Cutting aluminium blowholes

NeB · Post by **NeB** » Mon Nov 10, 2003 1:56 am

i was wondering if anyone could give me some advice on cutting a 8" blowhole through 0.7mm aluminium, any special tools i should be using or just the plain ol' multi-purpose.

PreDatoR · Post by **PreDatoR** » Mon Nov 10, 2003 2:09 am

jigsaw with a fine toothed metal blade does wonders. You'll have to use a drill and drill a hole for the blade to start out in. But it by far cuts holes the fastest and easiest of anything.

NeB · Post by **NeB** » Mon Nov 10, 2003 3:06 am

nice, also, using a jigsaw, should i use the grill as a template? (i just used a benchpress for my SECC case)

Hipnotic_Tranz · Post by **Hipnotic_Tranz** » Wed Nov 12, 2003 8:49 pm

I've used these in the past and they've worked fine. They're in PDF format so that you can print off and tape onto whatever you're cutting. Come in 60,80,92 & 120mm:

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/hipnotic_ ... mplate.zip

dick · Post by **dick** » Wed Nov 19, 2003 2:56 pm

iv used a circuluar drill

Pugsley · Post by **Pugsley** » Wed Nov 19, 2003 10:16 pm

a regular old Hole saw works great.

70chevelle · Post by **70chevelle** » Fri Mar 05, 2004 4:34 pm

Trust me don't use a hole saw or a jig saw the both cause to much damage to the case i know from expirence, use a air grinder or a dremmel with fiper cutting wheels. It will make cutting the holes easy and won't damage the case.

Absolut Talent · Post by **Absolut Talent** » Fri Mar 05, 2004 5:10 pm

i used a hole saw and a jigsaw on my cases....absolutly no problems whatsoever. Except that the hole saw was a little sloppier

70chevelle · Post by **70chevelle** » Fri Mar 05, 2004 5:15 pm

you won't have that with the fiber wheels and a dremmel

sethpa · Post by **sethpa** » Fri Mar 05, 2004 6:12 pm

Dremel ROCKS! Great for removing hemorhoids too..........

Bigal · Post by **Bigal** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 10:31 pm

...speed setting do you use for hemorhoids? Wouldn't that be a pain in the _ss?

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Cutting aluminium blowholes

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