Jadryga Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 I'm thinking of getting a wire soap cutter for logs, but I read in the How-To Guide at FCS that their wire cutters may not cut soaps cured more than 4-5 days well.http://www.forcraftssake.mainsecure.net/shop/index.php?main_page=infopages&pages_id=5I'll probably be ordering soaps in so plus curing so it's hard enough to ship and shipping time, it'll be at least about 2-3 weeks cured. Would getting a wire soap cutter be a waste of time on my end then... or could someone clarify "may not cut well" a little further for me? Like, is it that it won't cut at all, or it may be tougher to cut, or that the soaps just won't be even?TIA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberly Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 I have the FCS cutter and I have pulled soap out of the mold and cut it in less than 24hrs. In my experience, as lond as the soap is hard enough to come out of the mold...it is hard enough to cut with the FCS cutter.ok...just reread your post. You will be having soaps shipped in, in log form?? Then I say you may have a little trouble with the wire cutter. If I was cutting soap that had been cured for a bit...then I would try this type of cutter...http://creeksidesoaps.com/supplies/soap-cutter.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 I agree that the wire cutter may not be up to the task. I have a Tank and had great difficulty cutting a FRESH log today - that I soaped with a 45% lye solution. It cut - but it was iffy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeJae Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 Carebear, I thought you had a TOG cutter or do you have both?Would the the TOG cut it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 I have both. I have a Tank with 1" spacing and a TOG with 1.25" spacing. No I don't think the TOG could handle it either. It does great on my regular soaps - no problem - but I don't think any wire cutter would be a safe bet for really hard logs. And the bars I did today are! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbren Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 For the few 'hard' recipe logs that I've done, I used the wire cutter to make 'score marks' on the top of the log, then cut by hand with my pastry cutter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 that makes perfect sense!!! I'm such a lousy slicer... wonder if I can manage to make the marks on 2 or 3 sides to help keep my cutter straight... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadryga Posted September 16, 2007 Author Share Posted September 16, 2007 Looks like I may have to look into alternative options then Thanks people! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meridith Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 If you ever get a chance to buy a Delsie, they are worth the money. Right now they aren't making them until further notice - I don't know what is up with that. But, I have one, and it is great on those hard to cut recipe. I just make sure I keep a pretty big guitar string on mine and it will cut a pretty tough log of soap. http://delsiesoaps.com/delsie_soap_cutter.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadryga Posted September 16, 2007 Author Share Posted September 16, 2007 Is it one of those cutters where you slide the log across? I can't quite tell how it works by the pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tall Blonde Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 I have a Delsie also. You just put your slab in and slide it across. I even used it to cut some old soaps into smaller bars. I've had it a couple years now and haven't had any trouble with it and I can cut my soap to any size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeJae Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 For the few 'hard' recipe logs that I've done, I used the wire cutter to make 'score marks' on the top of the log, then cut by hand with my pastry cutter.Thanks for that tip cause I could score mine then put it in my Mr Do Right 3 in 1 cutter and then be able to cut them. Cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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