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Fit's current machine... always changing

i've even used a kitchen knife to but plexi-glass before for my water dragon's viv, fair does i only had to do it in a few straight lines, but that didn't crack.
 
chipped flint?

thats stone age tech, but if you can score it through enough times...
 
i scored about 2/3rds the way through and it still breaks a bit out of line. i wouldnt trust it for this.

maybe a router?
 
fitseries3 said:
i tried it that way when i was cutting the first one. i have a variable speed jigsaw, masking tape, 32tpi blade and a good large workbench. it cracks it real fast. pretty much tears it apart.

its only because of how thin it is. i have some thicker plexy and use the tape/jigsaw method and its flawless.

the hotknife may work if i can find one.
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I still believe your best bet it's the heated xacto and a metal ruler to cut the straigth lines.

I bought mine at my local wal-mart, very useful tool.:cool:
 
Sounds silly i know.... but how about a full on grinder, lol, no holding back :D
 
If you have a router with plastic cutting bits, is that 1/8" plexi
 
fitseries3 said:
not my idea of precision work.
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Fair point...

That's an example of why i don't attempt anything what involves electric tool's with big cutting blades on the end :roll:
 
Oh, that's the problem, It's .122" plexiglass from mars, how about getting some earth 1/8",
 
i had all this and wanted to put it to use :)

nothing wrong with that
 
Buy one of these. It would cut the bulk flat sides easily and straight. The notches and holes you're on your own.

Glad I could help!!

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i have a waterjet but i think it would kill this stuff.
 
hot exacto
 
here's a fan thats worthy of my machine...

on the left is an 120 x 38mm scythe ultra kaze

on the right is my delta 140 x 38mm 367 cfm 24v fan :D:D:D:D:D:D

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i will tell you now... at 24v i can barely hold onto that fan and im pretty strong.

its like sticking your head out the window at 65mph.
 
Joking aside,

How about this:

Step 1) Drill a tiny hole at each corner. By tiny I mean the smallest bit you have. Maybe even just use a heated needle.

Step 2) Use your dremel with cut off wheels to cut cross sections to "piece out" break away sections.

Step 3) Use a straight edge and a utility knife with a fresh sharp blade to score your main pattern lines (from hole to hole in step 1). A few passes with the blade would be fine.

Step 4) Snap the sections out piece by piece.

For Example:

The green dots are where you would drill your holes (these are to stop the 'break' when you snap the pieces out). The red lines are the cross cuts you would make with the dremel. Your original blue lines are where you would score with a knife.

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fitseries3 said:
i will tell you now... at 24v i can barely hold onto that fan and im pretty strong.

its like sticking your head out the window at 65mph.
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:toast::roll::rockout:
 
D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

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Can't frickin' wait man! I just dropped a big set of cash on something new for me too...
 
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