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stencil cutter

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Has anyone used one of these??

http://www.misterart.com/crafts/stencil ... g-kit.html
comments? something better? :-k

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I've used a different brand, but it looks similar. Works very well for cutting contact paper or thin vinyl resist.
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Yes I have, and it works very well. For me, it was a lot cleaner cut than I got using xacto knife. It was also a lot faster.
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I use one. I stencil for airbrush mostly. I replace the cutting tip with a small brass round head bolt and use it to hold a sewing needle. I run it through a soldering iron temperature control at about half power that it doesn't overheat the needle and cause it to quickly lose temper. Even so, I replace the sewing needles after a few minutes of cutting because a sharp point makes for the most precise cut.
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Buy extra tips (or use Don's trick). I don't have a resistor, so my iron is always on full heat. Anyway...I use a hone (those diamond plated hones you can get from Harbor Freight) and resharpen the tips as they dull.
http://www.harborfreight.com/3-piece-2- ... 36799.html

I've only used this tool for cutting thin resist. An exacto is better for thicker resist or buttercut.
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thanks everyone!!!
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