Shaping formers and other thick pieces...
What do you guys use to shape formers? Do you use a hobby knife, sandpaper, emory boards, etc...? If you use sandpaper, which was going to be my choice before I asked...what grit # do you normally use?
Does it matter that much? |
tazman,
I use all the above depending on what is desired. For sanding I use the flex able nail file emery boards. Ron |
About a year ago I asked the same question. Among those who responded was shrike, who said:
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Thomas |
I have one that looks like Lucite about 1/16th" thick, one side of
which appears to have been etched. The name is mostly worn off. It says ???? Crystal File. Found it at a store that sells nail files and stuff. It is very stiff and good for making flat stuff or I suppose it could be used to hold against things you want to round, such as a wheel mounted in a motor tool. |
I prefer 400 grit wet/dry sandpaper, the emery nail files are a bit too coarse at times.
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I have an assortment of those flexible emory boards.
Three are Tropical Shine 707301 Fine 400/600 707302 Medium 220/320 707303 Coarse 100/180 One is Soft Touch 115300 Ex Fine 280/320 All are washable. They work very good in shaping parts and removing unwanted markings. Not bad on the nails, neither. :D |
Or DIY by sticking a piece of your preferred grade of abrasive paper to a popsicle stick or similar.
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I use a variety of sanding tools. For fast work, I start with my dremel, Then with fine sand paper and finally with a jewelers file to smooth things. Always sand gently and carefully or you will lift the paper underneath.
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As you can see most of us use all three. However what you use to make the formers is, at least for me more important then how I make them. I personally gave up on using found card stock over a decade ago. You may have run across discussions on making your own .5 and 1 mm card stock by gluing 2 and 4 sheets of 60-67 lb cover stock with 3M 77 spray glue. This takes a little effort but well worth the effort. The finished stock is quite dense and easy to sand and best of all you don’t end up with a fuzzy edge from sanding. I hate to say it but working with it is very much like working with styrene plastic.
Jim Nunn |
I'm surprised, whenever I try to sand down the laminated card, I always end up with fuzzy edges. Most of the time the card actually peels away.
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