Best cutting blades?

[secubis3]

What cutting blades are the best to use for vacformed kits?

I know I need a range of sizes but which brand is best and lasts

longer than the rest.

[Caerbannog]

Frankly, I have Olfa, SwanMorton, some no-name and so on. I cannot say that any is vastly superior over the other. Just my opinion.

[bootneck]

Cutting vacform pieces off the sheets is just removing waste, therefore any sharp knife should do the trick.  I normally remove the main components with a good pair of scissors,  although that possibly depends on the scale and thickness of the plastic.  A good Stanley knife should cope with any thickness, perhaps followed by trimming a bit more with a normal modelling blade.

 

 

Mike

[Mitch K]

I've always generally Swann #11 for cuts around curves or narrow inlets. For larger, heavier areas, a Stanley knife was my tool of choice.