A Perfect Fold.

Post by **TheRealChris** » July 4th, 2005, 1:45 pm

but the best light conditions would never do the job, when your hands are shaking... man, I'm sooo old

Christian

Nesting Crane · Post by **Nesting Crane** » July 5th, 2005, 2:03 am

Yeah, lighting is a top priority for me. I learned that lesson the hard way.

wolf · Post by **wolf** » July 5th, 2005, 11:29 am

Nesting Crane wrote:However, were do I get this Bone Folder?

If you're looking to buy one, try the arts and crafts stores. They might have it around the scrapbooking section. If not, look in the clay modelling section - there's usually some clay shaping tools that have a rounded edge that can be used to press creases. A woodcrafting/handicraft shop might have it also, but since these are usually handcarved, they're more pricey.

But if you want something that's free, just visit the milk/fruit juice aisle in the supermarkets. Look on the floor/bottom of the aisle for little almost-oval plastic thingies, about 1.5 inches long and 0.5 inch across. These thingies result from the manufacturing of plastic milk jug; they're the pieces that fit in the handle hole. They're supposed to be punched out when the milk jug is complete, but sometimes they don't completely drop off until they hit the supermarket shelves. A discount supermarket will tend to have more of these than the big name supermarkets (since in a discount place, the milk jugs are usually just left in the carton they were shipped in, and not individually handled).

Nesting Crane · Post by **Nesting Crane** » July 6th, 2005, 3:30 am

wolf,

These thingies result from the manufacturing of plastic milk jug; they're the pieces that fit in the handle hole.

I haven't seen one of those in years.

That is ok though, I do really good creases with just my fingers.

TheRealChris,

but the best light conditions would never do the job, when your hands are shaking... man, I'm sooo old

Hey, I said nothing about being old.[img]http://forums.spywareinfo.com/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif[/img]

Don't be ageing me faster than I already am.

Were have the years gone?![img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/ ... l/thud.gif[/img]

FunkeeFolder · Post by **FunkeeFolder** » July 6th, 2005, 8:15 pm

Phew am I glad to be young! But I should hush up or I might long term jinx myself!

Funkee Folder

Nesting Crane · Post by **Nesting Crane** » July 7th, 2005, 8:38 pm

Phew am I glad to be young! But I should hush up or I might long term jinx myself!

Hey, your only as old as you feel. Right now I feel like I'm 21. I figure if I keep telling myself that, maybe it will restore my hair color.

Nesting Crane · Post by **Nesting Crane** » July 10th, 2005, 9:28 pm

Well, I am going to post this question here because this issue does compromise my perfect folds.

Backing it up to when this topic first started. I now have my rotary cutter. It is true! Printer paper is not cut straight! So, when I cut my paper the way the instructions tell me to, I end up with paper cut at an angle, and this due to the fact that the paper isn't straight to begin with. Does anybody know of a way around this problem?

wolf · Post by **wolf** » July 11th, 2005, 1:19 am

Use a square and a straightedge. The cheap plastic squares you find at craft or stationery stores will work in a pinch. The solid metal squares found at hardware stores work much better - you can cut along the metal edge, and they're heavy so they don't shift as much during cutting.

Friet · Post by **Friet** » July 11th, 2005, 2:20 am

Or you could just get some square paper

Nesting Crane · Post by **Nesting Crane** » July 11th, 2005, 3:04 am

So, are you all telling me that I just bought a $70.00 rotary trimmer and it is totally worthless if I am using paper that isn't perfectly straight?

malachi · Post by **malachi** » July 11th, 2005, 3:26 am

Not at all. In fact, that makes the trimmer more valuable.

In general, you have one of two situations.

a) paper that has at least one side that is known to be perfectly straight
b) paper with no straight edges

In the first case, you can put the known straight edge against the measuring edge of the trimmer to cut another straight edge that will be 90 degrees from the first edge, then cut the other two sides the same way, using the two-known-straight sides to guide the cutting of the two other sides.

In the latter case, you just need to put the paper on the trimmer without worrying about having it square. Once you cut the first edge that way, it's a know straight edge and you can proceed with the first case.

In this way, your trimmer can easily take paper that would otherwise be difficult to deal with and give you a square (or rectangle, if you prefer) that you can fold with.

Nesting Crane · Post by **Nesting Crane** » July 11th, 2005, 3:44 am

Malachi,

Whew! What a relief. Thank you, thank you, thank you. That was really worrying me. I kept seeing dollar bills with wings, flying out the window.

wolf · Post by **wolf** » July 11th, 2005, 4:45 am

Nesting Crane wrote:...the way the instructions tell me to...

In general, the "folding-one-diagonal" method of obtaining squares doesn't give you perfect squares unless you know with absolute certainty that you've got a 90 degree angle to work with.

Measuring off 90 degrees works better but takes somewhat longer. It also has the benefit that you don't leave the diagonal crease in the paper.

Brimstone · Post by **Brimstone** » September 16th, 2005, 1:57 am

This week I bought a small lamp. Nothing fancy, a cheap one around U$6. I have been working on some models for an exposition my local group is doing and the folding sessions have been a bliss.

I encourage everybody to have good lighting when folding

malachi · Post by **malachi** » September 19th, 2005, 5:48 am

Brimstone wrote:I encourage everybody to have good lighting when folding

Or, if you want a challenge, I encourage everybody to fold in a darkened theater.