I need a certain piece of wood

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For my ship modelling, I need a baton exactly 13mm X 12mm.

I'm finding it strangely tough to get hold of. B&Q only cut sheet materials. Where do you think I could get it?
 
My Pants. You would need to cut it into 16.19 Sections to get what you need though :/

if anyone works out how big my junk is from that then you got too much time on ya hands
 
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robfosters said:
For my ship modelling, I need a baton exactly 13mm X 12mm.

I'm finding it strangely tough to get hold of. B&Q only cut sheet materials. Where do you think I could get it?
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Ebay, find someone with something close and email them for a custom part. Had metal, plastic and wood this custom cut this way and far cheaper than places like b&q
 
A local timber merchant / wood yard should be able to sort you out. I have all shapes and sizes from ours, including angled sides, lengths ect. Just ask and tell them it needs to accurate.
 
If you will be needing to buy a lot of timber at odd sizes, then you might be better off investing in a table saw. They are really useful and you will be amazed at all the jobs you find for it.
 
Diagro said:
My Pants. You would need to cut it into 16.19 Sections to get what you need though :/

if anyone works out how big my junk is from that then you got too much time on ya hands
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You left this too ambiguous, are you talking about volume, cross sectional area, or god forbid length?
 
Mark A said:
If you will be needing to buy a lot of timber at odd sizes, then you might be better off investing in a table saw. They are really useful and you will be amazed at all the jobs you find for it.
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Are'nt table saws a little difficult to cut that accurately on though at that small size?
 
A kind explanation to a local shopfitter / carpenters will probably get you what you want in minutes, and depending on how amiable you are, could only cost you a gesture note.
 
robfosters said:
Are'nt table saws a little difficult to cut that accurately on though at that small size?
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They often are, you can get modelling versions though which if you need a lot of such small bits can be worth a look at.

Either that or he could get a razor saw (very sharp mini saw that often fits onto a knife sort of handle) and cut it manually.
IIRC they cost about £20, which combined with a mitre block would probably do it, or even a mitre saw rather than a razor saw.
 
robfosters said:
Are'nt table saws a little difficult to cut that accurately on though at that small size?
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13mm x 12mm would be fine with a decent blade. Any smaller and you'd need to make a zero tolerance table insert to stop the thin timbers being sucked down the blade slot.

I guess it depends how smooth you need the sides. With a decent 80 tooth blade it'll be fairly smooth, but not quite planed smooth.
 
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It was goddamn hard to read to the end of the thread without making inappropriate "wood"-jokes in your head.

And I still had to post this.

Hope ya find your wood.. strong and... etc..
 
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