AK Interactive cutting boards

I'm not sure I understand it.  How is it different than those green self-healing mats I see at the hobby shops and craft stores?  And what does laser cutting mean? 

Don Stauffer

How is it different than those green self-healing mats I see at the hobby shops and craft stores?

It's not a mat for cutting on. Rather, it's a grid/guide for cutting parallel lines and exact perpendicular lines in masking tape. I believe you just apply a strip of masking tape over the mat, put the tip of your knife in the selected slot and cut.

If I recall correctly, Voyager makes a number of similar products in PE.

Why? Because they’re made in Korea? They’re basically the same type of cutting mat to me. 

They look practically identical. May be that only the price will be your guide. I watched a short video on the AK type 1 & 2 and I see where they would have a place in my modeling tools.  No they are not just cutting mats.  These are tools for cutting masking tape into various widths, angles etc. with a high degree of accuracy. But they are pricey for what you get.  Will probably buy one but not all of them.  

BlackSheepTwoOneFour

Why? Because they’re made in Korea? They’re basically the same type of cutting mat to me. 

 

Murphy's Law

 

 

BlackSheepTwoOneFour

Why? Because they’re made in Korea? They’re basically the same type of cutting mat to me. 

 

 

 

 

I could be wrong but I do believe these boards have laser cut channels that your knife follows for making easy masks for straight lines and circles. I think this is more than just printed lines like all the other mats.

 

 

That's what small metal rulers are for. I use it all the time on several occassions. Why spend for a special mat to cut straight lines? Circles? I use a compass cutter.

BlackSheepTwoOneFour

 

 

Murphy's Law

 

 

BlackSheepTwoOneFour

Why? Because they’re made in Korea? They’re basically the same type of cutting mat to me. 

 

 

 

 

I could be wrong but I do believe these boards have laser cut channels that your knife follows for making easy masks for straight lines and circles. I think this is more than just printed lines like all the other mats.

 

 

 

 

 

 

That's what small metal rulers are for. I use it all the time on several occassions. Why spend for a special mat to cut straight lines? Circles? I use a compass cutter.

 

Alright sir.. well no one says you have to get one. It’s just another tool for someone to use, some may like it some may not. I’ve spent $20 on much worse things so this won’t break me.

I have the one for striaght lines. It makes prscision cuts in exact 1mm increments, perfectly straight every time. Actually handy in the right situations where prescision is needed.