Cutting
Styrene
I cut a lot of sty-
rene for speaker
baffles and enclo-
sures, as well as
other modeling.
When I bought
a new bypass
paper cutter
for the office, I
kept the old one
for cutting styrene. While
it won’t be as accurate as
something like the Northwest
Short Line “Chopper”, it can
cut up to 0.01" thick styrene
pretty easily. I use it to cut
large (up to 12 inch long)
pieces, which I later fine cut
on the Chopper.
Hint: I use my calipers (with
the jaws locked) to transfer a
dimension to the plastic. Rest
the end of the plunge bar on
the cutting surface and push
the styrene out until it con-
tacts the end of the caliper.
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