I have a Northwest Short Lines "Chopper", and the masonite now has a deep groove in it directly under the blade. Sometimes this results in difficulty getting a clean cut.
Does anyone have a recommendation for repairing this? I'm thinking of filling it with epoxy or something, but don't know how well that would hold up.
Congratulations on wearing out a chopper. In repairing my worn out chopper, I have done as you have suggested and it worked pretty well. NWSL fixed the problem with the chopper II where the cut zone is replaceable. You have done lots of cutting and by extension model building, to wear one of these out – Awesome!!!
Guy
see stuff at: the Willoughby Line Site
Replacement cutting boards are available form Northwest short Line's website:
http://shop.osorail.com/product.sc?productId=1101&categoryId=66
I'm supposed to respect my elders, but its getting harder and harder for me to find any now.
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
hon30critter http://shop.osorail.com/product.sc?productId=1101&categoryId=66
I've had my Chopper for about 30 years or so and have repaired it about every 10 years or so. I use JB Qwik epoxy (get as hard as plastic). Try to lay it in the grooves as even as possible to cut down on sanding.
Jay
C-415 Build: https://imageshack.com/a/tShC/1
Other builds: https://imageshack.com/my/albums
rrebell:
I find your post to be a bit disturbing. Why all the quotation marks? Are you yelling at me?
Sorry. All I was trying to do was make the link clickable. Somebody else made the recommendation.
Dave
rrebellThat is for the chopper two, he has a one!!
Actually, mine's a Chopper III. I work in large scale, so it's handy to have the larger working surface.
If you click the Accessories button you will find replacement boards for both l and ll as well as a replacement mat for lll.Personally If it is repairable I would do that.
hon30critter rrebell: I find your post to be a bit disturbing. Why all the quotation marks? Are you yelling at me? Sorry. All I was trying to do was make the link clickable. Somebody else made the recommendation. Dave
He wasn't yelling at you, THIS IS YELLING!!!!.
Charlie
Distant and ancient memory of perhaps an entry in this Forum or a brief mention in MR, suggested making a sort of paste out of fine sawdust and gap-filling ACC and filling the groove to overflowing, then sanding it down once that hardens.
I probably should replace my Chopper I with a Chopper II but for now it still gives good service. I bought a used tool of a similar design (cannot recall the make; Amended Post: it is called the K-Tool Precision Miter) but the base is plastic and the arm and blade have nowhere near the precision of the Chopper. It had the attraction that angle degrees were marked on it. For all practical purposes it is useless.
Dave Nelson
The Chopper with the green mat can be turned 90 degrees and increase the life 4 times
nedthomas The Chopper with the green mat can be turned 90 degrees and increase the life 4 times
I wondered about that. How is the mat held in? Glue or friction?
Thanks for all the suggestions!
maxman nedthomas The Chopper with the green mat can be turned 90 degrees and increase the life 4 times I wondered about that. How is the mat held in? Glue or friction?