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| superbigjay:
Late night update.... First of all, I've received my Keyboard encoder and my LED controller. I didn't had time to play with it yet, but I can't wait to try it... As for the cabinet progress... I've drawn all the cut lines for the 2 stainless side panels yesterday and did my first cut on it... To cut the MDF + SS I'm using my Bosch jigsaw along with Bosch metal blades 36 TPI. On the first cut, I thought that the plastic film protection would be enough to protect the SS from scratches... Well :angry: As you see on the picture, while I was cutting, some of the SS got stuck underneath the jigsaw and left some marks on the SS. I should have known better... Especially that my friend told me last week about this issue :banghead: I guess, I'll have to live with it : There will be some scratches on the bottom of the right panel... For the other cuts, I've used masking tape to protect the SS. So far it worked well. I'm almost done with the first panel. I'll post pics probably Friday or Saturday of the 2 side panels... sweet dreams! |
| Kaytrim:
Next time you might want to cut the wood first then apply the laminate or steel. Then you can cut the laminate with a flush cutter bit for a router. Use tin snips and a file for the steel. |
| theCoder:
Next time try putting a couple of strips of duct tape on the bottom plate of your jigsaw. An old trick I picked up from an old man. If those are the only scratches you get in the SS during the build, consider yourself lucky. Good luck with the rest of the build. |
| polaris:
have you designed your viv yet , i built a nice one for a bearded dragon 3 yrs ago , got some nice ideas if ur interested. |
| superbigjay:
--- Quote from: Kaytrim on April 12, 2007, 12:19:15 am ---Next time you might want to cut the wood first then apply the laminate or steel. Then you can cut the laminate with a flush cutter bit for a router. Use tin snips and a file for the steel. --- End quote --- Thanks Kaytrim for the advice. The Stainless steel is 0.024" thick (1/40 in). It's relatively thin, but I think it still too thick (and hard) to get a nice cut with tin snips. As for the router solution, maybe it would work with aluminum since its a soft metal, but I doubt it would trim the SS... Before going the jigsaw route, I asked for a submission for a SS sheet + cuts and it was about 300$... a bit expensive :-\... So this is why I ended up with the jigsaw :blah: --- Quote from: theCoder on April 12, 2007, 02:50:37 am ---Next time try putting a couple of strips of duct tape on the bottom plate of your jigsaw. An old trick I picked up from an old man. --- End quote --- Hello Coder, the scratches were not cause by the bottom plate of the jigsaw, but by some metal rip/dust/pieces (not sure how to call it ???) from the cut that got stuck under the plate... By using duct tape, you would protect the SS from the jigsaw plate, but it would no prevent metal rip/dust/pieces (still not sure how to call it) to go underneath the plate. In fact, the duct tape might even hold more metal rip/dust/pieces (sh...t what's the name...). Right?? :dunno --- Quote from: theCoder on April 12, 2007, 02:50:37 am ---If those are the only scratches you get in the SS during the build, consider yourself lucky. Good luck with the rest of the build. --- End quote --- As you said, if these are the only scratches, I can live with them :cheers: --- Quote from: polaris on April 12, 2007, 08:24:31 am ---have you designed your viv yet , i built a nice one for a bearded dragon 3 yrs ago , got some nice ideas if ur interested. --- End quote --- Hey Polaris, I could use any advice you have on this matter, since I'm quite a newbie on that too... You can send me a PM since the viv is not really relevant for this forum (unless others would like to know) or post directly on one of these 2 threads: they're basically the same thread on 2 different forums... http://www.repticzone.com/forums/Uromastyx/messages/1227088.html http://www.reptilerooms.com/forumtopic-48923.html The status on the uroVIVAstyx is: - 3D model done - plans completed - wood cut The dimensions are roughly 59x26, 2-storey... 8) If you have any input on this, I could really use your help :cheers: |
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