Seahawk Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Well, I've just gone through my sprues and trimmed off all the bitz into my boxes. I now have a veritable mountain of sprues that I want to turn into rubble. However, I don't want to spend six hours cutting them into little bits. Is there any way to grind them into a chipper or something? I don't know if there are tools that could expedite the process...does anyone know of any? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boltergeist Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Not really... back when cities of death came out the WD article said they bought a used meat grinder and fed the sprues through it. I suppose an old food processor MIGHT work, if the blade was sharp enough and the motor strong enough. However, I'm sure that will void your warranty. :P Easiest thing is to bribe your buddies with soda/snacks and have them all sit around and clip them with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurth Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Back when the plastic building kits were new, there was an article on GW's web site that showed using a meat grinder to chop sprue into rubble-like pieces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahawk Posted February 20, 2011 Author Share Posted February 20, 2011 Hmm, I was afraid of that. Maybe I can bring them to a terrain building day for club... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagicMan Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Do you have a blender? Blenders are great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodWulf Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Hmm, I was afraid of that. Maybe I can bring them to a terrain building day for club... This is a great idea! If you have a dremel tool that might at least make it quicker...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahawk Posted February 20, 2011 Author Share Posted February 20, 2011 I do have a dremel! But no blade to cut with. I'll look into that one though, that would speed it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmine_the_Wolf Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Feed them to your dog. The average canine will spend hours chewing them up and any that he swallows can be fished out of his dirty sinful business at a later date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShinyRhino Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Go to your local thrift shop, Goodwill, or Salvation Army. Buy an old blender for a couple bucks. Chop sprue into lengths. Insert into blender. Put on ear protection, then hit "Frappe". The only problem with a meat grinder is that the exit holes on the grinder tend to be smaller than you want your sprue rubble to be, and it will jam constantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahawk Posted February 21, 2011 Author Share Posted February 21, 2011 I'll pass on the dog idea, but do blenders really work for sprues? It'd seem like their lightweight bounciness would keep them safe from the choppa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShinyRhino Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 I'll pass on the dog idea, but do blenders really work for sprues? It'd seem like their lightweight bounciness would keep them safe from the choppa. Absolutely. That's why you cut them into lengths. Each circuit of the blades will catch the bottom of the lengths, breaking off a small chunk, shortening the length. Sure, they'll jump and bounce in there, but so long as your cover is on, the only place they have to go is down, into the blades. CHOPCHOPCHOP. I also know of a guy who uses a coffee grinder for the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
space marine schnauzer Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 I'll pass on the dog idea, but do blenders really work for sprues? It'd seem like their lightweight bounciness would keep them safe from the choppa. Absolutely. That's why you cut them into lengths. Each circuit of the blades will catch the bottom of the lengths, breaking off a small chunk, shortening the length. Sure, they'll jump and bounce in there, but so long as your cover is on, the only place they have to go is down, into the blades. CHOPCHOPCHOP. I also know of a guy who uses a coffee grinder for the same thing. I used my normal clipper to cut beam sized pieces. Adding that to my "rubble"-which started out as construction debris from work..instant broken ground. Also added the sprue pieces to my GW building as supports and broken floor joists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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