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Recomendations for a sheet styrene cutter?

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I've got some money to burn and it's about time I added a new tool or two to my modeling arsenal. What cutters are you guys using for sheet styrene? Been using squares and X-Acto knife blades for decades but would like something more precise. I've seen the Chop III. Anything better? Looking to be able to cut your average sized sheet, various thicknesses and to be able to replicate as needed
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Get to the Choppa! er..Chopper II

It's great. If you've not cutting very small pieces and the sheet's not that thick, a sharp pair of sewing scissors works great. With little pieces, though, the scissors will curl them.

I use draftsman's templates and an X-Acto for a lot of stuff. I basically have one of these I've made myself at the bench out of squares and steel rulers:

http://www.micromark.com/duplicate-it,9546.html

Works like a champ with my version. I can only imagine a real one works better.

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I have used an etcher and /or a heavy utility razor blade and a 6 oz bal peen head to cut .080. For some of the bigger things i have my craftsman miter box. But that micro mark tool is interesting.
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On a similar not, anyone have a too for making long strips? I've got a balsa cutter I've used for longer than I care to remember, but there's gotta be something better out there.
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I have an Olfa plastic cutter. There's two similar, same blade type, on these pages:
http://www.olfaproducts.com/SPD/olfa-pc ... 202416.jsp
http://www.olfaproducts.com/SPD/olfa-p- ... 727601.jsp
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Sluis Van Shipyards wrote:I have an Olfa plastic cutter. There's two similar, same blade type, on these pages:
http://www.olfaproducts.com/SPD/olfa-pc ... 202416.jsp
http://www.olfaproducts.com/SPD/olfa-p- ... 727601.jsp
Crap! Forgot about my Olfa circle cutter too. #-o

http://www.olfa.com/CircleCuttersDetail ... =50&Id=149

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davehal9000 wrote:On a similar not, anyone have a too for making long strips? I've got a balsa cutter I've used for longer than I care to remember, but there's gotta be something better out there.
Get one of those professional photo cutters.

Like one of these:

http://www.amazon.com/Carl-12200-Profes ... 749&sr=1-2

but for very narrow strips, like between 1mm and 5mm, I tend to cut those by hand or if great precision is needed, I buy the strip packs from Evergreen.
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I never seen to have the exact Evergreen I need at 3 am when I'm building.

I'd been eyeing that cutter and it's been getting good reviews. I don't need something to slice all the way through, just something to score it squarely and preferably able to repeat the same cuts
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I have a CARL cutter like the one above and i love it for cutting thin sheet and other small card for patterns ect.
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I have a Rotary Trimmer that works very well on thin sheet. With some fancy clamping of a strait edge I can get duplicate cuts fairly easy.
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