Same here - Stanley knife, new blade, dip it in a little cooking oil before cutting. Turn the blade around before cutting the second rubber. I put a glass chopping board under the rubber before cutting, having found that a wooden chopping board blunts the knife blade much more quickly.
Oh it's really simple, I just use the laser cutting machine placed inside a vacuum box. First, of course you need to do the 3d scan of the blade and uploads it. Tesla/SpaceX AI optimizes the cut and you are all set. Then just place the wood into the thing, press the powers and plasmas does the rest for you ... your's j : )
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I use scissors too, but I like to leave like 1mm of the rubber, sticking out of the edge of the blade. Just gives me more confidence during a play.
Scalpels are good, I like to work with, but I prefer the curved ones:
They cut smoother without scratching.
One of the reasons to prefer ordinary shaving razors is that their edges are curved and are running absolutely smooth.
There are blades for the above mentioned Stanley knifes with curved edge too.
Generally the curved cutting edge helps a lot.
Funny. I was going to say that my friend Edmund uses a scalpel. It definitely works really well.
But I still just think it is sooooo easy with a scissors once you get the knack. And I have seen Der use kiddy scissors. It just is really not hard to cut rubbers after you figure out how to start it and get around the handle. But, everyone likes and uses their own method. Over time you develop it.
Having cut about 40 in the last 6 weeks, I have tested using a scalpel with blades 10 and 22. Whilst both of these were good, I found the handle of the scalpel to be a little too thin to get a decent amount of pressure on. I went back to my utility knife last week and I found it much easier.
This is the type I use though, the "Dolphin" shape is what I am used to....