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using dremel to route joystick recesses?

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neuromancer:

--- Quote from: _Iz- on November 11, 2004, 04:53:10 pm ---Unless the dremel base is significantly larger than the joystick recess you'd need to make the entire depth of the cutout in one pass or you don't have a continuous surface to rest the dremel on for the successive passes.

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You can leave some of the material intact to support the base, and knock it out with a chisel later.

Like you can make a grid, and route out the insides of the squares, but leave the grid showing. The base is pretty wide though.

Bob

dmish82:
I attempted to cut out the first joystick recess with a dremel...man oh man was that a mistake. the problem is that with a dremel, it's too hard to get the recess level b/c you have to make so many passes. I ended up using a router afterwards as I had room to, and it worked like a charm. I would remove the blocks that are in the way as you can always re-glue them/screw them in. It will be worth the time and effort and agony saved from trying to use a dremel.

deoblo85:
I've never had much luck with a dremel in less it was drywall! but they do make a router for corners that will problably do the trick but thats just me

big daddy:
thanks for the tips.  I ended up heeding the warnings and just removed the mounting blocks and used a regular router.  Worked great!  thanks again.

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