Hello all. I’ve been reading these forums for a while now but have not posted until now. There is a ton of great information here and I thank all of you for assisting when asked.
That brings me to my question… Can someone identify this green mat in the below picture?
Thanks in advance. [;)]
p.s. And how do you imbed inamges in this forum? [:I]
This is a self healing cutting matt of I don’t know which brand but there is many of those on the market. You can use knives on this matt without leaving scratches or anything. A very usefull article for any modeler and you can buy those at any Stapple store for around $20.
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Very cool… thanks on both items.
If you have a Hobby Lobby in your area, they are going for about $14…
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I’m just getting started modeling again too (armor models). When I saw the cutting mat in some of the photos I figured it was a good idea and ordered one off the internet. The next week I saw a selection of four or five sizes at walmart in the sewing section of the store and they were of course cheaper.
And thanks for asking about posting the photos, I have been searching all over this forum for directions on how to do that.
I am glad my post could help more people than just me. [:)]
I was actually kind of wishing I could have some one identify the actual mat in the picture. I have seen a few online but none with the information like this one. Anyone have any kind of information on this?
Where did you get the picture from ? Would that help identify it ?
I pulled it from this post…
Try this one…
http://www.hobbico.com/tools/hcar0454.html
As with any cutting mat it looks nice and pretty when it’s new. First spill of liquid cement or lacquer thinners and you can say “bye bye” to the nice print work though. [:P]
Forget getting CA glue off of it also .[:(]
Now this may be a dumb question but could’nt you use a simple cutting board. I have seen a lot of modelers use these. I went to the local kitchen store and picked up several boards. So am I missing out on something?[?] Thanks all
If you’re refering to cutting boards for vegetable, you might want to reconsider your choice cause those will get scratched overtime. If you need just a surface not to damage the counter you’re working on and you want to use it just to glue the parts together, it might be fine but if you want to play with tinny PE parts or if you do some scratchbuilding where you’ll need a good clean cutting surface, you will find that the scratches can be very awefull.
Those self healing matts will remains undamaged if you use them as a ctting surfac only. You are right about the “vegetable” cutting boards if you want a building surface that will receive blobs of glue and liquid cement or putty.
The best is to have both and use that self healing matt for cutting purposes only. That’s what I will do when I replace the one I have. (It is now damaged because of liquid cement and glue)
I use a ceramic bathroom tile I picked up at Lowe’s for a few cents. Smooth top, compact and solid- and nothing I’ve thrown at it hasn’t been scraped off.
My wife has some plastic cutting “sheets” that are thin , tough plastic and are 10 x 20 " . I stole one from her and i put it over my new matt when i do any glue or putty work . Saves my new matt. When i’m done working i slide it under my matt . That protects it and also hides it from the wife . [:)]
Thats for sure! Use your airbrush once and its gone to! I have the same mat, and it looked like that for a minute or two, now its pretty well broke in! I thought about buying a new one, but I figured what the hey, its just going to have to be broke in to, and that means more spilled paint, overspray, and wasted CA!
That got me to thinking Jon… [:-^]
When I was a kid, my mom gave me her old marble cutting board to use for my modeling. I did everything on it, cut my plastics, painted, glued, etc… It was a bit tough on the razor blades as it would dull them a bit quicker, but cleanup was a breeze. I’d let the paint and glue dry and scrap it off with a single-edge razor blade.
Something else now to add to my Xmas list! That might prolong the life of my self-sealing cutting mat.
[C=:-)]
For years, I’ve used small pieces of the thin clear acrylic sheet as a cutting board. I get them real cheap at the hardware store. Because my workbench cover is white, when I’m working with small white parts (which is quite often), I’ll tuck a thin piece of cardboard under the acrylic for contrast. When the acrylic is too full of cutting lines and scratches, I throw it out and get another one.