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grimgard · 10-23-2008, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by bugz2002

that is sweet. now i dont have to be scared of making a misstake on cuting my bodies....wow that makes it sound like i cut my self..lol thanks for the tip.

Yea Exacto Knives can be a pain.......I did this with an Exacto knife

mudrinner4ever · 10-24-2008, 11:37 AM

Just tried this, it works awesome! For those of you who are going to try it, take your time and be patient. When I first tried it, I got frustrated and gave up. I watched pantablo's video and that helped a lot. Just take your time. Your going to break a lot of thread but you'll figure it out. Thanks a lot Beckworks, save me a trip to the E.R. and a nasty looking body!

JOOTZ · 11-11-2008, 06:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grimgard

Yea Exacto Knives can be a pain.......I did this with an Exacto knife

that looks bad bro, easy man. this is the thread of all threads.
thanks for the info

Narly1 · 11-14-2008, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by elvis

Great idea! Have you tried dental floss? It should be stronger than thread. I used to use it to remove emblems on cars without hurting the paint or messing up the emblem. It's an old paint and body trick for 1.1 vehicles.

You have now inspired me to try this trick for freeing up ESCs and receivers held down with servo tape. Prying them off with a screwdriver always seems so brutal (and it scratches the mounting surface).......

Narly1

rock runt · 11-21-2008, 07:03 PM

No $hit this works awesome

johnkris · 11-25-2008, 01:02 PM

i wish iwould have read this before hackingup my last body. quick question, does this work on all plastic bodies, soft & rigid?

thanks for the cool tip

hartnsol · 12-17-2008, 12:10 PM

Great tip!

ScalerLover · 12-27-2008, 01:52 PM

I first saw this done on project Clampy, seeing as how good it turned out 2 days later i find the thread about it. Im very happy i ran across this trick and cant wait to try it on my first scaler...Better yet i have a 1:18 Nylint scorpion sittin here im working on and wanna get rid of some body panels... MOM !!!!!!!!!! "wheres your thread" lmfao. Thanks for the post gonna try it A.S.A.P.

RobCam · 12-27-2008, 04:01 PM

man i wish i would've known bout that 15years ago

zach · 01-01-2009, 10:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grimgard

Yea Exacto Knives can be a pain.......I did this with an Exacto knife

THAT LOOKS LIKE IT HURT!!
exacto nifes must be evil

chevycrawlerguy · 01-07-2009, 08:41 PM

that's awesome to know
instead of using the saws and stuff im gonna do this
and im gonna tell my brother to do the same

you should build one of those model motors and put right there so it will be scale
nice job on cutting out the hood

Grump · 01-22-2009, 05:15 PM

Great thread

arcticjeff · 01-28-2009, 06:20 PM

That is the best thing I've seen on this site so far. I can't believe it. I know for a fact that I've ruined several bodies by cutting to far.

activethunderrc · 02-22-2009, 08:27 PM

Yes thread works - i did it a long time ago on my plastic models - back in the 80's - a friends father showed me how - and i can say it does work

cuzican · 02-25-2009, 02:16 PM

This is great info. I can't wait to try this.

Froger · 03-27-2009, 07:37 PM

Would it work for cutting tires?

racer22 · 03-27-2009, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Froger

Would it work for cutting tires?

Find some worn out tires and try it

i would imagine so though. The only problem would be the thread filling up with rubber.

@grimgard: ouch. i've done the same thing. i nicked the tendon half way through. if you're not in a brace i'm guessing you got away lucky

good luck bro

lowlife_slim · 03-30-2009, 04:29 PM

unwaxed dental floss also works well. i used to cut model cars with it.

crawlzzzs · 04-22-2009, 10:09 PM

I love this website, too much info is never bad.... I will try this out on my new Bronco Body to cut the side windows out....

Thanks for the tip/info

Mudman · 04-23-2009, 02:06 AM

I'm going to give this a shot on my bug body. It's almost 2mm thick! lets see how tough thread really is.

01-07-2009, 08:41 PM	#71
chevycrawlerguy Newbie Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Sioux Falls Posts: 3	wow that's awesome to know instead of using the saws and stuff im gonna do this and im gonna tell my brother to do the same you should build one of those model motors and put right there so it will be scale nice job on cutting out the hood

01-28-2009, 06:20 PM	#73
arcticjeff Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Bay City Posts: 365	Great tip That is the best thing I've seen on this site so far. I can't believe it. I know for a fact that I've ruined several bodies by cutting to far.

10-24-2008, 11:37 AM	#62
mudrinner4ever Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 588	Just tried this, it works awesome! For those of you who are going to try it, take your time and be patient. When I first tried it, I got frustrated and gave up. I watched pantablo's video and that helped a lot. Just take your time. Your going to break a lot of thread but you'll figure it out. Thanks a lot Beckworks, save me a trip to the E.R. and a nasty looking body!

11-21-2008, 07:03 PM	#65
rock runt Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pinckney Posts: 247	No $hit this works awesome

11-25-2008, 01:02 PM	#66
johnkris Newbie Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: AUBURN Posts: 4	i wish iwould have read this before hackingup my last body. quick question, does this work on all plastic bodies, soft & rigid? thanks for the cool tip

12-17-2008, 12:10 PM	#67
hartnsol Newbie Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 44	Great tip!

12-27-2008, 01:52 PM	#68
ScalerLover Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Marengo, Ohio Posts: 980	I first saw this done on project Clampy, seeing as how good it turned out 2 days later i find the thread about it. Im very happy i ran across this trick and cant wait to try it on my first scaler...Better yet i have a 1:18 Nylint scorpion sittin here im working on and wanna get rid of some body panels... MOM !!!!!!!!!! "wheres your thread" lmfao. Thanks for the post gonna try it A.S.A.P.

12-27-2008, 04:01 PM	#69
RobCam Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: fairfield Posts: 410	man i wish i would've known bout that 15years ago

01-22-2009, 05:15 PM	#72
Grump Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Fraggle Rock Posts: 302	Great thread

02-22-2009, 08:27 PM	#74
activethunderrc Pebble Pounder Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: n.e.pa Posts: 156	Yes thread works - i did it a long time ago on my plastic models - back in the 80's - a friends father showed me how - and i can say it does work

02-25-2009, 02:16 PM	#75
cuzican Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Kalispell Posts: 119	This is great info. I can't wait to try this.

03-27-2009, 07:37 PM	#76
Froger Newbie Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Apex Posts: 45	Would it work for cutting tires?

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03-30-2009, 04:29 PM	#78
lowlife_slim Newbie Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: houston Posts: 10	unwaxed dental floss also works well. i used to cut model cars with it.

04-22-2009, 10:09 PM	#79
crawlzzzs Newbie Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: San Antonio Posts: 11	I love this website, too much info is never bad.... I will try this out on my new Bronco Body to cut the side windows out.... Thanks for the tip/info

04-23-2009, 02:06 AM	#80
Mudman Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Cerritos Posts: 340	I'm going to give this a shot on my bug body. It's almost 2mm thick! lets see how tough thread really is.

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