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One of my bugbears is finding that the drill I need to use is blunt. Above 3 mm I can use the Drill Doctor that I invested in when woodwork was my main hobby. However, model aeroplanes often require smaller diameter drills.
Often the suggestion is made that a replacement drill is cheap, so just get another
Put together another magnetic build board. I used 12 x 24 sheet metal and bonded it to a 12" wide 3/4" pine edge glued board. The edge glue should prevent warping. I used Gorilla spray contact glue. Now I can get to building. I got some balsa from Amazon and only 4 sheets survived so they...
Well the Dollar Tree meat trays I use have changed. They give you less trays and less quality foam and charging more for it. Go figure. Anyway my Cricut Maker was making a mess of the cuts. So I bought some Hefty brand foam trays. The foam is thinner, about 1/16 and denser because the parts come...
https://micromark.com/products/thin-beam-square-1?_pos=1&_sid=b7a704b7d&_ss=r
I have found the thin beam squares from Micro Mark really useful. I have used them for marking and cutting balsa (any thing over 1/16") for years. They work well on even thinner material e.g. 1/32" if you have a sacrificial...
I have found the thin beam squares from Micro Mark really useful. I have used them for marking and cutting balsa (any thing over 1/16") for years. They work well on even thinner material e.g. 1/32" if you have a sacrificial...
Got a new / old hand tool you'd like to recommend to the parish?
I'll start. A Swann-Morton B3 handle. Takes 10a, 11a etc.
Recommended to me by an ex-surgeon on another forum. Good for curve cutting as you can rotate the blade more easily than the standard No. 3 S-M handle and, unlike an X-Acto handle, it doesn't roll away when you put it down.Read More
I'll start. A Swann-Morton B3 handle. Takes 10a, 11a etc.
Recommended to me by an ex-surgeon on another forum. Good for curve cutting as you can rotate the blade more easily than the standard No. 3 S-M handle and, unlike an X-Acto handle, it doesn't roll away when you put it down.
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