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Questions, Answers & Tips -2
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1. The 4mm Micro-Mark #80893, complete with advice
for use.
Several readers, including Choo Chuck, Brent, and OKGraeme,
report success with Micro-Mark “plastic modeler’s chisels.”
The 4mm one is part #80893 and the 2mm one is part number
82709. Each lists for $20.55.
“Just make sure you use it the right way around [1]. It seems
counter-intuitive, but you use it with the ground side down.
That way, if you slip it goes up and away from the surface
rather than digging into it,” Brent explained.
OKGraeme also uses sprue cutters. “I trim off most of the mass
first with #11 blades, then finish with the sprue cutters … I
use the B&B Hobby Supplies sprue cutters available through
Intermountain.” See intermountain-railway.com/bandb.htm.
No matter which tool is used, a dull tool can be dangerous.
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