Hi,
Just discovered slitting/lever shears work real well for cutting.
Something like that:
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I always used a handheld shear, but it was a right-handed one and awkward
to cut along the line, and you need several cuts, which always leaves me
with a slightly wobbly result.
Now i had this idea to try the lever shear, and it works real well after
adjusting the distance between the blades a bit closer by shimming the
lower blade.
i was looking out for a big shear (the kind with a long blade), but they
are SO expensive... And i had that lever shear with only a few parts
missing which could be fabricated.. ;-)
The 16cm blade is enough for most of my boards in one, straight go. Even
with two cuts it will be staighter than a handheld shear.
ST