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bfauska:
Anytime the material being cut can fit between the teeth on a saw you have to feed very slowly so that the saw cuts instead of grabbing the part.  With a shape like a marquee retainer the other potential problem is that parts of the piece can essentially be unsupported while cutting, the retainer on my Dynamo is simply plastic angle but I know that some marquee retainers are more like a U shape stuck onto an L this leaves some of the plastic out in the air instead of against a fence or table, this piece will try to snap out of the way when cutting so if you can fill the gaps with some scrap wood or something like that then you can also avoid the part catching the blade and breaking.

I don't know whether or not that made any sense, but I hope so, it should help if it did.
leapinlew:
Like this:

ChicagoDave:
I used tin snips, and then just sanded the edge smooth.
leapinlew:
Everyone is doing it the hard way. Just get one of these. Cutting the marquee retainer will be a breeze:

http://cgi.ebay.com/9554-FLOW-WMC2-4040-WATERJET-MACHINING-CENTER_W0QQitemZ120054383457QQcmdZViewItem
javeryh:

--- Quote from: leapinlew on June 12, 2007, 07:15:30 am ---Everyone is doing it the hard way. Just get one of these. Cutting the marquee retainer will be a breeze:

http://cgi.ebay.com/9554-FLOW-WMC2-4040-WATERJET-MACHINING-CENTER_W0QQitemZ120054383457QQcmdZViewItem

--- End quote ---

I'm going to put in a $1 bid.  It seems totally worth it. 

I ended up using a mitre saw to make the cut - it came out just OK - it was a jagged blade so it didn't go through the plastic like I wanted it to.  What do you guys thing about using a lighter to carefully melt the plastic on the ends where the cut is?  I'm hoping it creats a smooth looking surface when it melts and rehardens... I have a few inches to spare so I think I'm going to give it a shot...
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