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Justintoxicated

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I reant a room so i don't have space for Jig Saws, Band Saws, etc...

I want to cut a nice window into my Stacker T01 and get rid of the ugly grill on the side.

I have some basic tools, a drill, and a dremel.

I don't think I can cut straight lines with a dremel alone though, I want this thing to look like it was lazer cut.

I'm thinking something like tin snips might work, or possibly one of those mini hacksaws? And the dremel to clean it up?

Any Cheap Tools (less than $100) that might do the trick?

Also, it would be nice if the tool could cut MDF also, I need to build a speaker box.

Thanks for the suggestions.
 
The key with the dremel is you cut just inside of what you actually want.... you can grind away the rest until it's exactly how you want it
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DO NOT use tin snips if you want a clean cut, I made this mistake and the metal is warped, plus the multiple injuries i sustained from the sharp edges.
 
are you going ot be using window molding or are you gona drill holes and use rivets or screws / nuts&bolts to hold the window in place?

how big are we talking? you could always just, remove the circular grill, and get piece of plexi and cut it w/ the dremel into a circle and just use window molding and then you'd had a huge porthole in the side.
 
You are using a cutoff wheel with the Dremel right? Its the brown thick sandpaper looking circles. If you can hold your hand straight and throw down some tape first to draw a line to follow you can get pretty straight.


I haven't bought one yet, but I keep meaning to get an adjustable hole cutter. You HAVE to use these with a drill press, because you need flat and steady cutting.

Renting? Pssh! I use to build speakers in the back room of our old apartment. Saber saws, hack saw, drills. I would just throw down a sheet of MDF as a place mat, and kept the vacuum near :D , I'm sure they vacuumed out a whole tree after we moved :p
 
So your telling me you dont have the room for a jig saw? you must live in japan or something a kig saw isnt that big. :eek:
 
This accessory kit;
http://www.homedepot.com/prel80HDUS...session.new=Yes&CNTKEY=misc/searchResults.jsp
(the 220 piece in the center top - the link straight to it isn't copying right) that I got for Christmas has an accessory in it for cutting circles, that also says it cuts straight lines. I haven't tried it yet but will do so soon - I want to cut another side window in my one-windowed Chenming.
I searched for this circle/line cutter via www.dremel.com and Google and couldn't find it listed as a separate attachment, but the kit itself is bargain priced and has enough bits, cut-off wheels, buffers, grinders, etc. to make a man drool.
 
Just use a dremel to cut your window and file it down for a smooth straight edge. Then use sandpaper. I got great results this way.
 
Yea I have HD Cutoff disks for my dremel and thats it.

On my last window I had the design water jet laser cut then I just siliconed a piece of plexy to the inside of the case. I don't relly like the look of molding or rivots.

Yea no room for a Jigsaw, I have 1 room (Bedroom) with minifridge TV couple fish tanks and the computer, no place to keep or use a Jigsaw
 
I don't think 'jigsaw' means what you think it does... jigsaw is handheld, and takes up less room than a dremel in the standard case...
 
so thats my best bet a jigsaw?

I can see if they have one at china freight (harbor freight)

For some reason I was picturing a scrollsaw in my head, not a jigsaw.

will the cut on this be smooth enough that I can finish it up with some sand paper?
 
Depends how careful you are and on the blades that you use. But I've found that yes, as long as you cut straight and dont have to file out a curve or something sandpaper should be fine
 
Justintoxicated said:
so thats my best bet a jigsaw?

I can see if they have one at china freight (harbor freight)

For some reason I was picturing a scrollsaw in my head, not a jigsaw.

will the cut on this be smooth enough that I can finish it up with some sand paper?
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now dont contribute to the trade deficit too much!! :D
 
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