I think this is sad news for the hobby particularly for the builders and tinkerers. Guys who are into a "labor of love" are not plentiful. Someone with those skills can probably name their price in other lines of work. Northwest Short Line 624 All Scale The Duplicutter II - Wider Version for Sheets 8' 20.3cm. Northwest Short Line 69054 All Scale Replacement Cutting Mats - For Chopper II. It comes with two guides for cutting 30, 45 & 60 degree angles and to use as a stop block when cutting multiple pieces of the same length. It uses a single edge razor blade that is easy to replace and the cutting pad is also replaceable. Maybe that is why the business is going to be hard to sell: if MicroMark siphons off the low hanging fruit that makes the money, the rest of the business may not look attractive enough even if the person has the precision machine shop smarts to run the existing products and introduce new ones. Northwest Short Line 69054 All Scale Replacement Cutting Mats - For Chopper II. Thank you for the clarification - The Northwest Shortline Chopper II is excellent. The real loss for the hobby will be the many things NWSL offers that nobody else does (or perhaps, can) including the gears and drop in replacements for various diesels etc. But it is significant that the Chopper 2 did not eliminate the Chopper 1 from their catalog or offerings, so they clearly saw it as an alternative not a replacement.Īs others have noted MicroMark has offered some knockoffs of certain NWSL tools, and some of the NWSL tools are things you could make yourself - indeed the Chopper is an adaptation of a home made tool written up in MR decades and decades ago. The Chopper II The Chopper III Pullers The Puller. But then again, I think many things that turn out not to be so. NWSL NorthWest Short Line 69-4 The Chopper II Miniature Cutter.
I actually prefer cutting/chopping on the solid base rather than one that yields a little. Northwest Short Line took one of the most useful tools (the original Chopper) and made it even better. I still get good service out of my Chopper 1 which is the only one they offered when I bought it. Chopper 2 has a self healing mat instead of masonite. Diecast aluminium frame, light (under 2 lb.I have the Chopper 1 and at some point I suppose I will have the problem others have experienced - the masonite base gets a permanent gouge where the blade hits. NorthWest Short Line: - 69-4 - Chopper II X-acto: -Razor saw with miter box -Knife Assorted: -Single edge razor blades (as replacements for Chopper or instead of X-acto knife) -Metal straight edge ruler -Scale ruler (for the scale you’re working in) Testors: -Liquid cement for styrene plastic. Cuts all model building woods, plastics and styrene Replaceable cutting mat for cleaner cuts Northwest Short Line - The Chopper 20 product ratings About this product Brand new: Lowest price 89.99 + 6. The functional design allows for right or left handed use.
for Price Chopper Game Day Live as the KCTV5 sports team gets you set. Includes precision mitre guides for 30, 45 and 60 degree angles. Northwest Short Line - The Chopper 20 product ratings About this product Brand new: Lowest price 89.99 + 6.95 Shipping Get it by Fri, May 12 - Mon, May 15 from Beachwood, Ohio New condition 30 day returns - Buyer pays return shipping Miniature wood and styrene length and mitre cutter. KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) - Kansas City has an NWSL team for the first time in four. You can re-position the self-healing mat to compensate for wear, or replace it entirely. The mat is manufactured to be repositioned as. This will provide a sharper and cleaner cut for scratch building model railroad structures. Northwest Short Line 694 Precision cutting tool includes replaceable cutting mat for continuing clean cuts. Rigid, die-cast aluminium construction assures high accuracy and repeatability. A modification can be made to your Northwest Shortline Chopper to reinvent the slot where the blade enters the board. The Chopper II by NorthWest Short Line uses a common, easy-to-replace single-edge razor blade to make clean mitre cuts.
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