about wire cutters Sent from my Z777 using Tapatalk Wire cutters can cut through it, but they tend to fracture the wood more often than give a clean cut.
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Post by DnDPaladin on Apr 22, 2016 8:00:11 GMT
Regular scissors do the job quite fine... but they destroy part of the thing.
nah i stay with my wire cutters you snap but not to break the thing, then you bend it. that doesn'T break the wood that much. it makes a cleanish cut. like make the semi cut, then bend from left to right. it should cut through the popscicle sticks with ease. at least thats what i do and it works.
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Post by adamantinedragon on Apr 23, 2016 1:28:20 GMT
My experience with wire cutters is that they tend to crush anything more than paper thin. The wood nippers I posted earlier are more like long knife blades, and will cut through popsicle sticks and similar wood pieces without crushing, meaning they can cut in any direction. They also have angle markings right on the base, so you can do very precise cuts for forming corners. They really are worth more than I paid for them.
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Post by DnDPaladin on Apr 23, 2016 4:24:40 GMT
wood tools for wood sources are like common sense when you think about it. i'm just not wanting to pay 15$ for something that can cut popsicle sticks. just so we're sure... these are wire cuttrs right ? ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51dZr4nFOmL._SX466_.jpgthats what i am using right now.
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Post by adamantinedragon on Apr 23, 2016 20:50:57 GMT
wood tools for wood sources are like common sense when you think about it. i'm just not wanting to pay 15$ for something that can cut popsicle sticks. just so we're sure... these are wire cuttrs right ? ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51dZr4nFOmL._SX466_.jpgthats what i am using right now. Yep, those are wire cutters. If you look close at the cutting edges of those, and compare them to the cutting edge of my wood nippers, you'll see what I'm talking about.
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Post by DnDPaladin on Apr 24, 2016 5:05:07 GMT
i know what you are talking about, but i dont think its that much of a big deal considering that with the glue that kind of cut wont be really seen.
but as mentionned, if you have the wood cutters, go for it. if i had better tools i definitely would use them.
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Post by darkpath on May 3, 2016 8:18:36 GMT
I usually use wire cutters, but.... What pepebe said about the garden shears maybe something to look into, I know I will be.
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Post by tsstahl on Jun 28, 2016 19:35:22 GMT
I'm surprised nobody has mentioned a hack saw. The cheapest hack saw will mince popsicle sticks with ease. The jewelers saw is a better cut, but a bit pricier, too. For really quick cuts, just score both sides with a utility knife and break over a straight edge. If you have more money than you know what to do with, check out the Proxxon line of miniature tools.
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Post by adamantinedragon on Jun 30, 2016 2:59:14 GMT
Those Proxxon prices are laughably absurd. I cannot believe people actually pay that much.
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Post by veevee on Sept 22, 2016 22:26:08 GMT
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