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<blockquote data-quote="AtomRat" data-source="post: 198746" data-attributes="member: 3111"><p>Ok, while that's charging ill write some more info.</p><p></p><p>The rubber I used was probably too thick in height ( 1cm ) and if I were to do it again, I would probably use 80mm height. This Iis because the 1cm is very solid and rigid which like to keep its bent shape. You may be able to fix this issue using an oven and weight to soften and flatten the rubber before cutting ( but I don't know if rubber works like that, it could just burn it )</p><p></p><p>When cutting with the blade, it made some crooked cuts. I wasn't worried about this because GoldHog is very weak and some spots and just the weight of the water and rocks folds over thier rubber riffles, ruining thier riffle 'technology'. They should have made them from something more solid or with a strength like wire or weave to prevent it.</p><p></p><p>I'd suggest you similate thier UR matting but have a play with what you can cut with the knife. I didn't come across a solution to chop horizontally, so small v riffles are there instead but with a custom bent knife, it is possible to do these cuts.</p><p></p><p>For a fast job I'd use a template 'blade' and pull that through the rubber..but it may lead to uneven or really wobbly cuts.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AtomRat, post: 198746, member: 3111"] Ok, while that's charging ill write some more info. The rubber I used was probably too thick in height ( 1cm ) and if I were to do it again, I would probably use 80mm height. This Iis because the 1cm is very solid and rigid which like to keep its bent shape. You may be able to fix this issue using an oven and weight to soften and flatten the rubber before cutting ( but I don't know if rubber works like that, it could just burn it ) When cutting with the blade, it made some crooked cuts. I wasn't worried about this because GoldHog is very weak and some spots and just the weight of the water and rocks folds over thier rubber riffles, ruining thier riffle 'technology'. They should have made them from something more solid or with a strength like wire or weave to prevent it. I'd suggest you similate thier UR matting but have a play with what you can cut with the knife. I didn't come across a solution to chop horizontally, so small v riffles are there instead but with a custom bent knife, it is possible to do these cuts. For a fast job I'd use a template 'blade' and pull that through the rubber..but it may lead to uneven or really wobbly cuts. [/QUOTE]
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