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by **paulors** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 7:51 am

Hi Les.

Many thanks your advice.

Best regards,

Paulo Roberto

by **les** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 1:16 pm

You can also use plastic strip and lay it down like a real deck.

by **paulors** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 4:37 am

Hi Mailman,

Good reference!!!! Will check local suppliers of Olfa stuff.

Many thanks!!!!

Best regards,

Paulo Roberto

by **mailman7777777** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 7:56 pm

Olfa makes a double bladed stencil cutter Model SC-1 that may work. It comes with 1mm, 1.5mm and 2mm sizes. Once you scribe one straight line it should be an easy matter to do the rest.

Owen

by **paulors** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 6:35 am

Dear Derek and Finfann,

Great ideas!!! Many thanks the advice.

Bet regards,

Paulo Roberto

by **Derek B** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 8:57 am

Hi Finnfan,

Funnily enough, I was just thinking along similar lines!...I guess great minds think alike eh?

Cheers

Derek

finnfan wrote:I have used a blade from a Coventry die chaser (used in a lathe for engineering for screw thread cutting) for scribing parallel lines on a model radiator, just because I happened to have one lying about from a motorcycle restoration project. It would be rather expensive to hunt one down for a model making project, but it occurred to me that it might be possible to make something similar by cutting down or grinding away half of a bolt to give a serrated cutting edge. The advantage is that there is a wide range of threads per inch in screw fasteners and it should be possible to find a thread form which corresponds to the gaps between the deck planks. If you started with a long enough bolt, it may even be possible to scribe all the planks in one go. I have to say I have not used this, but only offer it as a possible solution.

by **finnfan** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 8:12 am

I have used a blade from a Coventry die chaser (used in a lathe for engineering for screw thread cutting) for scribing parallel lines on a model radiator, just because I happened to have one lying about from a motorcycle restoration project. It would be rather expensive to hunt one down for a model making project, but it occurred to me that it might be possible to make something similar by cutting down or grinding away half of a bolt to give a serrated cutting edge. The advantage is that there is a wide range of threads per inch in screw fasteners and it should be possible to find a thread form which corresponds to the gaps between the deck planks. If you started with a long enough bolt, it may even be possible to scribe all the planks in one go. I have to say I have not used this, but only offer it as a possible solution.

by **Derek B** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 7:25 am

Hi Paulo,

I haven't tried this (yet), but a razor saw, used in a manner to drag the teeth across the plastic surface, using a steel straight edge as a guide, may also work equally as well?...if anyone has already experimented with this method, let us know if it works or not? In the meantime, good luck.

Regards

Derek

paulors wrote:Dear all,

Is there any special technique to scribe a wooden deck in a bare plastic surface? I mean a ship model where a deck that should be a wood one is injected without any detail. I plan to use, a metal rule, a scriber and lots of patience, but wil appreciate if someone could point another suggestion.

Best regards,

Paulo Roberto

by **paulors** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 4:45 pm

Dan, Michel and Rob,

Great!!!! I liked very much your suggestions. Thanks!!!!

Best regards,

Paulo Roberto

by **Dan K** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 2:01 pm

A variation on that is to tape a dozen or more razor blades together. THere's also a tool that does the same thing, but I cannot remember the name of it.

by **Sylvain Auger** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 1:17 pm

Ingenious idea Michel!! I shall have to try this out and see how it works!

by **MichelB** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 1:12 pm

Another method is to take a dozen or so needles, cut off the tops, and line them up to form a comb-like structure. Then use a rule to scribe. This way you can make dozens of parallel lines in one sweep.

by **Rob** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 11:57 am

Your best bet is to replace the deck with Evergreen sheet.

Cheers,

Rob

by **paulors** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 11:44 am

Dear all,

Is there any special technique to scribe a wooden deck in a bare plastic surface? I mean a ship model where a deck that should be a wood one is injected without any detail. I plan to use, a metal rule, a scriber and lots of patience, but wil appreciate if someone could point another suggestion.

Best regards,

Paulo Roberto

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