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Very thin wood strips

Do you have a camera? If it is part of your smart phone, then you could take the picture with your phone and either connect it to a PC or send it to your email. There are many sites you can search for that will show you how this is done. There are a couple more steps that are done after that, but we can see.
 
I cut two narrow strips, one about 1/16” wide, from a piece of 1/64” ply this evening using my guillotine paper cutter. It sliced them cleanly with little effort.

Roger
 
Roger Pellett said:
I cut two narrow strips, one about 1/16” wide, from a piece of 1/64” ply this evening using my guillotine paper cutter. It sliced them cleanly with little effort.

Roger
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Now take the 1/16 strip and lay it perpindicular to the blade along the top fence. Can you then cut little pieces off that strip anywhere from .09" to .24" long?
 
MThomas said:
Ahaa! I made a thickness sander using a Dremel drill press and a drawplate for the back gauge. Cut the wood strips a bit thick on a small table saw then ran them through this gadget for final thicknessing. This redneck rig also holds tolerances around a thou. There are many ways to skin a cat like this, unless you don't want to mess with equipment! ;)

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My go-to as well. I was warned several years ago that the plastic Dremel drill press wasn't accurate, but I've used mine for all sorts of sanding, drilling and thicknessing like this. Just give it sufficient guides and it works like a treat, even for small routing jobs.
 
Masters Mate said:
My go-to as well. I was warned several years ago that the plastic Dremel drill press wasn't accurate, but I've used mine for all sorts of sanding, drilling and thicknessing like this. Just give it sufficient guides and it works like a treat, even for small routing jobs.
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I’m glad it’s working for you. I was unable to tune mine to be perpendicular to the bed, and there was always slop in the action. Much happier with my Proxxon press.
 
jbradford said:
You can make the 700+ cuts needed for the rib stiffeners
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Sometimes I/we forget building a model is more like running an F1 road course with slow spots and a few fast moving spots, not a 2.5 mile high speed oval like Indianapolis Speedway where the speeds are always high. Our hobby is better suited to the tortoise than the hare. :)
Allan
 
Micromark sells a cutter to cut strips from veneer, I did that with success to make hull planks from walnut veneer.
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That is a great tool. I have also seen DIY builds of the same type of tool.
But, I was not looking to create the wood strips from sheet, but taking the already cut 1/16" wide strips and cutting them to different, but very short lengths.

Thanks
 
Another way to cut your pieces from a strip. Lay your strip on a hard surface. Place a single edge razor blade across the strip. Tap it’s reinforced back with a hammer.

Roger
 
Roger Pellett said:
Another way to cut your pieces from a strip. Lay your strip on a hard surface. Place a single edge razor blade across the strip. Tap it’s reinforced back with a hammer.

Roger
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Yes I do that to, first I build a cutter like the Micro Mark but in this way you get great cuts and precise. I use these
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Called glass scraper knife?
 
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