Try a big box (or even small box) office supply store. I seem to recall having seen it still at Office Max - they have a drafting section. I'm still working through the 100 box of #11 blades I got from there years ago.
Kev
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- Sun Oct 10, 2010 9:39 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Where to Get Letraline Tape?
- Replies: 3
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- Thu May 27, 2010 7:06 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: "Chrome" spray paint, anyone try it recently?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 26782
I used the Alclad chrome on the inner front part of the Polar Lights TOS Enterprise, and it was amazing - like chrome. The main trick is absolute high gloss under the paint. The part I sprayed was polished clear. Anything less than a super high gloss will dull the finish. At the IPMS Nationals a few...
- Thu Feb 18, 2010 8:37 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: How to make Gun bluing for resin kits
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5547
- Mon Jan 18, 2010 6:59 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Styrene cladding
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4828
So - surprise not spoiled? The Paasche is one I have had for almost 20 years. I got some silicone washers to replace the rubber ones (got them at my LHS), and just drop the disassembled parts into a jar full of lacquer thinner to clean them. A quick wipe with a Q-tip and paper towel before use and t...
- Wed Dec 23, 2009 6:40 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Removing Permanent Marker From Styrene?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9927
- Wed Oct 14, 2009 7:19 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Cleaning scribed lines?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 16449
- Sun Aug 23, 2009 9:50 am
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Glue question - thinning Gorilla Glue?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 14545
- Tue Aug 11, 2009 3:30 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Tamiya Acrylics
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5978
- Wed Aug 05, 2009 9:42 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Glue question - thinning Gorilla Glue?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 14545
Glue question - thinning Gorilla Glue?
So I would like to thin some Gorilla Glue to try to reduce some of the creaking in the bathroom floor (concrete). The crack is too thin for the "crack fixer" stuff from the hardware store. It would have to be water thin, instead of the thick and gooey straight from the bottle. Anyone ever ...
- Wed Aug 05, 2009 9:34 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Stronger Decal Setting Solution Than Micro-Sol
- Replies: 7
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- Mon Jun 22, 2009 12:01 am
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Carving a dome
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3221
Or do what I did to make the forward bulkhead for my 1/12 Mercury - make a bunch of cross-sections of the shape, cut them and glue them together to make a rough shape, fill with Bondo, sand and then fine-tune with putty. Spray with filling primer and sand until smooth. I them used it as a form to sq...
- Thu May 28, 2009 9:54 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: another environment question-Rain...
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4436
- Thu Mar 12, 2009 7:53 pm
- Forum: Scratchbuilding
- Topic: screwdrivers, greeblies from dollarstore
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6535
- Fri Mar 06, 2009 9:01 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Home built tools
- Replies: 12
- Views: 15657
- Mon Dec 29, 2008 2:25 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: best way to fill in engraved panel lines
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8191
- Mon Sep 29, 2008 4:45 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Paint Remover
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3289
- Sun Sep 07, 2008 8:57 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Aluminum foil and glue?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6853
- Wed Sep 03, 2008 6:50 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Aluminum foil and glue?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6853
- Wed May 07, 2008 3:44 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Duplicolor & Plasticote Spray Can Primer
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6695
Be careful with primers! Those not meant for plastic have a bad tendency to react with styrene. Even a little too heavy a coat and there will be a really neat, crackly, leather-like effect. Useful for modeling elephants and dinos, sure, but not so good for mechanical things. Had this experience with...
- Sat Apr 19, 2008 10:26 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Making decals/graphics programs
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2415
You should be able to find an older version of CorelDraw for much less than the current one. Even CD 10 has more functionality than you'll likely need. This has a fairly good bitmap to vector program (CorelTrace), but as noted, there's usually some cleanup needed of the new lines. What I usually do ...
- Mon Mar 10, 2008 9:03 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Taking care of Decals to last the distance..how?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4630
- Fri Feb 22, 2008 4:48 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Cracked canopy repair
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5866
- Fri Jan 04, 2008 8:43 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Dec. 2k7 Hobby Japan, pg 17. What is this putty/filler(?)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8440
- Sun Nov 11, 2007 2:57 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Gator Glue
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3003
- Thu Aug 16, 2007 2:53 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Tamiyas Flat Base
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8384
I picked some up awhile back, mainly to flatten Future-is it supposed to be so thick? My bottle had a consistency like half set pudding... Yep - it's just a really fine powder with enough carrier to make it mix easily with the other paints. Many a person (guilty!) has made the mistake of using it l...
- Thu Aug 16, 2007 2:44 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Molding Question - Comments Please
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5028
I had the same problem - with the plastic sticking to both the mold and the master. Solved it with regular enamel thinner - with the normal modeling clay it just dissolves it away. I would wipe away as much as possible, and then go to q-tips dipped in the thinner to get the rest. Worked pretty well....
- Wed Aug 15, 2007 10:48 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Can vinegar be used for a decal set?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9955
There are additional ingredients like surfactants (detergents) which help reduce the surface tension. for many decals, though, diluted WHITE VINEGAR might do fine. Natural vinegars have sugars and other components which may cause troubles. So maybe you could use a nice balsamic and do your weatheri...
- Wed Aug 08, 2007 11:40 am
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Bare Metal Foil Questions! Help again.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4611
- Tue Aug 07, 2007 11:06 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Bare Metal Foil Questions! Help again.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4611
One word of warning - you do need to be careful with the gold BMF - it's not gold-colored metal, it's regular aluminum BMF with a transparent gold coating. The coating is vulnerable to enamel thinners, and also to too vigorous polishing or buffing. Trust me on this - I ruined the first foiling job I...