I'll have to look at the price again, probably went up, that time of year. LOL
I think it was $5.75 at P/O or online costs $5.20 if you print it yourself. I haven't shipped anything yet this year though.
Thinking INSIDE the box, mold idea
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I'll have to look at the price again, probably went up, that time of year. LOL
I think it was $5.75 at P/O or online costs $5.20 if you print it yourself. I haven't shipped anything yet this year though.
I have an idea to build mine, not sure if it will work well or not yet and not sure how to explain it.
Some what like one of those egg slicers or french fry cutters, but allot bigger of course.
kchaystack
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dixiedragon
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IMO, it would be wrong to continuously use those boxes as free disposable soap molds. One or two boxes - meh.
but I do love the idea of making a slab of soap that exact size.
but I do love the idea of making a slab of soap that exact size.
Do not use them as disposable molds, MAIL the soap in the boxes after it cures. So the boxes will be paid for and shipped as intended!
Yes, it would be wrong to just get the free boxes and use them for any other purpose then NOT mail them, but that is not the idea!!
good video, thanks. I had not seen that.
I plan to make my cutter a bit similar but not the same and going to try guitar strings instead of hanging wire.
I think guitar strings will work good, maybe better, because they are made to take tension and hold it steady a long time!
I did notice in the video she said the wires will loosen but easy to tighten. I wonder if that is the wire stretching or if the way it fastens loosens a little?
It's a nice cutter though and good video!
kchaystack
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Yes, it is a cool idea. And I agree on the guitar strings being a better choice, because you can get very thin ones. I have a feeling those loosen because the way they are fastened. It is just eye bolts. I keep seeing all these people with bud cutters - and while they are cool, I just don't make enough to justify the cost. Maybe in a year or so!
Purplerain
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Yes, cool idea! I've been trying to figure out how to make a multi bar cutter economically.
Do you think it would be better to glue and screw the box together? Just nailing seems a bit iffy.
Do you think it would be better to glue and screw the box together? Just nailing seems a bit iffy.
It would not hurt to glue and screw if wanted, but I think nails would be fine.
Just screws should be fine also, then easy to take apart if wanted for some reason.
The main thing (as I see it) is that the tension will be on the longer sides trying to pull them together so be sure to use something that does not BOW easy. Of course the longer the cutter is the more it would try to bow in the center, and shorter the less it would bow.
As video says, it does not really matter if end boards are on the end or inside the end. However if stuck on the ends then the tension would be trying to pull it apart. If the ends are on the inside then the tension will be trying to pull it together tight.
A small cutter should not have all that much tension to really worry about, but it's something to think about . The strings need to be tight so they don't move around or stretch when cutting, but it's not like we're going to play it like a guitar. LOL
