Cuttin' STEEL!!

[knuckles644]

I have one of those Chieftech cases only mine is sold by Enermax. it's steel, so would a dremel rotary tool work for cuttin' out a window and bowhole? What RPM?

[OS-Wiz]

Max RPM, heavy duty, reinforced disk, and go slow.

[knuckles644]

I think I'm going to cut it something like this:

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid69/p5849cb4816f179566d1fcfd8c6289dc9/fbb66525.jpg

The jig saw will cut all of the straight lines, and the dremel will do the rounded corners. The reason for the odd shape is that there is a handle on my case. Then, I wil sand it down, get a precut piece of plexi glass from a little shop I know and lay it down with screws, rivets or silicon glue.

For the blowhole, I will use the dremel. Sound good?:)

[Handyman]

Sounds good, but like they said, go slow. That little tool moving at max speed can easily get away from you. If you have the option, try it out on a test piece, or somewhere in the area to be cut out. It'll give you a feel for the tool's reaction to the material.

G'luck!

[Jagermeister]

Originally posted by OS-Wiz
Max RPM, heavy duty, reinforced disk, and go slow.

[BigBlue66]

Yeah, and wear safety glasses.

[bootlog]

Originally posted by knuckles644
I have one of those Chieftech cases only mine is sold by Enermax. it's steel, so would a dremel rotary tool work for cuttin' out a window and bowhole? What RPM?

Incase you don't have a jigsaw you should use the dremel #426A(or 426 without the a but the former is better) reinforced cut-off wheels. Put the baby between mid~4 to early~5, but don't put it to full max. Your dremel might die on you.

[talldude]

I just used a regular cut off wheel to cut out about 45-50cm worth of 1mm secc steel. I dunno why ppl go through so many disks while cutting stuff...i used about 1/5th of the wheel to do the whole thing. High rpm, low pressure and move to the direction that the wheel is going. The wheel will last a long time, even if it is a regular one. :)

[knuckles644]

WEll, I don't know about the dremel now. I could cut out the round parts with a drill bit and use the jig saw for the rest...I'll save $50 and buy Morrowind. Although I'll probably need a Dremel in the future, but I can get that later.

Like so: the inverse corners will be sanded and filed.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid69/p0756f853b3fd1e1a018362a509e6ea9f/fbb2cde2.jpg

[talldude]

You really don't need a dremel at all if you have a jigsaw. Make the starter holes, saw the shape out and then file the corners. Pretty easy stuff to do.

[bootlog]

Originally posted by talldude
I just used a regular cut off wheel to cut out about 45-50cm worth of 1mm secc steel. I dunno why ppl go through so many disks while cutting stuff...i used about 1/5th of the wheel to do the whole thing. High rpm, low pressure and move to the direction that the wheel is going. The wheel will last a long time, even if it is a regular one. :)

I don't understand how you cut something by going the direction of the wheel(?). You suppose to move the machine in the opposite direction.