- Member since
February 2003
- From: Panama City, Florida, Hurricane Alley
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Posted by berny13
on Tuesday, May 27, 2003 9:38 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by heylonghair
Just curious, Berny, how did you cut them out? I know CD's like to shatter. :-)
Ray
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Use a new # 11 blade and a straight edge. Make light cuts on the data side. Be careful to just score the disk. Continue running the blade along the cut untill you get past the first layer of the disk. Then use more pressure untill you go all the way through. Again using the straight edge and the blade, make another strip using the same procedure as above. Make the strip a little bigger than the size you need. Then sand down from the label side. When you get to the desired thickness you want use a sanding stick to clean up the edge and corners. Stick the disk to some tape and score very lightly again to the size you need. Clean up that side with a sanding stick. I keep the masking tape on the back side during the final sanding and shaping. Carefully remove the masking tape and the mirror is ready to install. I am getting pretty good at it now and only damage or break one out of three, compared to three out of four when I first started making them.
Berny
Phormer Phantom Phixer 
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TF-102A Delta Dagger, 32nd FIS, 54-1370, 1/48 scale. Monogram Pro Modeler with C&H conversion.
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