Accurate cutting of cloth. Knife vs. Rotary

[Stéphane Collin]

Hello all.

Talking about cloth, isn't it better to tear it apart ?  Doesn't work for 
felt of course, but with good quality cloth, tearing along the thread gives 
a very neat straight line, which for now I never reached with knife nor with 
rotary cutter, even with sandpapered straight edge.  Of course, you end up 
with a border that is a little more fuzzy than when cut, but uptil now, I 
could live with it.

Best regards.

Stéphane (did-I-miss-something-again) Collin.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Gamble" <michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk>
To: "'alan forsyth'" <alan@forsythalan.wanadoo.co.uk>; "'Pianotech'" 
<pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 2:57 PM
Subject: RE: Accurate cutting of cloth. Knife vs. Rotary


> Now that's what I call interesting, Alan. I'm putting my reply on the 
> List:
> In "principle" the "rotary" cutter should be kinder than the knife, there
> being a continuous "guillotine" action rather than a "dragging" action as 
> in
> the knife. Any comments out there on the List?
> Regards,
> Michael G.(UK)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: alan forsyth [mailto:alan@forsythalan.wanadoo.co.uk]
> Sent: 18 September 2005 22:19
> To: Pianotech; Michael Gamble
> Subject: Re: Accurate cutting strips of cloth for D
>
> A sharp eye and a very sharp knife. There's cutting edge technology for 
> you!
>
> Long time ago at college we spent the first week in the workshops just
> learning to sharpen blades. I've never found the rotary cutters sharp 
> enough
>
> even when new; much prefer a knife.
>
> AF
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Michael Gamble" <michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk>
> To: "'David Ilvedson'" <ilvey@sbcglobal.net>; "'Pianotech'"
> <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2005 8:55 PM
> Subject: RE: Accurate cutting strips of cloth for D
>
>
>> Yes, David I, I too dream of a tool which can be adjusted to cut such
>> strips
>> as I now need, and strips of other dimensions for other purposes. I 
>> wonder
>> if Bill Spurlock can dream up something? I've watched them at Fletcher &
>> Newmans' (many years agone when they were in Covent Garden) cutting these
>> strips BY EYE from a bolt of material on a large work bench with a very
>> sharp knife. That demands a practiced eye methinks!
>> Regards
>> Michael G.(UK)
>>
>
>
>
>
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