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| Howard_Casto:
Well a hacksaw isn't, but an electric miter saw with a metal cutting blade is. I've done it before in my shop, it's fairly easy to get accurate results, especially if you mount a jig so that you don't have to measure the cuts. You could get a cheap miter saw for under 100 bucks and a metal blade is less than 10.... considering how expensive it is to get metal parts made it might still be the cheaper route. |
| HaRuMaN:
--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on July 20, 2015, 02:42:19 am ---Well a hacksaw isn't, but an electric miter saw with a metal cutting blade is. I've done it before in my shop, it's fairly easy to get accurate results, especially if you mount a jig so that you don't have to measure the cuts. You could get a cheap miter saw for under 100 bucks and a metal blade is less than 10.... considering how expensive it is to get metal parts made it might still be the cheaper route. --- End quote --- May be right. Hmm. I'll have to look into that. |
| HaRuMaN:
--- Quote from: Xiaou2 on July 19, 2015, 11:27:45 pm --- --- Quote from: HaRuMaN on July 18, 2015, 10:25:46 pm ---Cocktail cabinet metal clips with a 3/4" opening. Sent from my LGLS740 using Tapatalk --- End quote --- Been a while since Ive seen a Cocktail.. but couldnt you just grab some aluminum U-Channel and cut to size? You could use slightly larger channel... and then add some foam pads inside, as well as adding some thickness to the wood area where they will clamp. You can cut U-channel with a hacksaw or dremmel very easily. --- End quote --- Thanks for this. Don't know why I didn't see that myself. :dizzy: I think combining this with HC's metal miter saw idea may be the way to go. :cheers: |
| JDFan:
Have you asked your CNC guy ? can he do metal as well as wood in the shop - might be able to get him to cut the pieces from some sheet metal and then just get a bending brake for about $40 at Harbor Freight ( ( 18 inch - http://www.harborfreight.com/18-inch-bending-brake-39103.html )to shape them. :dunno |
| HaRuMaN:
--- Quote from: JDFan on July 20, 2015, 10:36:12 am ---Have you asked your CNC guy ? can he do metal as well as wood in the shop - might be able to get him to cut the pieces from some sheet metal and then just get a bending brake for about $60 at Harbor Freight to shape them. :dunno --- End quote --- He can do aluminum to 1/8" thick. No ferrous metals. hmm |
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