Hi all,
Had a go at making a Coro candy cane yesterday and absolutely loved the results. The only problems I had were the ease at which I could cut the plastic, how long it took me, and the cleanliness of the cut.
I was using tin snips, but I'm now wondering if there is a better way. I was thinking about using a jigsaw, but not sure if sitting the sheet down on a table and hoping it stays rigid enough to saw through will be more effort than it's worth, and whether the risk of melting excludes that. I was also thinking about a bandsaw, but most I've seen have a vertical pillar on them which would prevent feeding the large objects through that I'm planning on making.
Does anyone have any suggestions for how to obtain an easy, quick and clean cut through this stuff, especially going around corners? This would be going with and against the flute.
--UPDATE--
Going with the jigsaw yesterday, I got much better results, but still room for improvement. Using the jigsaw gave lots of little 'chips' on either side of where the blade cut, and while it's easy enough to sand them off, I'm wondering if anyone has any tips for preventing this (be it a specific blade, or other tips in general to prevent chipping).
Thanks,
Alex
Had a go at making a Coro candy cane yesterday and absolutely loved the results. The only problems I had were the ease at which I could cut the plastic, how long it took me, and the cleanliness of the cut.
I was using tin snips, but I'm now wondering if there is a better way. I was thinking about using a jigsaw, but not sure if sitting the sheet down on a table and hoping it stays rigid enough to saw through will be more effort than it's worth, and whether the risk of melting excludes that. I was also thinking about a bandsaw, but most I've seen have a vertical pillar on them which would prevent feeding the large objects through that I'm planning on making.
Does anyone have any suggestions for how to obtain an easy, quick and clean cut through this stuff, especially going around corners? This would be going with and against the flute.
--UPDATE--
Going with the jigsaw yesterday, I got much better results, but still room for improvement. Using the jigsaw gave lots of little 'chips' on either side of where the blade cut, and while it's easy enough to sand them off, I'm wondering if anyone has any tips for preventing this (be it a specific blade, or other tips in general to prevent chipping).
Thanks,
Alex