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Re: Any tips for plastic working.



Stuart Grimshaw wrote:

> I have an LCD display that I bought years ago, that I would like to
> mount in a plastic single backbox faceplate. I have a Dremmel (well, a
> cheap equivelent, does that same job) and various saws, but what I
> always strugle with when doing anything other than drilling holes is
> keeping the lines straight.
> Does anyone have any tips for cutting a straight line in plastic? What
> do you use to do it?


If the plastic is soft enough, you can cut it with multiple passes with
a nice sharp stanley knife (and a ruler).

> How do you smooth off the edges so that they remain straight, I find
> that the dremmel melts the plastic and leaves a non-straight edge, a
> nasty black burn mark and a nasty smell too.


Does the dremelalike have a speed adjuster? Try slowing it down.

Jim



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