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Stick and Strip Cutter

Author: C. Cashner


Edition: Model Aviation - 1997/06
Page Numbers: 76, 77, 78, 80

0 CUTTER C 0 z C Cliff Cash ner advantages cutting own strip stick wood can control quality sticks carefully selecting material can produce matched sets longerons spars equal weight strength flexibility essential want straight fuselages balanced wings stick strip cutter built piece 6/4 oak actually 1 inches thick its finished other hardwoods woutd fine use pine softwoods example eight inches wide 101/2 inches long after ends have squared edges have trued Any piece wood finishes least 7 inches wide about foot long will project hardware use consists two three-inch drywall screws three two-inch hanger screws three 46 wing nuts six flat washers /s diameter about six inches A6 music wire blade common single-edge injector blade sold dispensers local drugstore After square ends true edges ready npsaw two 9A2 thick strips wood edge base strip will become fence other will blade support spacer sawing trim base block 61/2 inches wide edge base mark two inches end will locations drywall screws Measure back seven inches front left side photo edge draw line slanted 200 shown Align blade mark leaving 5A 76 Model Aviation p blade support place drill through support spacer base offset allow room fixing pin 1/16 wire passes through blade slot other rests against back edge blade sure fence moves easily should ofCutter uses single-edge injector blade During assembly sure parallel travel bladethere no blade deflection strips will true June 1997 77 hardware necessary construct stick stripPrototype built 6/4 oak %2 thick st rip blade cutterfull materials list textsupport spacer other fence CD 0 - a CD ~-t - CDU o~~ ~CD jCD~D -CD .~-i ~ CDCD D~O D D CD CD D CD ~D CD2~ 0~ D CD CD - o - ~ D CD0 CD D o 5 0 ~CD D~0 nt CDn 53/ 1-1/4 1 1-1/4 9/32 T 1-1/4 T I-I r TOP VIEW BENCH MOUNTING SCREW I/8 HOLE r 1~1 0 MTG FORSCREW SCREWI II II FOR l/I6Y7i HOLES FOR MW rIIII I/8HOLE FOR WS-ATOP H 1 IK 3/16 HANGER SCREW SIDE HOLES FOR I/16MWo II LiI/8 HOLES FOR DRYWALL SCREWS TER SUNK III/40 4 -r 11/16FENCE UKTOP SAND INSIDE EDGE OF SLOTS FOR MOVEMENT L V16MW PIN HANGER SCREW NARROW KERF CUT 4T0 FIT BLADE SNUGLY MADE FROM OAK OR OTHER HARDWOOD 1-1/4 BASE -ALL OTHER PARTS ARE 1/4 3/16 HANGER SCREWS SCALE I FULL SIZE MODEL AVIATION STICK B STRIP CUTTER DESIGNED BY C L CASHNER INKED PLAN BY JOE DEMARCO ALL RIGHTS j SHEET RESERVEDI OF III length remaining short piece spacer Mitre ends spacer Place spacer support position clamp securely Mark drill /6 bit 1 inches deep through support spacer base Offset hole shown photo allow room afixing pin Position remaining piece will become adjustable fence against blade parallel base Mark position adjusting slots 1 inches end slot width fence /6 wide l/6 long fence clamped position drill 3A6 bit hole depth 1 inch outside outline slot fence removed base drill other end slot Remove remaining slot material coping saw smooth slightly enlarge slots file sandpaper Using wrench two 3/~ nuts #10 thread hanger screws lag end base Install fence washers wing nuts Carefully check make sure fence moves easily should /2 inch parallel travel blade Mount spacer blade support secure washers wing nut support tight check ensure blade being bent deflected way may enlarge hole blade support correct blade deflection Once satisfied blade straight evenly supported wing nut tight drill A6 hole diagonal blade support wing nut Drill 1 inches-deep drive piece music wire dot support arm last photo shows clearly can explained blade must straight order cut square base can drilled countersunk both ends although shown photos can use wood screws straight down bench though blade support offers some protection some people can manage cut themselves anything Mount cutter solidly careful youre using Cashner 5837 Grizzley Dr Dennison OH 44621 80 Model Aviation ED Ignition Model Engines 1930s 1950s Elf Baby Cyclone Brown Jr Super Cyclone Ohlsson Hornet Dooling Etc Model Race Cars & Boats Parts Spark Plugs Etc Parts Available Most Ignition Engines Aero Electric Catalog $700 US $900 Intl Woody Bartelt 3706 N 33rd St Galesburg MI 49053 Fax/Phone 616-665-9693

Author: C. Cashner


Edition: Model Aviation - 1997/06
Page Numbers: 76, 77, 78, 80

0 CUTTER C 0 z C Cliff Cash ner advantages cutting own strip stick wood can control quality sticks carefully selecting material can produce matched sets longerons spars equal weight strength flexibility essential want straight fuselages balanced wings stick strip cutter built piece 6/4 oak actually 1 inches thick its finished other hardwoods woutd fine use pine softwoods example eight inches wide 101/2 inches long after ends have squared edges have trued Any piece wood finishes least 7 inches wide about foot long will project hardware use consists two three-inch drywall screws three two-inch hanger screws three 46 wing nuts six flat washers /s diameter about six inches A6 music wire blade common single-edge injector blade sold dispensers local drugstore After square ends true edges ready npsaw two 9A2 thick strips wood edge base strip will become fence other will blade support spacer sawing trim base block 61/2 inches wide edge base mark two inches end will locations drywall screws Measure back seven inches front left side photo edge draw line slanted 200 shown Align blade mark leaving 5A 76 Model Aviation p blade support place drill through support spacer base offset allow room fixing pin 1/16 wire passes through blade slot other rests against back edge blade sure fence moves easily should ofCutter uses single-edge injector blade During assembly sure parallel travel bladethere no blade deflection strips will true June 1997 77 hardware necessary construct stick stripPrototype built 6/4 oak %2 thick st rip blade cutterfull materials list textsupport spacer other fence CD 0 - a CD ~-t - CDU o~~ ~CD jCD~D -CD .~-i ~ CDCD D~O D D CD CD D CD ~D CD2~ 0~ D CD CD - o - ~ D CD0 CD D o 5 0 ~CD D~0 nt CDn 53/ 1-1/4 1 1-1/4 9/32 T 1-1/4 T I-I r TOP VIEW BENCH MOUNTING SCREW I/8 HOLE r 1~1 0 MTG FORSCREW SCREWI II II FOR l/I6Y7i HOLES FOR MW rIIII I/8HOLE FOR WS-ATOP H 1 IK 3/16 HANGER SCREW SIDE HOLES FOR I/16MWo II LiI/8 HOLES FOR DRYWALL SCREWS TER SUNK III/40 4 -r 11/16FENCE UKTOP SAND INSIDE EDGE OF SLOTS FOR MOVEMENT L V16MW PIN HANGER SCREW NARROW KERF CUT 4T0 FIT BLADE SNUGLY MADE FROM OAK OR OTHER HARDWOOD 1-1/4 BASE -ALL OTHER PARTS ARE 1/4 3/16 HANGER SCREWS SCALE I FULL SIZE MODEL AVIATION STICK B STRIP CUTTER DESIGNED BY C L CASHNER INKED PLAN BY JOE DEMARCO ALL RIGHTS j SHEET RESERVEDI OF III length remaining short piece spacer Mitre ends spacer Place spacer support position clamp securely Mark drill /6 bit 1 inches deep through support spacer base Offset hole shown photo allow room afixing pin Position remaining piece will become adjustable fence against blade parallel base Mark position adjusting slots 1 inches end slot width fence /6 wide l/6 long fence clamped position drill 3A6 bit hole depth 1 inch outside outline slot fence removed base drill other end slot Remove remaining slot material coping saw smooth slightly enlarge slots file sandpaper Using wrench two 3/~ nuts #10 thread hanger screws lag end base Install fence washers wing nuts Carefully check make sure fence moves easily should /2 inch parallel travel blade Mount spacer blade support secure washers wing nut support tight check ensure blade being bent deflected way may enlarge hole blade support correct blade deflection Once satisfied blade straight evenly supported wing nut tight drill A6 hole diagonal blade support wing nut Drill 1 inches-deep drive piece music wire dot support arm last photo shows clearly can explained blade must straight order cut square base can drilled countersunk both ends although shown photos can use wood screws straight down bench though blade support offers some protection some people can manage cut themselves anything Mount cutter solidly careful youre using Cashner 5837 Grizzley Dr Dennison OH 44621 80 Model Aviation ED Ignition Model Engines 1930s 1950s Elf Baby Cyclone Brown Jr Super Cyclone Ohlsson Hornet Dooling Etc Model Race Cars & Boats Parts Spark Plugs Etc Parts Available Most Ignition Engines Aero Electric Catalog $700 US $900 Intl Woody Bartelt 3706 N 33rd St Galesburg MI 49053 Fax/Phone 616-665-9693

Author: C. Cashner


Edition: Model Aviation - 1997/06
Page Numbers: 76, 77, 78, 80

0 CUTTER C 0 z C Cliff Cash ner advantages cutting own strip stick wood can control quality sticks carefully selecting material can produce matched sets longerons spars equal weight strength flexibility essential want straight fuselages balanced wings stick strip cutter built piece 6/4 oak actually 1 inches thick its finished other hardwoods woutd fine use pine softwoods example eight inches wide 101/2 inches long after ends have squared edges have trued Any piece wood finishes least 7 inches wide about foot long will project hardware use consists two three-inch drywall screws three two-inch hanger screws three 46 wing nuts six flat washers /s diameter about six inches A6 music wire blade common single-edge injector blade sold dispensers local drugstore After square ends true edges ready npsaw two 9A2 thick strips wood edge base strip will become fence other will blade support spacer sawing trim base block 61/2 inches wide edge base mark two inches end will locations drywall screws Measure back seven inches front left side photo edge draw line slanted 200 shown Align blade mark leaving 5A 76 Model Aviation p blade support place drill through support spacer base offset allow room fixing pin 1/16 wire passes through blade slot other rests against back edge blade sure fence moves easily should ofCutter uses single-edge injector blade During assembly sure parallel travel bladethere no blade deflection strips will true June 1997 77 hardware necessary construct stick stripPrototype built 6/4 oak %2 thick st rip blade cutterfull materials list textsupport spacer other fence CD 0 - a CD ~-t - CDU o~~ ~CD jCD~D -CD .~-i ~ CDCD D~O D D CD CD D CD ~D CD2~ 0~ D CD CD - o - ~ D CD0 CD D o 5 0 ~CD D~0 nt CDn 53/ 1-1/4 1 1-1/4 9/32 T 1-1/4 T I-I r TOP VIEW BENCH MOUNTING SCREW I/8 HOLE r 1~1 0 MTG FORSCREW SCREWI II II FOR l/I6Y7i HOLES FOR MW rIIII I/8HOLE FOR WS-ATOP H 1 IK 3/16 HANGER SCREW SIDE HOLES FOR I/16MWo II LiI/8 HOLES FOR DRYWALL SCREWS TER SUNK III/40 4 -r 11/16FENCE UKTOP SAND INSIDE EDGE OF SLOTS FOR MOVEMENT L V16MW PIN HANGER SCREW NARROW KERF CUT 4T0 FIT BLADE SNUGLY MADE FROM OAK OR OTHER HARDWOOD 1-1/4 BASE -ALL OTHER PARTS ARE 1/4 3/16 HANGER SCREWS SCALE I FULL SIZE MODEL AVIATION STICK B STRIP CUTTER DESIGNED BY C L CASHNER INKED PLAN BY JOE DEMARCO ALL RIGHTS j SHEET RESERVEDI OF III length remaining short piece spacer Mitre ends spacer Place spacer support position clamp securely Mark drill /6 bit 1 inches deep through support spacer base Offset hole shown photo allow room afixing pin Position remaining piece will become adjustable fence against blade parallel base Mark position adjusting slots 1 inches end slot width fence /6 wide l/6 long fence clamped position drill 3A6 bit hole depth 1 inch outside outline slot fence removed base drill other end slot Remove remaining slot material coping saw smooth slightly enlarge slots file sandpaper Using wrench two 3/~ nuts #10 thread hanger screws lag end base Install fence washers wing nuts Carefully check make sure fence moves easily should /2 inch parallel travel blade Mount spacer blade support secure washers wing nut support tight check ensure blade being bent deflected way may enlarge hole blade support correct blade deflection Once satisfied blade straight evenly supported wing nut tight drill A6 hole diagonal blade support wing nut Drill 1 inches-deep drive piece music wire dot support arm last photo shows clearly can explained blade must straight order cut square base can drilled countersunk both ends although shown photos can use wood screws straight down bench though blade support offers some protection some people can manage cut themselves anything Mount cutter solidly careful youre using Cashner 5837 Grizzley Dr Dennison OH 44621 80 Model Aviation ED Ignition Model Engines 1930s 1950s Elf Baby Cyclone Brown Jr Super Cyclone Ohlsson Hornet Dooling Etc Model Race Cars & Boats Parts Spark Plugs Etc Parts Available Most Ignition Engines Aero Electric Catalog $700 US $900 Intl Woody Bartelt 3706 N 33rd St Galesburg MI 49053 Fax/Phone 616-665-9693

Author: C. Cashner


Edition: Model Aviation - 1997/06
Page Numbers: 76, 77, 78, 80

0 CUTTER C 0 z C Cliff Cash ner advantages cutting own strip stick wood can control quality sticks carefully selecting material can produce matched sets longerons spars equal weight strength flexibility essential want straight fuselages balanced wings stick strip cutter built piece 6/4 oak actually 1 inches thick its finished other hardwoods woutd fine use pine softwoods example eight inches wide 101/2 inches long after ends have squared edges have trued Any piece wood finishes least 7 inches wide about foot long will project hardware use consists two three-inch drywall screws three two-inch hanger screws three 46 wing nuts six flat washers /s diameter about six inches A6 music wire blade common single-edge injector blade sold dispensers local drugstore After square ends true edges ready npsaw two 9A2 thick strips wood edge base strip will become fence other will blade support spacer sawing trim base block 61/2 inches wide edge base mark two inches end will locations drywall screws Measure back seven inches front left side photo edge draw line slanted 200 shown Align blade mark leaving 5A 76 Model Aviation p blade support place drill through support spacer base offset allow room fixing pin 1/16 wire passes through blade slot other rests against back edge blade sure fence moves easily should ofCutter uses single-edge injector blade During assembly sure parallel travel bladethere no blade deflection strips will true June 1997 77 hardware necessary construct stick stripPrototype built 6/4 oak %2 thick st rip blade cutterfull materials list textsupport spacer other fence CD 0 - a CD ~-t - CDU o~~ ~CD jCD~D -CD .~-i ~ CDCD D~O D D CD CD D CD ~D CD2~ 0~ D CD CD - o - ~ D CD0 CD D o 5 0 ~CD D~0 nt CDn 53/ 1-1/4 1 1-1/4 9/32 T 1-1/4 T I-I r TOP VIEW BENCH MOUNTING SCREW I/8 HOLE r 1~1 0 MTG FORSCREW SCREWI II II FOR l/I6Y7i HOLES FOR MW rIIII I/8HOLE FOR WS-ATOP H 1 IK 3/16 HANGER SCREW SIDE HOLES FOR I/16MWo II LiI/8 HOLES FOR DRYWALL SCREWS TER SUNK III/40 4 -r 11/16FENCE UKTOP SAND INSIDE EDGE OF SLOTS FOR MOVEMENT L V16MW PIN HANGER SCREW NARROW KERF CUT 4T0 FIT BLADE SNUGLY MADE FROM OAK OR OTHER HARDWOOD 1-1/4 BASE -ALL OTHER PARTS ARE 1/4 3/16 HANGER SCREWS SCALE I FULL SIZE MODEL AVIATION STICK B STRIP CUTTER DESIGNED BY C L CASHNER INKED PLAN BY JOE DEMARCO ALL RIGHTS j SHEET RESERVEDI OF III length remaining short piece spacer Mitre ends spacer Place spacer support position clamp securely Mark drill /6 bit 1 inches deep through support spacer base Offset hole shown photo allow room afixing pin Position remaining piece will become adjustable fence against blade parallel base Mark position adjusting slots 1 inches end slot width fence /6 wide l/6 long fence clamped position drill 3A6 bit hole depth 1 inch outside outline slot fence removed base drill other end slot Remove remaining slot material coping saw smooth slightly enlarge slots file sandpaper Using wrench two 3/~ nuts #10 thread hanger screws lag end base Install fence washers wing nuts Carefully check make sure fence moves easily should /2 inch parallel travel blade Mount spacer blade support secure washers wing nut support tight check ensure blade being bent deflected way may enlarge hole blade support correct blade deflection Once satisfied blade straight evenly supported wing nut tight drill A6 hole diagonal blade support wing nut Drill 1 inches-deep drive piece music wire dot support arm last photo shows clearly can explained blade must straight order cut square base can drilled countersunk both ends although shown photos can use wood screws straight down bench though blade support offers some protection some people can manage cut themselves anything Mount cutter solidly careful youre using Cashner 5837 Grizzley Dr Dennison OH 44621 80 Model Aviation ED Ignition Model Engines 1930s 1950s Elf Baby Cyclone Brown Jr Super Cyclone Ohlsson Hornet Dooling Etc Model Race Cars & Boats Parts Spark Plugs Etc Parts Available Most Ignition Engines Aero Electric Catalog $700 US $900 Intl Woody Bartelt 3706 N 33rd St Galesburg MI 49053 Fax/Phone 616-665-9693

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