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Re: Dremel on plastic?
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Date: 
Thu, 4 Nov 1999 14:14:41 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>

Right, I'd seen your web page before, but had forgotten about your talking
about Dremels. I'd think the plastic in my containers is a bit harder than that
in yours, you certainly can't bend it. I've tried your paperclip and soldering
iron trick, but it takes forever and the compartments in my boxes are quite
small; wouldn't want to poke a hole in the bottom by accident. :) I dunno,
perhaps my soldering iron is too low in capacity or perhaps my paperclip wasn't
wound tightly enough. Then there's also the difference in plastic.

//Cheers,

Thanks,

//Ralph Hempel - P.Eng

Johannes.
--
One standard to rule them all, one standard to find them,
One standard to bring them all, and in darkness bind them.
In the land of Microsoft, where Shadows lie.

Virtually researching virtual behaviour in a virtual world.



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  RE: Dremel on plastic?
 
(...) 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. (URL) Cheers, Ralph Hempel - P.Eng ---...--- (...) (25 years ago, 4-Nov-99, to lugnet.storage)

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