Re: [pinhole-discussion] Cutting oatmeal box

2002-05-25 Thread George L Smyth
--- Chris Harris cpharrisph...@hotmail.com wrote: I'll be teaching a pinhole class, constructing cameras from Quaker oatmeal canisters. I'd like to avoid using knives to cut the opening for the pinhole. I've seen suggestions for using a Dremel drill, which I don't own. A trip to my local

Re: [pinhole-discussion] Cutting oatmeal box

2002-05-25 Thread R Duarte
at ??? Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] Cutting oatmeal box Any power tool will shred the cardboard. I'd use either an xacto knife or a single edger razor blade. - Original Message - From: Chris Harris cpharrisph...@hotmail.com To: pinhole-discussion@p at ??? Sent: Thursday

Re: [pinhole-discussion] Cutting oatmeal box

2002-05-24 Thread Bill Leigh
I have a Dremel tool that I got from my father. I've been looking into using it for drilling a clean hole. I just purchased a set of drill bits (sizes 61-80) for a Dremel tools. When I went to use it, I found that the chuck (or collett or whatever) did not go small emough to hold the small drills,

Re: [pinhole-discussion] Cutting oatmeal box

2002-05-24 Thread Bill Erickson
Any power tool will shred the cardboard. I'd use either an xacto knife or a single edger razor blade. - Original Message - From: Chris Harris cpharrisph...@hotmail.com To: pinhole-discussion@p at ??? Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 7:58 PM Subject: [pinhole-discussion] Cutting oatmeal box

Re: [pinhole-discussion] Cutting oatmeal box

2002-05-24 Thread Gordon J. Holtslander
At 05:58 PM 5/23/2002 -0700, you wrote: I'll be teaching a pinhole class, constructing cameras from Quaker oatmeal canisters. I'd like to avoid using knives to cut the opening for the pinhole. How about a punch? If you were to insert a piece of soft wood (like a 2x4 clamped to the edge of a

Re: [pinhole-discussion] Cutting oatmeal box

2002-05-23 Thread Chad Eby
At 05:58 PM 5/23/2002 -0700, you wrote: I'll be teaching a pinhole class, constructing cameras from Quaker oatmeal canisters. I'd like to avoid using knives to cut the opening for the pinhole. How about a punch? If you were to insert a piece of soft wood (like a 2x4 clamped to the edge of a

[pinhole-discussion] Cutting oatmeal box

2002-05-23 Thread Chris Harris
I'll be teaching a pinhole class, constructing cameras from Quaker oatmeal canisters. I'd like to avoid using knives to cut the opening for the pinhole. I've seen suggestions for using a Dremel drill, which I don't own. A trip to my local hardware store wasn't helpful; the tool guy said a