How do I cut my rubber correctly
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Daniel Coto Asked 10 years ago
I am really bad with my hands, however, I am a great guitar player. I am able to glue the rubber correctly to the blade, but I am having nightmares getting a clean cut. I've seen people cut the sponge with the first motion and then the sheet with the second pass. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. I don't know what knife I should use: sharp scissors (which I've already tried) or a cutter, a razor blade or an exacto knife. I am stuck.
Alois Rosario Answered 10 years ago
Hi Daniel,
I prefer to use a cutter blade. Make sure your cutter is sharp. This really helps.
Then put an even pressure on the blade as you go around the bat. It is good to go around and get a feel for it by cutting through the sponge first. If your blade is really sharp it will go through both the sponge and the rubber at the same time.
I find it harder to get a clean cut with a pair of scissors but some people prefer them.
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Steve Billmire Posted 10 years ago
I am sorry but what is a "Cutter blade"???
You can use a blade that you use for opening boxes. We call it a Stanley knife but other countries may have different names. Someone may be able to help you.
Debo : Posted 10 years ago
I do it with ordinary blade which is commonly used for shaving.
These are cheap, easily available and give you a clean cut as I always us a new one for cutting a single sheet of rubber.
Thomas Kunzfeld Posted 10 years ago
I am very happy with using a scalpel - it´s sharper than a cutter blade, safer to use than a shaving blade and very cheap - you can get a scalpel with 100 blades for 10 € - which should be more than sufficient for a whole life of playing table tennis :-). For a best result it is good to use a new blade for every pair of rubbers.