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only1brian

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What are the recommended tools for case modding?
Ive never modded anything... yet, and im tooless. :eek:
 
The Dremel tool is your friend, along with a metal file and a pair of tin snips.

A small hammer may prove useful.

Various screwdrivers, obviously.
 
A power drill can also be extremely useful. For some things, a jigsaw will also help a lot.
 
Hole saws. Various sizes.Bimetal design.With shaft.
Sold at Lowes under Wolf brand.
Dremmel.
Drill and metal bits.
Aluminum cases are easier to work with.
 
Drill, jigsaw, Dremel, holesaws, tin snips and some good metal files.

That covers about everything really.
 
Interesting factoid about Dremel vs. Craftsman/B&D....

The Dremel has a higher RPM and if you have the variable speed, more control over the RPM.

But a friend of mine pointed out something to me as I was getting a cutting wheel jammed in some rather soft aluminum. The Craftsman/B&D may only have three speeds and a lower max RPM, but it has more torque and doesn't get jammed as frequently. ;)

I love my Dremel, but that's food for thought.
 
Dremel - though less torque, the proper technique to work around that would be to go slower, plus there are a lot more parts/attacments for it.

Power drill - not only used for making wheels but if you dont have a bench grinder handy then you can get various attachments that do the job just as well.

Hammer (various) - I'm modding my Lian-Li case and at one point I had to remove some rivets. Though I have used a power drill to drill out rivets from my Super Lanboy, I couldn't use it with the Lian-Li because of where the rivets were the drill was too big, so I used a hammer and chisel.

Chisel - see above

Random Orbital Sander - I bought one yesterday and boy does this thing pwn the fuck out of my little 1/4 sheet vibrating sander. It sanded out the top anodized layer, and quickly smoothed out the brushed aluminum texture of the case so much faster.

Sanding block - for wet sanding

Work bench/table - this thing holds down my case while I sand it, its like another pair of hands.
 
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