rent one ?????? >From: rlb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [VAC] Cutting aluminum >Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 15:49:41 -0700 > >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 > >-- > >Bob Basques > >'73 Excella 500, 31' > > ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
