Techpriest Enginseer field manual

Page 4 – The great cutting

I began processing the covers, the decorative and mounting elements. With a print on paper foil I transferred to the sheet iron, plastic plate and the metal mesh (that volunteered for the build) the forms to be cut.

And the great cutting began. Gear wheels are common motive with both Iron Hands and Adeptus Mechanicus, so I cut from 1mm plastic sheet six of them (2х3 with different diameter) for the lock of the book. I picked combination of 9, 10 and 12 teeth, since I couldn’t decide which looked better on the screen. At the same time I ordered the Adeptus Mechanicus logo to be made on a cutting machine. As always the result was excellent, still even though on the picture it doesn’t show the black was rather gray.

With my old friends the sheet iron scissors, we did the rough cutting as always. The dremel took care for the fine details, the circle in the mesh and the aluminum strip. A file was used upon the edges of the sharp ends in order to greatly improve the appearance.

I also cut the properly marked for drilling covers. It might show, it might not, but I used a file to make approximately 45 degree slopes in the edges of the covers at the place they join. That was done, so the finished product wouldn’t be too squared, but rather rounded, just like real book.

I was time for drilling.