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Post by sd40dash2 on Jul 22, 2019 15:33:57 GMT -8
Fair enough. Great points made by all. I'll add one or both chisels to a future Micromark order. I've liked everything I ever bought from them and this sounds like another winning product. Thanks for the input.
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Post by craigz on Jul 23, 2019 11:26:31 GMT -8
Well...I just ordered a new set of the pbl "swiss" sprue nippers in the ultra fine. Those are now $39.95 a set; but they are the best sprue cutters you can get. They will get into those small areas that were impossible to get to. I don't skimp on tools. You get what you pay for. The micro-mark chisels would be a good investment for you if you were upgrading several old cars; IMO. For instance; I can (and have) simply shaved the grabs right off an E&C Shops corrugated gondola...using these. I use the 4mm on the sides; and the 2 mm on the ends. No milling required. They shave right off...there is some cleanup of the area...but that is accomplished with some varied grades of sandpaper glued on small sticks of styrene and water. I have had mine for over 15 years...and they are razor sharp. You could ask MicroMark...I don't think these dull. They're not a knife...they are one solid piece of metal. Cheap tools will help you destroy a model so quick...the best, and I mean THE BEST money I ever spent on this hobby wasn't the new airbrush. Or soldering station. Or scalpels for cutting decals. No, it was for TWEEZERS...a high quality pair of Swiss-made Dumont #7B serrated edge jeweler's tweezers. $40 or so, but I no longer have to deal with small parts flying off into low earth orbit or flicking across the bench. The tips match perfectly, they close perfectly, they grip stuff perfectly. I'd been using a classic pair of train show cheapo Pakistani-made tweezers that are now used only for decals. The Dumonts do everything else; I bought a second pair off ebay that are smooth jawed - also great things. Cheap tools are a false economy and will damage your work. Quality tools will last you for years. Now get off my lawn  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2019 15:08:13 GMT -8
Well...I just ordered a new set of the pbl "swiss" sprue nippers in the ultra fine. Those are now $39.95 a set; but they are the best sprue cutters you can get. They will get into those small areas that were impossible to get to. I don't skimp on tools. You get what you pay for. The micro-mark chisels would be a good investment for you if you were upgrading several old cars; IMO. For instance; I can (and have) simply shaved the grabs right off an E&C Shops corrugated gondola...using these. I use the 4mm on the sides; and the 2 mm on the ends. No milling required. They shave right off...there is some cleanup of the area...but that is accomplished with some varied grades of sandpaper glued on small sticks of styrene and water. I have had mine for over 15 years...and they are razor sharp. You could ask MicroMark...I don't think these dull. They're not a knife...they are one solid piece of metal. Cheap tools will help you destroy a model so quick...the best, and I mean THE BEST money I ever spent on this hobby wasn't the new airbrush. Or soldering station. Or scalpels for cutting decals. No, it was for TWEEZERS...a high quality pair of Swiss-made Dumont #7B serrated edge jeweler's tweezers. $40 or so, but I no longer have to deal with small parts flying off into low earth orbit or flicking across the bench. The tips match perfectly, they close perfectly, they grip stuff perfectly. I'd been using a classic pair of train show cheapo Pakistani-made tweezers that are now used only for decals. The Dumonts do everything else; I bought a second pair off ebay that are smooth jawed - also great things. Cheap tools are a false economy and will damage your work. Quality tools will last you for years. Now get off my lawn Hear, Hear!!! |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2019 5:51:02 GMT -8
Well...I just ordered a new set of the pbl "swiss" sprue nippers in the ultra fine. Those are now $39.95 a set; but they are the best sprue cutters you can get. They will get into those small areas that were impossible to get to. I don't skimp on tools. You get what you pay for. The micro-mark chisels would be a good investment for you if you were upgrading several old cars; IMO. For instance; I can (and have) simply shaved the grabs right off an E&C Shops corrugated gondola...using these. I use the 4mm on the sides; and the 2 mm on the ends. No milling required. They shave right off...there is some cleanup of the area...but that is accomplished with some varied grades of sandpaper glued on small sticks of styrene and water. I have had mine for over 15 years...and they are razor sharp. You could ask MicroMark...I don't think these dull. They're not a knife...they are one solid piece of metal. Cheap tools will help you destroy a model so quick...the best, and I mean THE BEST money I ever spent on this hobby wasn't the new airbrush. Or soldering station. Or scalpels for cutting decals. No, it was for TWEEZERS...a high quality pair of Swiss-made Dumont #7B serrated edge jeweler's tweezers. $40 or so, but I no longer have to deal with small parts flying off into low earth orbit or flicking across the bench. The tips match perfectly, they close perfectly, they grip stuff perfectly. I'd been using a classic pair of train show cheapo Pakistani-made tweezers that are now used only for decals. The Dumonts do everything else; I bought a second pair off ebay that are smooth jawed - also great things. Cheap tools are a false economy and will damage your work. Quality tools will last you for years. Now get off my lawn Some excellent modeling advice. Thank you! |
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