Building tips and hints

[DanB]

That is a great tip...one that I have used many times in the glazing trade. To describe how the cut is made, take a straight edge and clamp it along the line to cut. Make several passes along the line until you guestimate you are about half way through. Then just bend at the score line a few times until it breaks.
This proceedure is used extensively to make straight cuts on plastic sheeting (plexi, acrylic, etc) as well.

Interesting how many of us picked up tips from the "ole timmers" years ago, made them a practice in our work, and never think to share with others as it just doesn't come up. Makes one wonder how many tips/techniques have been lost because of this.
Good thread

[MotReklaw]

Thanks for filling in the details Dan. I guess we all got little tips we can pass along. The is a good place to put them, isn't it?