On Monday, September 22, 2003, at 08:05 AM, Brandon Davis wrote:

The hack saw blade method just seemed a WHOLE lot easier then from what I've
read on the 'net with people using Dremels and glue and such.


So I thought someone might want to add this to their CC Mystic techniques
repertoire.

I have to agree there - I did a mod on a IIcx to fit a 7100 Logic Board. I had to do substantial amounts of surgery where the ports came out at the back to allow it to fit and to allow access to all the ports.


I have to sat I'd be very scared of a Dremel - for one thing it gets very hot and melts the plastic which is asking for trouble and secondly it has a lot of momentum of it's own which means it can take a walk in the wrong direction. On the other hand the hacksaw blade offers total control. It also gives you arm ache an takes hours but that's part of the craft!

I would also advise you have a set of course files and a a set of smaller fine files. The fine ones clog quickly so they really can only be used for touch up work, I used course metalwork files for removing material and the fine ones to square up corners and take out any marks.

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