cutting help

[Lynn Normington]

I suppose it depends how big they are Rich, can you not make a template on your work bench ? then just put them all in the same place and cut them ? if they are too long stick them down and measure to the same place all along ??

Lynn

[Richard Urquhart]

hi Lynn
thanks for the reply, the thing is a have seen steel rules for around £100 which i could use, however the image edge looks good but has had a few bad remarks i.e the wobble in between the sections. i need to cut around 1 meter in length but have loads to cut

any ideas

[Kevin Flowers]

Rich
I use a 1500mm safety rule from DoroTape under £20.00 if i remember correctly also as a non slip base

Kev

[Jamie Wood]

We bought an Image Edge cutter. It’s good if you only use one section, but
you are correct about the ‘wobbling’ when more than one section is used.
I think it needs a bit of a re-design. Also, the grub screws which are used to
join the sections are hopeless – the heads strip out in no time. We are looking at a Keencut Javelin, which looks more suitable for us.

Cheers,
Jamie

[Richard Urquhart]

hi thanks guys
i will also have a look at the other options
thanks rich

[LeeMorris]

You can get a metal ruler from screwfix £4 for a 1 metre.

Lee

[David Rogers]

I’ve had a few steel & ‘safety’ rules over the years. Lost / ruined them all.

Now I use strips of aluminium sheet. Just off-cuts from orders.

So got a selection to cover ‘every’ job – 600mm, 1300mm & 2500mm!!

Cost, well, nothing and last for years.

ps. I tried a ‘safety’ ruler – but it was pretty pointless as only 500mm.

I would recommend NOT using thin alloy metre ones though as a minor lapse in concentration / rushing to get a job out can lead to a bit of slicing & dicing if the scalpel catches on the edge & jumps up…I cut the tops off middle & index on left hand with a new blade…done the index twice now – was just past the edge of the rule. (nippy sore)

[RichardJenkins]

I use a plasterer’s feather edge which was about £20 from screw fix. Use a fine permanent pen to make your mark and you are away.

[Harry Cleary]

quote RichardJenkins:

I use a plasterer’s feather edge which was about £20 from screw fix. Use a fine permanent pen to make your mark and you are away.

seen one of them last week in my local hardware store, good and wide and almost a clamp and safe too, looked ideal for the job, they were looking 59 euros for it though, were do screw fix operate from Richard?

[gordon bradshaw]

http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/cat … 7&ts=49259

[simon gregory]

Hi,

For jobs like this we use ‘big yellow’ for cutting graphics its a great piece of kit, its got a great finger protector and is non slip
Hexis supply them and they come in all sizes, 500mm 1000mm 1500mm ranging from £20.00 – $0.00

As i said they cut graphics etc a treat but am looking for something a bit more substantial for cutting foamex so if anyone has any ideas?

Cheers

[Andrew Boyle]

If there’s a lot of them…………….make a rectangular shape the ideal size for the supply only graphics………..than make a few holes in the rectangular shape to show through key points in the logo / text…then for each one lay the rectangle over in exactly the same position [visual] and cut around the shape [di-bond] ………..

might work 😀