I use twp basic tools for cutting wall sections; a 12" scale and a modeling square that are both made from stainless steel. The scale has a cork backing to keep it from slipping. The modeling square is available from MicroMark.
Modeling square
12" stainless steel scale
Marlon
See pictures of the Clinton-Golden Valley RR
Hello All,
I just pulled out my Miter-Rite.
There is a Masonite "platform" that supports the item being cut that is 2-inches deep.
This "platform" appears to be glued to the base of the tool. The base appears to be MDF board that is 2-1/2-inches deep and 1/2-inch thick by 7-inches wide. Two plastic "legs" are screwed to the sides of the MDF board that support the platform. The bulk of the tool is attached to the base by three screws.
A way you could extend the reach of this tool would be to remove the entire guide portion of the tool and reattach it to a larger base of your choice.
Using a piece of Masonite, add and extend the cutting base.
Then the only limiting factor of the length of the cuts would be the length of the saw.
Depending on the thickness of the walls you are using another option would be the Duplicate-It.
Hope this helps.
"Uhh...I didn’t know it was 'impossible' I just made it work...sorry"
I get good results using an old Craftsman 10" bandsaw with a fine toothed blade.
I'm kinda' interested in something like this as well. There is a short video you can watch, when you go to MicroMarks web site, gives you a good idea of the size of the saw.
Looks like the ONLY way you could cut anything wider, is a longer razor saw.
I like the table saw, but that Proxxon is pricey, if you only need it for an occasional cut. MM has other alternatives that look good for mini table saws that might be a better option than the miter saw.
Another tool for squaring up cuts, is a full sheet of sand paper glued to a flat peice of wood, and a "fence" ( I use a 2x4 block, clamped to the board) that you can hold the piece against as you rub it back and forth on the sand paper.
I used this on some DPM wall sections.
I wonder, if you have a full size miter saw, for trim work, with a fine cutting blade, if that would work? (thinking out loud here...look out!)
Mike.
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I've seen videos of someone using a trim square
The lip goes at the front edge of your work bench. The styrene is underneath the square and flush with the inside of the lip. Clamp it tight enough so it doesn't move, but not so tight as to mash any details and cut along the square with a razor saw.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
The instructions even say the base piece is 2" wide - so I doubt it can do more than 2" pieces. The picture may be a little misleading with the angles and distance from the camera, but I'd rather trust the specs listed in the instructions than the picture. That's a small piece of balsa/basswood being cut in the picture.
--Randy
Modeling the Reading Railroad in the 1950's
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Hi There, the two inch cut could be the ''Max'' for ''Angle cuts", but the 90 degree cut looks to be 2''+. Could the cut be on a wider piece of stock using a longer saw blade? OK, I do not see a longer bade listed at MM.
I use a Proxxon table saw with about a 12'' table and maybe a 3'' carbide tip blade. Road trip? Woops, maybe not, come to think of it, I might not get across the border.
I'll do a test cut and see how it cuts a 45* on two thin wall ends to make a 90* corner. So this cut will not be a butt joint cut. But a Butt cut joint would be ok for thin wall stock.
A side note: Did you get the wire, how did it work?
I need to cut some City Classics wall sections cleanly, neatly and really square, I'll be butting some sections together. My Xacto miter box isn't wide enough to hold the wall sections, it's about 2" wide and the wall sections are 2 7/8" wide.
The Dobson Miter-Rite from Micromark looks like it would be the ideal tool to cut neat and straight, but the product details say it accommodates pieces up to only 2" wide. But looking at the picture, it sure looks like it could cut something wider.
Does anyone out there have any experience with this tool? Is it well-made? Does it work as advertised? But, most importantly, has anyone cut something wider than 2" on it? Did you modify it somehow?
Thanks,
Jeff