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Armor Trimming Advice


Thrasher

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Hey everyone! My helmet is well underway, but I've had a lot of hesitation when it comes to trimming the armor. I started on the bicep, as it's one of the smallest pieces, but I stopped pretty quickly. I used a heat gun on the edges and started using short nosed scissors, but it's been very difficult to get the return edge cut down due to the curvature.

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And on the bit I was able to trim, it left some teeth marks on the outside of the bicep (see below). 

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Very easily cleaned up, granted. But I was wondering if you guys could give me any advice on how you trimmed your kits! I've considered using a rotary tool, but have been advised that precision can be difficult with it. I really want to get this thing going, so any counsel would be greatly appreciated! 

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I'll leave the specifics about the kasshy kit to @ferra and @Jakeputt.

I can tell you generally that when there's a tough spot like that, I try to get as close as I can to a clean cut with the lexan scissors, and then I use an emory board and, as needed, sandpaper to smooth down the edge. If further refinement is needed, then yeah, I use a rotary tool. I don't do my primary cutting with a rotary tool though.

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And if you're having trouble with working on curved surfaces, you can wrap a piece of sandpaper around a marker or pencil and that'll give you a rounder surface to try and smooth out those curved areas.

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