- Sat Oct 23, 2021 11:42 pm
#13792
I can't believe I've been cutting Sunbrella and Cordura fabrics with a rotary cutter and utility knife! I just got a hot knife a couple of weeks ago and can't believe how much better that is with these fabrics. But I'd like to know what you guys use as a cutting guide when using a hot knife.
I had been using both plastic rulers and a 6 foot long aluminum bar (1/2" x 2") both to cut against and to draw my straight lines. But with the hot knife I have so far been cutting freehand. And that's been working pretty well (steady hand I guess). I'm reluctant to cut against the plastic rulers I have in fear of melting them. And if I cut against the aluminum bar I am afraid that the heat of the hot knife might dissipate too much. My cutting surface under the material I'm cutting is a piece of tempered glass I got from a hardware store.
Do any of you use something to cut against with a hot knife? Any suggestions?
Thanks.
I had been using both plastic rulers and a 6 foot long aluminum bar (1/2" x 2") both to cut against and to draw my straight lines. But with the hot knife I have so far been cutting freehand. And that's been working pretty well (steady hand I guess). I'm reluctant to cut against the plastic rulers I have in fear of melting them. And if I cut against the aluminum bar I am afraid that the heat of the hot knife might dissipate too much. My cutting surface under the material I'm cutting is a piece of tempered glass I got from a hardware store.
Do any of you use something to cut against with a hot knife? Any suggestions?
Thanks.
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