Tooler's,
I'm mostly worried about getting a clean line in the new covers if I
need to cut the center out for the plastic cover. I've talked myself
into at least trying to repair this first one that I've removed. The
inner plastic skin is still intact, and I'm not sure that I need to
remove it other than to make it match the rear most vent that is opened
up through both plastic skins.
So I'll lay off the notion of buying the nibbler for the sheet metal
in the near term.
As to the dremel, that's what I used to remove the rivet holding the
plastic on, of course I ran out of disc's right away before I got
finished. I'm taking photo's of things, so I'll try and document some.
bobb
terry tyler wrote:
> Hey Guys,
> If your Dad didn't give you a Dremel when you were
> a teenager along with that jacknife you've carried
> all these years, by all means get one. Then, add
> optional components as you go along. After a few
> years, get a separate tool box for it and the
> dozens of extra attachments that have a way of
> accumulating. My dremel from the 1950s is still
> going strong and is used many times every year.
> Terry
> ==============
> >> While I've been trying to talk myself into the long
> >way round, I
> >>came up with one good point, I don't yet own an air
> >sheet metal nibbler.
> >>Any reason to buy a new tool, right?
> >==============
> >If you are talking about a tool to cut and trim aluminum
> >I recommend you
> >look at a Dremel Tool (also at Sears by different name
> >but same mfg). I
> >have used it to cut larger vent openings, openings for
> >frigeration vents
> >and other stuff and it works just great. Use the emory
> >type cutting discs
> >on aluminum. Plus it is usful for all kinds of other do
> >it yourself
> >stuff. A $100.00 or less gets you good setup.
> >
> >Roy Lashway
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Bob Basques
'73 Excella 500, 31'
