side cutters

[y3ngski]

mine i got from the toystore at eastwood... I think 399 din.

[christine_03]

i better get those cutters soon. some malls are already out of stock due to the gundam contest. plus its cheap

[christine_03]

found some cutters in do it yourself (diy)

cost is 210.00 its called pliers but the edge is simillar to the bandai cutter. same size too. will try it later. will bring sprues at their shop to try.

[ikabod]

@snap
ei that's great, let us know if it works ok. thanks!

[christine_03]

guys i tried something new today. my friend had this invention of his. (he said he made it himself) its used to cut stryro. it sorta burns the thing. i tried it with sprues this morning. it sliced the thing like butter. and what i liked about this is that it did not change the color of the plastic. no white thing on the end. needs practice though. very painful if you hit the wire

[r2d2t2]

that will work. but very dangerous.
and more time consuming i guess.

[christine_03]

well the wires run electricity. but will not kill you. not unless you lick the wires. if you get the hang of it, its ok. im planning to use it on some kits that i dont intend to paint. will post pics of the outcome.

r2d2t2 said:

that will work. but very dangerous.
and more time consuming i guess.

[neodark]

can you show us a picture of that device?

[christine_03]

will do when i meet up with him. its basically a hot wire that can melt the plastic. but not not enough to destroy it. you just need stready hands...

neodark said:

can you show us a picture of that device?

[delta408]

sounds like your friend made a styrofoam cutter. this can be bought from educational supply stores or National bookstore i think. props to your friend for making a home made version.

[christine_03]

yeah thats the one. but im sure its a home made version. no pat.pend and not user friendly. the wires are sticking out. haha.

delta408 said:

sounds like your friend made a styrofoam cutter. this can be bought from educational supply stores or National bookstore i think. props to your friend for making a home made version.

[archaznable]

bowie said:

go try other hardwares im they'll have one:D

as for me an ameteur i only use "nail cutter" since it's cheaper and 2 in 1 you can use it to your kit and same way in your nails hahahah

hehehe If you really wanted to have a budget in building model kits nail cutters and an ordinarry side cutters will do. I've been using the same thing those nail cutters really comes in handy at all it also comes in with filler by the way ... I used an ordinary side cutter to cut off in their sprues ....

[ROBOT JOX]

tamiya also makes styrofoam cutter kits.....

www.hobbylinc.com/htm/tam/tam70084.htm

looks simple enough to make urself... beware, apparently it's kinda addictive!!!! ;D

[christine_03]

thanks. thats much safer though. only batteries are used for power.

[kei]

hi guys, i'm just starting out with gundam model kits. i bought recently a bootleg to practice before i buy bandai. i use a diagonal cutter for big cuts and an ordinary nipper to trim the excess, i just notice i always get white marks on the plastic after cutting and its horrible and i dont want that to happen in a bandai kit.

is there something wrong with the way i cut?
is it the quality of the plastic of the bootleg?
do i need some other side cutters?

forgive my ignorance, any tip from you masters would really be appreciated. Thanks ^_^