Hi all. Any tips for accurate cutting? Especially of delicate parts?
Since I have difficulty seeing precisely where I'm cutting (a whole host of vision issues which I won't go into here), I've taken to jabbing a small slit at either end of a longer cut. Then I drag the blade across the card until I feel the tip fall into the slit at the beginning of the cut, place the ruler against the blade and make the cut until I feel the resistance ease up when I get to the end slit. I can be fairly accurate for the length of the cut using this method.
But I do have problems getting the beginning and ending slits accurately onto the printed cut line. In general building it usually works out OK. But I'm currently trying to cut some fairly long, delicate pieces. (The elevator and rudder framework on my Zeppelin.) I guess this is more of a vision issue than a building issue but I'm hoping there might be some techniques I can use to ensure better accuracy. I've tried cutting out this part 4 times now and each time has proved unsatisfactory and frustrating. Maybe it's just beyond my abilities. At this point I'm thinking about buying some balsa 'pre-paper' to make this framework. That sort of feels like cheating but it would let the build continue.
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
--jeff
Since I have difficulty seeing precisely where I'm cutting (a whole host of vision issues which I won't go into here), I've taken to jabbing a small slit at either end of a longer cut. Then I drag the blade across the card until I feel the tip fall into the slit at the beginning of the cut, place the ruler against the blade and make the cut until I feel the resistance ease up when I get to the end slit. I can be fairly accurate for the length of the cut using this method.
But I do have problems getting the beginning and ending slits accurately onto the printed cut line. In general building it usually works out OK. But I'm currently trying to cut some fairly long, delicate pieces. (The elevator and rudder framework on my Zeppelin.) I guess this is more of a vision issue than a building issue but I'm hoping there might be some techniques I can use to ensure better accuracy. I've tried cutting out this part 4 times now and each time has proved unsatisfactory and frustrating. Maybe it's just beyond my abilities. At this point I'm thinking about buying some balsa 'pre-paper' to make this framework. That sort of feels like cheating but it would let the build continue.
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
--jeff
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