[BlindHandyMan] cutting guide

2007-08-23 Thread Jennifer Jackson
Ok guys, this is a little off center for a handy man question, but I think you guys may have a great idea for me. This is related to sewing, but I think it may come up in other projects too. I use what is called a rolling cutter to cut fabric. It is similar to a pizza cutter, but is smaller i

Re: [BlindHandyMan] cutting guide

2007-08-23 Thread Mike Rusk
Have you checked with a local upholstery shop? They might have such an animal as they cut all sorts of shapes. - Original Message - From: Jennifer Jackson To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2007 9:37 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] cutting guide Ok

Re: [BlindHandyMan] cutting guide

2007-08-23 Thread Max Robinson
ssage - From: "Jennifer Jackson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2007 12:37 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] cutting guide > Ok guys, this is a little off center for a handy man question, but I think > you guys may have a great idea for me. This is related t

Re: [BlindHandyMan] cutting guide

2007-08-23 Thread Dan Rossi
Max, Excellent idea. Lots of places give out these, what I thought were stupid doodads, with their name on them. They are a piece of plastic or rubber with a strip of metal inside. You can flex and bend them in a reasonable amount of curvature. They are about a half inch wide, quarter inch

Re: [BlindHandyMan] cutting guide

2007-08-23 Thread William Stephan
ginal Message- .From: "Max Robinson"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> .Sent: 8/23/07 12:45:42 PM .To: "blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com" .Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] cutting guide . .When I was in college I saw a device that was made for drawing curves on a .graph. It was a bar of led enca

Re: [BlindHandyMan] cutting guide

2007-08-23 Thread Tom Fowle
Jennifer, You might go to a hardware or hobby store and ask for thin strips of brass. Maybe a quarter inch wide and pretty thin. This may be flexibel enough but tough enough to do the job. How you hold it standing on its edge and maintaining a curve is another problem, but maybe you could get a c

Re: [BlindHandyMan] cutting guide

2007-08-23 Thread Dale Leavens
dyMan] cutting guide Ok guys, this is a little off center for a handy man question, but I think you guys may have a great idea for me. This is related to sewing, but I think it may come up in other projects too. I use what is called a rolling cutter to cut fabric. It is similar to a

RE: [BlindHandyMan] cutting guide

2007-08-23 Thread robert moore
Jennifer I will check with my wife she may have some ideas stay tuned -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jennifer Jackson Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2007 12:38 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: [BlindHandyMan] cutting

Re: [BlindHandyMan] cutting guide

2007-08-23 Thread Ron Yearns
Well back when I was teaching drafting they were called adjustable French curves. Ron - Original Message - From: Dan Rossi To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2007 12:55 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] cutting guide Max, Excellent idea. Lots of

Re: [BlindHandyMan] cutting guide

2007-08-23 Thread Dale Leavens
: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2007 8:45 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] cutting guide Well back when I was teaching drafting they were called adjustable French curves. Ron - Original Message - From: Dan Rossi To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com

Re: [BlindHandyMan] cutting guide

2007-08-23 Thread Ray Boyce
store. Regards Ray- Original Message - From: "Jennifer Jackson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 3:37 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] cutting guide > Ok guys, this is a little off center for a handy man question, but I think > you guys may have a gr