BellaCelt Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Hi everyone. I have just started to push out my pieces for the first floor and they are not popping out like they should! It is splitting my wood terribly!. While I have been able to push out some smaller pieces with no problems, my ground floor is nearly impossible to push out. I believe that when it was cut with the machine in the factory, it did not go far enough through the wood. Does anybody have any tips or ideas please. I don't want to do anymore in case I ruin it! Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 When you have time, Bella, please introduce yourself to the rest of us in the Newcomers' Forum. If you haven't already done so, you might want to invest in a Stanley utility knife and lots of replacement blades. It's my go-to tool for all cutting jobs. Even with my utility knife when I built the Glencroft I hit the splitting wood, especially in the trim pieces. I used a lot of Probond to fit them back together; I remember staining them before punching anything out, which probably saved me even more problems. Sometimes the die stamps don't cut all the way through the wood and sometimes a sheet of plywood might have gotten dried out & brittle in storage. I just patiently soldiered on and mended as I built. Cut it & glue it & clamp it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdodyd Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 What Holly said. We've all had this same problem - you just have to finish the cut yourself and be patient and careful in getting the pieces out. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shareb Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 I found that sanding the back of the sheet before punching out helps hugely. Also go bit by bit and use your craft knife to carefully cut the bits that are still sticking after sanding the back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L Swearengin Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 I score most of the cutouts front and back when they are cranky. I had a real issue with the lattice sheet on the magnolia. They just would not come out. Greenleaf was totally awesome in sending me a replacement sheet to texas where I was building the house. Got there in 2 days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BellaCelt Posted June 14, 2016 Author Share Posted June 14, 2016 Thank you all for your tips! I think it is only the first sheet that has not come all the way through. I will try your suggestions and let you know how I go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Bella, I think I must have missed your introduction in the Newcomers' Forum. If not, why not make one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Cal Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 My gut feeling is to use an X-Acto knife to finish slicing through the last little bit of the plywood and the uncut portions that hold the pieces to the sheets. A utility knife may do the job but the x-acto has a little better control. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 I actually do better with the utility knife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathieB Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 On 2/26/2017, 11:40:47, Ed_Cal said: My gut feeling is to use an X-Acto knife to finish slicing through the last little bit of the plywood and the uncut portions that hold the pieces to the sheets. A utility knife may do the job but the x-acto has a little better control. 21 hours ago, havanaholly said: I actually do better with the utility knife. I'm with Holly on this one. I control an X-Acto knife with my fingers and hand action. I control a utility knife with whole arm action. I have better control with the utility knife releasing resistant pieces from a die-cut board. I'd only resort to an X-Acto knife if the piece were very tiny and/or a fiddly shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Cal Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 It depends on the knife you choose....#5 handle (red bakelite) an old one with a #2 pointed blade or a #2 handle and the large pointy blade used like a scalpel to do surgery on the parts. I wish X-Acto still made the #13 micro saw blade would be perfect for this cut through the web to start use the micro saw to work around all of the straight cuts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 I find that the red handle doesn't hold the blade securely for long enough to make more than one brief cut at a time before having to tighten the collet. And when I'm cutting plywood I like to have the leverage of my hand & forearm for cutting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Cal Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 I know that handle especially the plastic ones have issues. My current #6 is at least 50 years old and is better than the newer ones. It seems to be an issue with the quality of the collet nut. I got it as part of the tri fold tool cabinet xacto once made. I'm still looking for the original swedish pliers until then I am using a few from Western Optical an Optician's supply house Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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