fuselages are curves right?
i used to do it with a scriber.
how you can safely scribe a line without going astray? (having a damaged wrist/fingers…) i found out in my horror that my fingers have dramaically lost flexure since I had an accident couple of weeks ago…hope it is not permanent…Should i try an olfa cutter?
i tried putting a flexible ruler as a rail guide along the intented path but the bloody thing just keeps slipping. What should i do.
thanks
I’ve heard of people using that rigid label tape with good results.
madda
thyamis,
Go to an office supply store or drafting supply store and look for an erasing shield. This is a little piece of aluminum or steel that is very thin and very flexible. You can bend it around the fuselage and either tape it down or hold it with one hand and scribe along the edge. When you are done, it will snap back flat. If you can’t find one of those, check out the the sheet metal displays in hobby shops, or small hardware stores. You can get some thin sheet brass that is just as flexible and will make a nice bent guide that wil do the same thing.
Mike
Sorry to hear about your accident.[V[:(] Most of my rulers have cork or rubber on the backside and it keeps them from slipping… you might try adding a strip of Duct tape or some of that anti-slip drawer liner to the bottom. Most hardware and department stores carry plenty of this. The drawer liner (I’ve seen it also sold as a sheet that goes under your rug to keep it from slipping) can just be cut into strips and laid over the fuselage instad of attaching it to your template. Finally, I like to start out scribing very light and increase the pressure once I have a good “guide” line created. Hope this helps.[:)]
-fish
Go back about 5 screens and click on “Blackwolf’s scribbing technique rocks”, and then on the connection in the post. That might help you.
Hi all. After having tried every possible methode I have concluded the following: I have made teeth on a x-acto blad (using a mini drill). I use it as a “starter guid” by defining the lines on the modell. Then I use the scriber to make them wider and more clear.
This made possible to scribe curves and make correction without having to use putty.
Just found this…
Wayne, thanks for the plug!
Here’s the link to the how-to. It’s a slightly different way to engrave lines and although it won’t help much for scribing circular panels and such, it’s far superior to using any of the specialty scribers out there. In my opinion, that is… [;)]
Fade to Black…
I haven’t tried this before I remember seeing an article where a person used a vacuum cleaner belt (the internal part that turns all the wheels and gears) as a guide. They cut it to a convenient length and used it over a fuselage. The belt was flexible and didn’t mar the finish. Hope this helps.
Eric
Pretty weird…what next…
Somewhere I found a question on how to create raised panel lines!!! Funny isn’t it?