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Twiddle
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Working with photo-etched saws ?
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September 07, 2018, 01:20:49 AM »
Ultimate noob question ....
Been going through my Tamiya Photo-etched saws at an alarming rate
keep on bending them ... and then chucking them in the bin...
how should these finicky saws be handled ? gentle pressure ?
thanks in advance
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Re: Working with photo-etched saws ?
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September 07, 2018, 02:00:15 AM »
Is it (the saw blade) the right tool for the task?
What are you cutting that is causing blade failure?
Maybe the choice of tool for the task is incorrect?
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Re: Working with photo-etched saws ?
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September 07, 2018, 02:08:59 AM »
You don't want to put alot of force on them - they're designed to cut just fine with minimal force.
Flory Models has some great videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i88ahMcH3WU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jW_015mMYs
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Twiddle
No, it's pronounced Frankensteen
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September 07, 2018, 02:11:24 AM »
cheers for the videos.
what I'm aiming for is to finely and precisely cut styrene.
have tried other methods with not much success.
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