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Strange T-molding....need theories
OSCAR:
I would think the best way to remove the leg on the aluminum would be a Dremel with a small cut-off wheel. Hopefully you have access to a Dremel, but if not, they are a handy tool to invest in. I use mine so much it never gets put away. It has stayed plugged in and sitting on my workbench for the last 3 years. :)
Tin snips would work to make the vertical cuts, but it might be a bit awkward to make the horizontal cut and you would probably just have to bend it back and forth until it broke off. Obviously, that is not going to give you the best cut.
shmokes:
Hmm...good idea. I have an old dremel tool. I might not have the correct bit, but dremel bits don't seem to be too expensive.
Thanks.
One last question. Every time I use cutting bits on my dremel tool they end up breaking and firing pieces across the room after about 10 seconds -- even if I'm just cutting thick cardboard. Am I using the wrong bits. Am I using the wrong technique? They feel like grinder material. They aren't metal. I've always figured that it was kind of normal as the cutters that attach to the arbor come in little film-size containters with like twenty blades. So is it normal to go through them this fast? The shrapnel doesn't seem too dangerous as long as I've got saftey goggles on.
OSCAR:
Pick up a metal cut-off wheel. The ones I buy are called something like Diamond Wheel Cutter, or something like that. They are smaller diameter than the fiber discs you are using. I don't think you could ever break one of the metal wheels, I haven't. The metal wheels are about $3 for pack of two and fit the same spindle as the fiber discs.
SirPeale:
--- Quote from: shmokes on April 18, 2003, 01:00:26 pm ---One last question. Every time I use cutting bits on my remel tool they end up breaking and firing pieces across the room after about 10 seconds -- even if I'm just cutting thick cardboard. Am I using the wrong bits. Am I using the wrong technique? They feel like grinder material. They aren't metal. I've always figured that it was kind of normal as the cutters that attach to the arbor come in little film-size containters with like twenty blades. So is it normal to go through them this fast? The shrapnel doesn't seem too dangerous as long as I've got saftey goggles on.
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Don't apply too much pressure. Ease into the cut. The thinner the disc, the slower you have to go. It also depends on how thick the material you're cutting is, and how fast you have your Dremel going.
shmokes:
--- Quote from: OSCAR on April 18, 2003, 12:51:39 pm ---I It has stayed plugged in and sitting on my workbench for the last 3 years.
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By the way, Oscar, I recommend unplugging that while changing bits... ;)