14 Aug
2007
14 Aug
'07
11:35 p.m.
Hi Dwight,
I've got both Sawzall (varaible speed) and jigsaw (variable speed,
variable orbit), but Claude suggested I simply use a cheap steel
spiral-cut drywall bit. He says that I'll pretty much destroy it in
the process, but the result done on a router table will be hard to
beat.
I've also got some very high-speed air-powered rotary cutting tools
that I use to cut cast iron, but I suspect aluminum will just gum
those up in nothing flat.
Cheers,
Chuck
On 14 Aug 2007 at 19:56, dwight elvey wrote:
From: "Chuck Guzis" <cclist at
sydex.com>
I need to mount some full-height and half-height 5.25" floppy drives
as well as a few 3.5" units on a standard EIA rack. Does anyone have
any ideas about the best way to go about this would be?
Thanks,
Chuck
Hi Chuck
Things like SawsAll come to mind or as another suggested, a jigsaw.
The one thing to remember, you need to keep what ever tool you
use, lubricated. Cutting oil is best but kerosine works fine as well.
There are two problems with aluminum. One is that it tends to
gall and clog the blade. The other is that the surface tends to
oxidize quickly when exposed to air. The oxide is really hard and will
dull the blade quickly. Keeping it covered with something that block
air from getting to the fresh surface will significantly improve
cutting speed and blade life.
Dwight
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