mediamonk Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Hi, This is my first post here, though I've been lurking for a while, so it might as well be a question. I'm back in the modeling game after close to 15 years away and want to up the detail level of my builds. I've seen many articles on opening doors here, but wondered why you use the back of the blade to cut the door open? It seems that the sharp side would be more effective and take less time. Is it a control thing? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlzrocks Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Good question and good answer! I have always wondered that myself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Basically yes. If you go sharp-end first it tends to dig in, and you risk it skittering out of the panel line and making a mess. It cuts TOO well, and will not move smoothly. Using the back it peels off a consistent amount of plastic with each pass, and doesn't get stuck and shoot off course over and over. Or to put it another way: If you use the "blade" side, you're actually cutting, but not removing, the plastic. If you use the back side, the squared-off shape of the blade actually acts like a tiny gouge or plane, and removes plastic, creating a groove that's the width of the blade's thickness. Doing it this way serves two purposes: One, you remove the plastic that's in the body's molded-in panel lines, giving you an accurately-scaled opening between the body and the panel you're removing (door, trunk, etc.), and two, you actually have more control using the back side of the blade... it won't tend to "jump the groove" as readily as if you were using the sharp side and cutting the plastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madd Trucker Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 Will adda # 3 to Harry P's post #3 If you use the sharp end and it slips and fingers are in the way ouch the back side will keep youor fingers more intact Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMc Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 A "poormans" panel scriber!! I prefer it over the panel scribers because the non sharp blade is done, I recycle it as a panel scriber.....2 uses 1 tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my80malibu Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 Because thats how your Parents learned to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mediamonk Posted July 16, 2010 Author Share Posted July 16, 2010 Thanks for the quick answers. I hadn't thought about the cutting vs. removing plastic aspect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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