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Mikeyt

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thanks for all the help thus far.  I was curious what trimmers you felt worked best for cutting up the hard plastic?

 

also do recommend a specific one for more close surgical cutting?

 

thanks!

 

mikey

 

question 2 of probably a million

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I prefer using a dremel, I use 3 tips, cutting wheel, drum sander and a drill piece, great for trimming thicker plastic.

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This is how I go. First, for a general cut, I score and snap. This is where you cut into the plastic, but not all the way through, then snap it off, with pliers. Then, I improve the rough cut with Lexan scissors. Then, use a Dremel (Or just a small sander, file, etc. It depends on the size of the cut) to smooth out the cut.

 

Here's a grahpic: (I stole it from the instructions of an ANOVOS kit.)

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Depends on where you want to cut. Long and straight cuts lends itself to score-and-snap very well. For corners and bends I like the lexan scissors.

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