Dave Williams Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Tried out my Shadow Hobby circle cutter to make Tamiya masks for the radiators and oil coolers on the Hasegawa P-40E. Found out that the sizes are slightly different on the front and rear bulkheads, so I needed a total of 4 different sizes, but easy pezzy. Just a couple of tries to get it dialed in. LSP_Kevin, Jolly Roger and Zero77 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigant Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Where did you get the cutter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Williams Posted October 4, 2017 Author Share Posted October 4, 2017 http://www.shadowhobby.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony C Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Now that looks interesting, I've just emailed them to see if it's available in the UK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingerweir Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Superb piece of kit, perfect cuts down to ridiculously small diameters. It cannot be set to a known diameter though from the scale marked on the adjustment knob. It has to be set by trial and error, as you can't register the true centre when you place it. That being said this is a minor niggle given the quality of the cuts. LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero77 Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 what is the minimum diameter approximately? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingerweir Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Depends on the material your cutting of course. I would say with masking vinyl would get nominally smaller than tape, although its so sharp tearing is never a problem. 1-2mm would be no problem. Note the other great thing about the tool is that it cuts almost any thickness and most materials, not steel of course but it has no problem with thinner aluminium. Zero77 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trak-Tor Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Very interesting. Not cheap though.They have new Center Locator tool in stock now, which allows you to cut concentric circles. Or cut a circle at the position you need. Which is what I'd need...I think I'll put it on my "to buy" list. Zero77 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 I picked up one of these to fill the size gap between my large RPToolz punch set and my Olfa compass cutter. It cuts very clean circles but as previous posters have pointed out, getting the right size is a matter of trial and error. Not sure how it fits into my tool collection now that I have a Silhouette Portrait to cut custom masks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_C Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Looks pretty good. I imagine you can cut a circle any size you like within the range? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thud_Ally Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 I'm looking to pick up a circle cutter.what would you guys suggests? I currently dont own one. So suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhard Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Darn expensive though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Williams Posted March 1, 2018 Author Share Posted March 1, 2018 I tried other circle cutters and this is the best one I've run across. Yes, it's expensive, but its the only one I'll ever need. I do wish it had a more accurate scale, but it's so easy to use, you can just make a couple of test circles and quickly zero in on the right setting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thud_Ally Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Easier and better than an olaf style compass cutter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaninaustria Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Looks like a great tool, will be getting one! Am always a sucker for well designed tools! Cherrs and thanks for sharing this one! Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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