Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: Fisherman Caye

Original Posted By: Fisherman Caye
This sounds like a tool I have in my carpet laying toolbox. It is used tocut the spiked wood strips that get nailed around the edge of a room. Iused mine for a year or two, cutting 1/4" plywood strips, and the occasionaltack. They blade is dinged, but I'll try it tonight and get back toeveryone.At the Oshkosh EAA Chapter meeting last night, Charlie Becker showed us a pair of pliers-looking cutters that do the job of cutting gussets and even capstrips neat and clean and with one squeeze of the handles.Charlie got them at the Oskosh Menard store (sort of a Wisconsin style hardware/lumberyard place) and they cost less than $5. They look like an oversize pair of pliers, but have a replaceable single-edge razor blade that fastens tightly to one jaw (three little screws). The other jaw is a flat anvil. He has cut a lot of wood with his and has yet to replace the first razor blade.Doc MosherOshkosh USA________________________________________________________________________________Date: 5 Mar 2002 14:31:06 -0800

Original Posted By: Kent Hallsten [mailto:KHallsten(at)governair.com]
I looked at my carpet tack strip cutter last night, and mine has two blades,one each on the top and bottom jaw not like Charlie's' one blade/flat anvil.The blades were in very poor shape, it seemed to "crush" the top and bottomedge a bit before cutting thru. New blades could make a big difference, butit was apparent it could cut a lot of rib material quicker than hand sawing,or on a table saw or band saw. The blades were screwed tight to the jaws,and were much thicker than a single edge razor blade. I won't be buying newblades to check, as all my rib material is cut. It was made buy a companycalled 'Roberts'. I think Charlie's cutter is a great idea and sound likea pretty good deal for $5.Kent Hallsten-----Original Message-----

Original Posted By: Larry Neal