tyoho
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Great Video Kilroy07
I did an article a while back Iron your edges article and have been meaning to do an update.
one thing I do on the round corners is to make some small cuts in the paper so it doesn't bunch up as much when you roll it over.
I think a seamstress would call them "darts" and woodworker would call them "kerfs"
You are right about using the edge of the table to the tailing edges. I do my trailing edges pretty sharp at a shallow angle and it is easy to get messy if you don't have a straight edge to guide you.
If you do the trailing edge on a mini scout wing or anything with scallops it might look a bit raggedy because of the foam melting into a hard plastic and squirting out. Some sandpaper wrapped around a dowel will clean that up and ends up looking nice.
Also if you skin your planes with laser printed paper the iron will smear the colors a bit and you will need to clean your iron frequently to avoid messing up the print job. I need to experiment with parchment paper between the iron and the printed paper to see if that helps.
DON'T use your Mom's, wife's or significant other's iron, specially on the brown papered foam or printed skin.
You can get a cheap clothes iron at Walmart for under $8 and it works fine. (A lot cheaper than a divorce)
I did an article a while back Iron your edges article and have been meaning to do an update.
one thing I do on the round corners is to make some small cuts in the paper so it doesn't bunch up as much when you roll it over.
I think a seamstress would call them "darts" and woodworker would call them "kerfs"
You are right about using the edge of the table to the tailing edges. I do my trailing edges pretty sharp at a shallow angle and it is easy to get messy if you don't have a straight edge to guide you.
If you do the trailing edge on a mini scout wing or anything with scallops it might look a bit raggedy because of the foam melting into a hard plastic and squirting out. Some sandpaper wrapped around a dowel will clean that up and ends up looking nice.
Also if you skin your planes with laser printed paper the iron will smear the colors a bit and you will need to clean your iron frequently to avoid messing up the print job. I need to experiment with parchment paper between the iron and the printed paper to see if that helps.
DON'T use your Mom's, wife's or significant other's iron, specially on the brown papered foam or printed skin.
You can get a cheap clothes iron at Walmart for under $8 and it works fine. (A lot cheaper than a divorce)