<![CDATA[Latest posts for the thread "Clipping from the spure. What do you use?"]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/8.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net Clipping from the spure. What do you use? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/283933/1406134.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/283933/1406134.page GMT Re:Clipping from the spure. What do you use? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/283933/1406139.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/283933/1406139.page GMT Re:Clipping from the spure. What do you use?
]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/283933/1406143.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/283933/1406143.page GMT Clipping from the spure. What do you use? I use the one good thing GW made , the cutter, pliers , don´t know the correct word , I´m swedish ...
( they make many thing´s not worth it´s price , but this one is )

But with this one U get really close to the object and it cuts straight too ...

Unskul ...]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/283933/1406158.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/283933/1406158.page GMT Re:Clipping from the spure. What do you use? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/283933/1406334.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/283933/1406334.page GMT Clipping from the spure. What do you use?
lot easier than a knife and worth the investment

also handy for chopping up sprue into iddy biddy bitz for rubble (coz I don't have a meat grinder)]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/283933/1406354.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/283933/1406354.page GMT Clipping from the spure. What do you use? GW clippers.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/283933/1406443.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/283933/1406443.page GMT Clipping from the spure. What do you use?
Ok , thanx Chibi ... Ah and for the original poster , I can recommend the GW saw too , when U want to cut of some leg or anything else really ... It works like a dream on plastic and metal alike ...]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/283933/1406571.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/283933/1406571.page GMT Clipping from the spure. What do you use? Have an X-Acto razorsaw with a couple of different blades, and has been invaluable.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/283933/1406584.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/283933/1406584.page GMT Clipping from the spure. What do you use?
No, seriously. The GW clippers are pretty awesome for the task.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/283933/1406693.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/283933/1406693.page GMT Clipping from the spure. What do you use? GW Clippers.

However, please note!

I have found that it's usually best to clip, and purposely leave a 'small' amount of the clipped peice of sprue on the model. Then go over it with the razor blade once it's out of the sprue and smooth it off. For older clippers this works beautifully because it prevents the tearing and the cratering you mentioned. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/283933/1407112.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/283933/1407112.page GMT Clipping from the spure. What do you use? GW clippers- They may be a few bucks more than an off brand of the same tool, but you know where to find them, you know they work, and they're good. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/283933/1407756.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/283933/1407756.page GMT Clipping from the spure. What do you use? And I already have a x-acto micro saw also and yes it's awsome. I also invested in the GW mini drill which is also invaluable for pinning! Love that thing.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/283933/1407768.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/283933/1407768.page GMT Clipping from the spure. What do you use? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/283933/1408066.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/283933/1408066.page GMT Re:Clipping from the spure. What do you use?
Dragonchef wrote:i use a small set of Wire cutters that i got from my local hardware store for 3 dollars



I use these!

I'm not overly concerned with a perfect cut off the sprue, since I have to do a little knife-work after it's been removed anyway.

Mold lines and flash and all that. I little extra plastic isn't a big deal if you have a nice sharp knife.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/283933/1408089.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/283933/1408089.page GMT Re:Clipping from the spure. What do you use? Flat base side cutters for me.



the flat side ensures that you cut flush.

and a pound cheaper than the GW ones, and at Maplin, free parking, so saved another quid. . .

No I don't work for, or represent maplin in any way. . . ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/283933/1408740.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/283933/1408740.page GMT Clipping from the spure. What do you use? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/283933/1408825.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/283933/1408825.page GMT Re:Clipping from the spure. What do you use? these, but it looks like the Games Workshop ones are cheaper

I repeat, the Games Workshop equivalent costs less]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/283933/1409049.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/283933/1409049.page GMT Re:Clipping from the spure. What do you use?
Dragonchef wrote:i use a small set of Wire cutters that i got from my local hardware store for 3 dollars



Same here,except I got mine at Wal-Mart. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/283933/1409069.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/283933/1409069.page GMT Re:Clipping from the spure. What do you use?
FITZZ wrote:
Dragonchef wrote:i use a small set of Wire cutters that i got from my local hardware store for 3 dollars



Same here,except I got mine at Wal-Mart.


I think I used a very similar set of dikes back in the day too. Probably cheapies from harbor freight. It worked but I couldn't cut too close to the part and sometimes I had to cut the sprue around the area I wanted to cut first to make sure that the part didn't get bent from the compression while cutting it out. I'm back in the hobby after over a decade out of it and I'm upgrading to the good stuff this time. I just got the Xuron 2175ET cutters and they are so much nicer. They're more expensive than the regular cutters that get rebranded, but they seem worth it. Longer handles and a longer head that is thinner than the small cutters. Highly recommended.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/283933/1414127.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/283933/1414127.page GMT Clipping from the spure. What do you use? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/283933/1415214.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/283933/1415214.page GMT