Amati Stripwood Guillotine.

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Alan Smith

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If these work ok on hard materials like walnut veneer I could see one being useful to me. Does anybody have an opinion to share on this tool?
 
I have one, but I don't really like it. It's plastic, doesn't feel sturdy and it's difficult to get a precise angle. I've tried to cut a strip of birch, ca: 7x1,5mm and I'm afraid I'll break it if I press hard enough to cut through. Walnut is of course a bit softer but .........

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I have a razor chopper from Micro-Mark and have learned how to make very precise cuts on small parts using it. It is very sturdy. The metal arm and well-fitted hinge make it precise. It came in handy when cutting sheet hardwood into custom cannon carriage parts, and is great for cutting plank veneer strips to consistent lengths. LINK

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Here's one that I've been looking at. It's shown on YouTube and looks a lot sturdier than my Amati:
www.ebay.com

Proses TC-105 Timber, Plastics and Rod Cutter for Model Makers | eBay

Cutting height: Up to 8 mm depending on the width and hardness of timber or profile. Cutting width: Up to 30 mm depending of the height and hardness of timber or profile. Materials to cut: Soft woods, styrene, plastics.
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Krister_L said:
I have one, but I don't really like it. It's plastic, doesn't feel sturdy and it's difficult to get a precise angle. I've tried to cut a strip of birch, ca: 7x1,5mm and I'm afraid I'll break it if I press hard enough to cut through. Walnut is of course a bit softer but .........

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I agree with Krister. I have one of these Amati cutter and don't like it. One of the drawback I see is the lack of precision in terms of angle.
I am now using a tool from Ultimation: the slicer and I have to say that I am super happy with it. See here for more details, including demo video.
 
The Ultimation does indeed look like a proper tool. Unfortunately the sticker price would need to include a divorce.
 
I found the answer to my problem. A vintage Emgee brand all-metal paper guillotine, probably 50 years old, but clean and obviously spent most of it's life in storage as it is razor-sharp. Cuts pear, holly, and hornbeam veneer both along and across the grain perfectly down to around 1,5mm wide cross-grain and 1 mm along the grain. Cost me around $ 30 on Ebay. I need to devise a length-stop, but that should be relatively simple.
 
Alan Smith said:
I found the answer to my problem. A vintage Emgee brand all-metal paper guillotine, probably 50 years old, but clean and obviously spent most of it's life in storage as it is razor-sharp. Cuts pear, holly, and hornbeam veneer both along and across the grain perfectly down to around 1,5mm wide cross-grain and 1 mm along the grain. Cost me around $ 30 on Ebay. I need to devise a length-stop, but that should be relatively simple.
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Maybe you can show us your new / old tool with a photo? Sounds interesting
 
Alan Smith said:
Happy to do so, just need to work out how.
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You can easily add a photo in your post via the button "Attach Files" at the bootom left side when you write a post.
So "Attach files" before you press "Post reply"
 
Yep! Agree. It’s very flimsy and not very accurate. I, personally think I could design something so basic and simple with their finances and resources.
Works but don’t expect miracles.
 
Well, you get a good one (which means an old metal one I suspect) and it will do most of what you might need a far as veneer goes. As for age, I am 10 years ahead of you - but hope that old age and cunning might offer solutions to the loss of delicacy of touch and good eyesight I used to have. I am currently adapting some old methods of PoF to see how I cope.
 
 
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