The Perfect Rubber cut?
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Topic: The Perfect Rubber cut?
Posted By: jhoerene
Subject: The Perfect Rubber cut?
Date Posted: 05/09/2009 at 9:18pm
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Hi guys, what will be the best way to do,to have a perfect rubber cut. I used scissors myself but I dont know its still not that perfect since there are portions that are not that really on the edge of the blade sometimes in ruins the rubber itself if i over do it. Thanks. ------------- http://wwww.Mannypacquiao.ph http://www.carabaoshirts.com |
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Posted By: ErikaT
Date Posted: 05/09/2009 at 9:21pm
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i use cutter to hav 1 perfect cut ------------- 
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Posted By: ohhgourami
Date Posted: 05/09/2009 at 9:27pm
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exacto knife for a perfect cut, but it takes 3 times to fully cut through all the rubber. im not that picky so i just scissors and i think i do a decent job. ------------- Custom Walnut 7-ply DHS H3 Provincial untuned 40° BTY T64 210g |
Posted By: jhoerene
Date Posted: 05/09/2009 at 9:31pm
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So how do I do it on a cuter, or exacto knife do I need to put it on those cutting board design for cutting rubbers on it?
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Posted By: ibupro
Date Posted: 05/09/2009 at 9:45pm
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You can use a board, some people put duct tape on a piece of cardboard, anything that will protect good surfaces.
I find using curved craft scissors to be much easier and less complicated, no need to worry about protecting surfaces from a blade. %20 - http://www.fiskarscrafts.com/tools/t_no-4-curved-craft-scissors.aspx |
Posted By: kelvinyoong
Date Posted: 05/09/2009 at 9:45pm
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I use a curved scissors. Put some light oil on the scissors before you cut so that it reduces friction with the rubber. Does a pretty good job. You can get them from hobbyist shops or get a curved manicure scissors from the ladies department. Manicure scissors are much smaller so it will take longer to cut but if you patient, you can make very nice clean cuts. Personally i like a bit of the edge sticking out after a cut because once the glues evaporates, the rubber will shrink a little. ------------- Andrzej Grubba AN Sriver 2.1 Sriver 1.9 |
Posted By: ErikaT
Date Posted: 05/09/2009 at 10:06pm
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yea u will need a cutting board, oh if u a using cutter, try to hav only 1 or 2 cuts; just follow the contour of the blade will do -------------
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Posted By: NTTT
Date Posted: 05/09/2009 at 10:23pm
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check Cole's site out on how to do it... uses windex or some soapy solution
http://www.colestt.com/howto.php#gluing |
Posted By: jhoerene
Date Posted: 05/09/2009 at 10:26pm
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oh i see maybe thats why I dont have a perfect cut since I just using a regular scissors, so I'll try the curve scissor thing and the cutter on the board. ------------- http://wwww.Mannypacquiao.ph http://www.carabaoshirts.com |
Posted By: BH-Man
Date Posted: 05/09/2009 at 10:48pm
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JH, some good tips here that many don't don't normally talk about. The oil or something to lube the rubber helps a ton. So does using a lot of tiny cuts, instead of trying to do it long and fast. You could make a nice cut from a pair of under $1 kids scissors using those two tips. I don't have the knife or the skill to make the exacto method work right. ------------- Korea Foreign Table Tennis Club Search for us on Facebook: koreaforeignttc |
Posted By: AosI
Date Posted: 05/09/2009 at 11:43pm
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I use just a regular pair of scissors and my cuts come out fine. Just just short cuts. The scissors need to be really sharp though.
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Posted By: firetack
Date Posted: 05/10/2009 at 1:57am
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try a utility knife,the small snap off blade type making sure to keep it straight or upright ,if you angle it the sponge can protude past the topsheet,the vendors at tournaments i have been to use this method,you can use a glass vegetable cutting board to rest on. ------------- Black Balsa 3.0 fh/tenergy 05 1.9 388d ox |
Posted By: Schlager
Date Posted: 05/10/2009 at 2:20am
The cut doesn't really matter that much to me.. It usually ends up something like Waldner's cut:
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Posted By: Ryu_S_M
Date Posted: 05/10/2009 at 3:25am
| my cut is simmilar to Waldner :D |
Posted By: doraemon
Date Posted: 05/10/2009 at 9:13pm
Maybe we all should cut sloppy like Waldner to be able to play genius like him 
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Posted By: Nutriment6464
Date Posted: 05/10/2009 at 10:36pm
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I see... the inconsistency of the sheet allows him to play some awesome balls that can may be inconsistent in terms of speed and placement, wow, he's really a genius Seriously, I use a knife to make tiny little vertical hits all around the blade, then I finish with wet scissors, the cut will follow without any need to follow the track. |
Posted By: Ozzie Rooster
Date Posted: 05/11/2009 at 2:48am
The alternative (if you can afford it of course) is to use a replaceable surgical blade, so that the only part that has to be replaced is the actuall cutting blade and not the handle as well, each blade will do approximately three bats, depending on the hardness of the timber that is used as a backing under the rubber you are cutting, before long you will notice that the blade is no longer cutting as well as it did when new, another Idea that has been proven to me is to draw a pencil line around the full circumference of the blade, whist the blade is still on the sponge make two marks on either side of where the blade meets the handle, this is for correct positioning of the sponge on the blade, make sure you cut with a good quality sharp pair of scissors, (either swedish or german make) to the outside edge of the pencil line that you have just drawn on the inside of the sponge, once this cut is finnished then apply the glue, (you will find by doing it this way, you are allowing the sponge to stretch a little bit, more than what it would do on the blade, also cutting to the outside edge of the pencil line allows a fraction more leeway, the result will be once you have both rubbers glued on you will notice that there is approximately at least a 1 mm overhanging edge between the blade and the edge of the rubber, this will save you if you accidentally hit the blade into table while pushing too close to it, also with regards to using the oil for lubrication, if you don't have any oil handy, a glass of soapy water is a good substitute.
apologies for the length of my post.................
Ozzie Rooster......
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firetack wrote:Posted By: mwyatt
Date Posted: 05/11/2009 at 3:31am
Great post! I myself cut using a surgical blade (my dad gets them from work). Using a pencil to mark the outline would definatly help when scoring the cuts on the rubber. So thanks for that.. Here is how my cut comes out using a surgical blade: 
Far from perfect but it's a much better cut than I used to get with scissors. It usually takes 3 cuts to get through inspirit with the blade. ------------- http://mawyatt.com"> 
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Posted By: ErikaT
Date Posted: 05/11/2009 at 4:37am
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Posted By: Rich215
Date Posted: 05/11/2009 at 9:22am
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Awesome cuts Erika!
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Posted By: Swiff
Date Posted: 05/11/2009 at 9:55am
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Basically what I did is bought a pair of sharp sissors that I only use for rubber cutting. I glue on the rubber then (in one cut) cut off the excess. I'm really satisfied with how it comes out, very smooth. I think an exacto knife or surgical blade could work better though.
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Posted By: jhoerene
Date Posted: 05/11/2009 at 10:02am
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nice rubber cut Erica :), great pictures also, so how did you do it? ------------- http://wwww.Mannypacquiao.ph http://www.carabaoshirts.com |
Posted By: ErikaT
Date Posted: 05/11/2009 at 11:09am
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after pasting the rubber, flip the blade with the rubber( so the the sponge part will face u)
then just use a cutter (mine is just S$1), and start cutting the rubber by following the blade contour(shape). the blade will not be cut as the body of the cutter-blade is thicker than the sharp part
TIP:
1.use the other hand to press the TT blade firmly againest the cutting board
2.u will need alot of strength while cutting
3. press the cutter down firmly while cutting - making sure u had cut the rubber with the top sheet apart
4. Lastly - YOU MUST CUT THE RUBBER WITHIN 1 OR MAXIMUM 2 CUTS in order to get the cuts like mine
hope to see yor perfect cut in the near future
thx
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Posted By: Nutriment6464
Date Posted: 05/11/2009 at 11:08pm
| Yup, this technique works perfectly, for hard rubbers I guess, I tried this on some lkt pro xp and the result was terrible, oh well, it may be my technique haha, but for 729 rubbers, I never got any problems getting a perfect cut with erikat method. You also need a good glue with strong bond, sometimes cutting like that may remove the bond, that's why(like erikat said) you must press very firmly. |
Posted By: 729 FX
Date Posted: 05/12/2009 at 1:55am
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Nice cutout, Erika.
And if I may add, if using a cutter, or a knife, try to cut the rubber with the cutter vertically and in 1 (max 2 cuts).
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Posted By: zrrbiteDK
Date Posted: 05/12/2009 at 6:26am
Here's the way i do it.
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