You could cut brass into strips manually with a Stanley (or quality utility
knife copy) and a special purpose blade called a scoring blade.
Stanley has 2 versions of these scoring blades.. a double-ended short
version, and a longer, angled single-edge version.

The scoring blades work great for most sheet materials where you only need
to make straight cuts. I've used them for years on all sorts of rigid sheet
materials.
They produce a narrow V cut, the edges won't be square, but it's an
effective cutting method. Start the cut with light pressure, and increase
the pressure after a few passes.
Using a lot of pressure will raise a burr along the edges of the cut.

You'll want to use a straight edge for a guide. If you use a steel rule (for
example), putting masking tape on the bottom side of the rule will make it
less likely to slip around.

WB
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"Darren Harris" wrote in message
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I have some K & S "shim brass" sheets. The kind you get from a hobby
shop.

I need to cut it into thin strips and don't think that a paper cutter,
snips, heavy duty kitchen shears, or a nibbler would be suitable for
making strips that will need to be either 1/8th or 1/4th of an inch
wide.

Since the thickness of these wheet will range from .015 to .032, Is it
plausible to score the metal with a Stanley knife or something
simular, and break it apart by hand?

If so, any recommendations on the best knife for this purpose would be
appreciated.

Thanks a lot.

Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.