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Main => Woodworking => Topic started by: megamoze on September 03, 2015, 07:08:37 pm

Title: Best way to cut a plastic marquee bracket?
Post by: megamoze on September 03, 2015, 07:08:37 pm

Got my plastic marquee brackets finally.  They are about a 1/4" too long.  What's best to trim this down?  I have a jigsaw now.  I could get a hacksaw.  I don't know what's going to be quickest and easiest without destroying it.

Title: Re: Best way to cut a plastic marquee bracket?
Post by: Slippyblade on September 03, 2015, 07:10:52 pm

I'd get the hacksaw.  Jigsaw tends to leave a ragged cut that you'd need to sand down...  Or, if it's only 1/4", just sand it down to begin with.

Title: Re: Best way to cut a plastic marquee bracket?
Post by: megamoze on September 03, 2015, 07:12:57 pm

I thought about just sanding it down.  I have an electric rotary sander, so I'll give that a shot.  Thanks!

Title: Re: Best way to cut a plastic marquee bracket?
Post by: yotsuya on September 03, 2015, 09:12:24 pm

I use either my table saw or my miter saw.

Title: Re: Best way to cut a plastic marquee bracket?
Post by: BorgDog on September 04, 2015, 09:08:26 am

Quote from: yotsuya on September 03, 2015, 09:12:24 pm

I use either my table saw or my miter saw.

Those or a band saw does nicely.

Title: Re: Best way to cut a plastic marquee bracket?
Post by: megamoze on September 04, 2015, 04:19:01 pm

The sander was too slow by itself so I did end up using the jigsaw.  It was not easy but it got the job done.  Then I used 80 paper on the sander to get the rest of the way.