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RE: Dremel on plastic?
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lugnet.storage
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Thu, 4 Nov 1999 14:02:27 GMT
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> My thought was that I could buy boxes with small compartments and take
> out some walls here and there to make compartments of the sizes that I
> want. The box appears to be made out of plastic, but cutting the plastic
> with a knife causes it to shatter. It does appear to melt, but my
> soldering iron is not very good.
See my web page on "cutting" soft plastic boxes with a soldering iron. You
have to go slowly, but the resulting cut is much better than with a dremel
tool. I know, I've tried almost all methods.
<http://www.hempeldesigngroup.com/lego/storage/index.html>
Cheers,
Ralph Hempel - P.Eng
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| //> //> My thought was that I could buy boxes with small compartments and take //> out some walls here and there to make compartments of the sizes that I //> want. The box appears to be made out of plastic, but cutting the plastic //> with a knife (...) (25 years ago, 4-Nov-99, to lugnet.storage)
| | | RE: Dremel on plastic?
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| Re: Cutting with Heat.... Another faster, higher-power, easier to screw up with approach is to use the 'old' Weller type "soldering gun" which uses a resistance-heated copper tip. You can replace the usual tip with a 3 or 4 inch long piece of #16 to (...) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-99, to lugnet.storage)
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| Hello all, I've found a reasonable storage solution for my technic bits. At the local handyman store (Clas Ohlsson here in Stockholm), they have boxes with various size compartments that can be closed and locked. I think they are made by Raaco. All (...) (25 years ago, 4-Nov-99, to lugnet.storage)
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