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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana>Hi Jurgen,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana>I had a guillotine cutter some time back, but seem to
have lost it some years ago. It seemed to perform so-so. I like your design.
What kind of a blade do you have on this? Also, it looks like there would be
some wiggle to your blade arm here - what keeps it striking/cutting in exactly
the same spot? Is the white stuff a replaceable chopping surface?
Polyethylene-type plastic stuff? How tall is your stop block? How wide is the
blade? Any other close-up pictures available?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana>Better yet and easier for you, just send me the darn
jig! <STRONG>;-)</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana>Thanks.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>I can't
exactly picture what you are envisioning for a felt cutter, but here is my
version: This is a felt cutter that I use for cutting all kinds of blocks and
pieces, including very small and narrow bits. It is a cutter I made myself,
essentially a modified version of what I "grew up with" in my
apprenticeship.<BR>The blade cuts on 1/4 butcher block and stays sharp for a
very long time. <BR><BR>I had considered making and selling these, but I
realized there is just too much time involved in assembly and finishing to
make it profitable. (One more reason so many professional jigs are made from
plastic - no finishing involved)<BR><BR>The design is fairly straight forward,
so anyone can make one of these. This cutter will perform better than the
guillotines, which I find somewhat imprecise.<BR><BR>Jurgen Goering<BR>Piano
Forte Supply<BR>(250)
754-2440<BR>info@pianofortesupply.com<BR>http://www.pianofortesupply.com<BR><BR><?/smaller>
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<P></P><BR>On Aug 23, 2007, at 20:16, Gordon Stelter wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE><BR>This Ivers and Pond action makes me wonder if<BR>someone
oughtn't come up with ...snip...<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE>.<BR>Speaking of which: The "Guillotine" type action<BR>felt
choppers are pretty useless for the tiny pieces<BR>used under the butt
buckskin ( which I'm replacing<BR>with Ecsaine (TM)) etc.. So I was lying in
bed last<BR>night, wondering if a micro "paper cutter" type gizmo<BR>might
be devised, for these. So far, all that's<BR>occurred to me has been to get
a good quality, <BR>"slop-free" 1/4" drive mini "Breaker bar" (
Snap-on,<BR>Craftsmnan, etc.) and mount, somehow, a razor blade,<BR>or
box-cutter blade, to the under side of the handle,<BR>with the square drive
tip end firmly attached to a<BR>sturdy base. Some sort of aluminum fence,
for<BR>straightness, and vinyl base-board molding <BR>( my favorite stuff to
cut felt on ) to keep the razor<BR>from dulling too soon. <BR>Has anybody
else "tackled" this issue of<BR>precision, tiny felt cutting ? Got a better
idea ?<BR><BR>G<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>