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July 1st 03, 07:42 AM
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Best way to cut/trim plastic?
Dk975 wrote:
I'm thinking of trimming some of the plastic on my PC case bezel to widen the air holes. I have an Antec SLK3700 which don't have very wide intake holes in the plastic. What is the easiest way to do this? I would only have to get rid of the little plastic overhangs. dremel drill hot plastic cutting knife -- Are you registered as a bone marrow donor? You regenerate what you donate. You are offered the chance to donate only if you match a person on the recipient list. Call your local Red Cross and ask about registering to be a bone marrow donor. spam trap: replace shyah_right! with hotmail when replying 
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July 1st 03, 04:23 PM
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xacto knife to keep the pattern the same..or a dremel..
"Dk975" wrote in message et... I'm thinking of trimming some of the plastic on my PC case bezel to widen the air holes. I have an Antec SLK3700 which don't have very wide intake holes in the plastic. What is the easiest way to do this? I would only have to get rid of the little plastic overhangs.
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July 2nd 03, 12:38 AM
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"Dk975" wrote in message et... I'm thinking of trimming some of the plastic on my PC case bezel to widen the air holes. I have an Antec SLK3700 which don't have very wide intake holes in the plastic. What is the easiest way to do this? I would only have to get rid of the little plastic overhangs. A general tip for anyone cutting plastics. Just saw a DIY tips programme on TV recently and the bloke was talking about putting a strip of Sellotape/clear tape over the line to cut in Perspex which is a similar type of product but a bit harder to cut. The tape melts at low temperature and lubricates the bit or saw. Richard.
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#4
July 2nd 03, 04:10 AM
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On Wed, 2 Jul 2003 00:38:22 +0100, "Richard Brooks"
wrote: "Dk975" wrote in message . net... I'm thinking of trimming some of the plastic on my PC case bezel to widen the air holes. I have an Antec SLK3700 which don't have very wide intake holes in the plastic. What is the easiest way to do this? I would only have to get rid of the little plastic overhangs. A general tip for anyone cutting plastics. Just saw a DIY tips programme on TV recently and the bloke was talking about putting a strip of Sellotape/clear tape over the line to cut in Perspex which is a similar type of product but a bit harder to cut. The tape melts at low temperature and lubricates the bit or saw. Richard. I might try a propane torch and a hot steak knife.
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July 2nd 03, 11:17 AM
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"Phisherman" wrote in message
... On Wed, 2 Jul 2003 00:38:22 +0100, "Richard Brooks" wrote: "Dk975" wrote in message . net... I'm thinking of trimming some of the plastic on my PC case bezel to widen the air holes. I have an Antec SLK3700 which don't have very wide intake holes in the plastic. What is the easiest way to do this? I would only have to get rid of the little plastic overhangs. A general tip for anyone cutting plastics. Just saw a DIY tips programme on TV recently and the bloke was talking about putting a strip of Sellotape/clear tape over the line to cut in Perspex which is a similar type of product but a bit harder to cut. The tape melts at low temperature and lubricates the bit or saw. Richard. I might try a propane torch and a hot steak knife. Try a soldering gun. With the right tip it can be very useful in modding.
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July 2nd 03, 11:46 PM
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"Phisherman" wrote in message ... On Wed, 2 Jul 2003 00:38:22 +0100, "Richard Brooks" wrote: "Dk975" wrote in message . net... I'm thinking of trimming some of the plastic on my PC case bezel to widen the air holes. I have an Antec SLK3700 which don't have very wide intake holes in the plastic. What is the easiest way to do this? I would only have to get rid of the little plastic overhangs. A general tip for anyone cutting plastics. Just saw a DIY tips programme on TV recently and the bloke was talking about putting a strip of Sellotape/clear tape over the line to cut in Perspex which is a similar type of product but a bit harder to cut. The tape melts at low temperature and lubricates the bit or saw. Richard. I might try a propane torch and a hot steak knife. 12 Bore works well from close range but only if the barrel is not the Russian brand Sawnov! Richard.
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#7
July 3rd 03, 12:59 AM
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A dremel is nice. For small fine work tho.... I go with a single
edged razor blade and a steady hand On Tue, 01 Jul 2003 04:54:23 GMT, "Dk975" wrote: I'm thinking of trimming some of the plastic on my PC case bezel to widen the air holes. I have an Antec SLK3700 which don't have very wide intake holes in the plastic. What is the easiest way to do this? I would only have to get rid of the little plastic overhangs. ~~~~~~ Bait for spammers: root@localhost postmaster@localhost admin@localhost abuse@localhost ] ~~~~~~ Remove "spamless" to email me. The spam was just getting overwhelming. I had to...
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