Modding the blistering nibbler

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  1. eddie_dane

    eddie_dane Used to mod pc's now I mod houses

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    has anyone used the little tool "the nibbler"? I was cutting a window last night and ended up just using it for the rounded corners and used dremel for the straight lines... 2 hours and blisters.

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    we suffer for our mods :D
     
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  2. bistro

    bistro What's a Dremel?

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    use it all the time for finishing off curves, straightening corners, etc. Learned my lesson a while back though: Wear a leather work glove and keep your fingers out of the way of the bottom of the handle. :D
     
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  3. eddie_dane

    eddie_dane Used to mod pc's now I mod houses

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    I learned the glove thing last night... many thanks for the end of handle thing... :D
     
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  4. BlackFlux

    BlackFlux What's a Dremel?

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    You guys should just use a Jig Saw!
     
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  5. cderalow

    cderalow bondage master!

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    some of us don't have the luxury of power tools.... i've used the nibbler for cutting plastic...
     
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  6. BlackFlux

    BlackFlux What's a Dremel?

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    Well that's understandably, I'm using my uncles. He doesn't even know I have it.
     
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  7. eddie_dane

    eddie_dane Used to mod pc's now I mod houses

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    actually, I have a jigsaw but the nibbler is great for fine detail and it cuts clean... good tool.
     
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  8. BlackFlux

    BlackFlux What's a Dremel?

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    How much does the nibbler cost?
     
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    tk421 Idiot.

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    $8- $12 USD .... and mine is practically indestructable ...they are slow as hell but a nice tool to have if you wanna cut a blowhole or window and live in an apartment with cranky neighbors. and the little metal chunks are much easier to pick up than dremel leavings anydayhere.
     
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  10. bistro

    bistro What's a Dremel?

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    Most Radio Shacks have them...around 9 dollars.
     
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  11. BlackFlux

    BlackFlux What's a Dremel?

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    Hmm... RadioShack...
    Thanks guys that's good to know because I have a friend that is going to try to add a window in his PC. He lives in a apartment so that would be the best tool for him. I'm not too keen about letting him use my Dremel. :D
     
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  12. bistro

    bistro What's a Dremel?

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    :D Better tell him that if he's gonna cut a window with a Nibbler, be prepared for a lonnnnngggggg project. And take some arthritis pills for his hand...he's gonna need it.
     
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  13. eddie_dane

    eddie_dane Used to mod pc's now I mod houses

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    lol... I agree, I planned on cutting the window on the top panel of my case (not the big one on the side panel) while I watched tv... didn't take me long to surrender to just the rounded corners... at 10 0'clock I was in the garage with the dremel cutting the straight sides... still, a must have:cool:
     
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  14. Forsaken

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    neone tryed a power nibbler, not the hand jobs ?
     
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  15. eddie_dane

    eddie_dane Used to mod pc's now I mod houses

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    the great thing about hand nibbler is the detail, all the power nibblers I have seen are a little too aggressive, not to mention very expensive... I went shopping for one recently... :mad:
     
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  16. MoFunk

    MoFunk What's a Dremel?

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    My friend has nibblers for his air compressor. They work great!
     
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  17. bistro

    bistro What's a Dremel?

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    Never heard of a power nibbler, but not sure how much control one would have doing the curve work with one of those.
     
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  18. eddie_dane

    eddie_dane Used to mod pc's now I mod houses

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    an air driven nibbler sounds cool. The power nibblers I have seen are like big cordless drills, make for fast work on metal but not extremly articulate...
     
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  19. eddie_dane

    eddie_dane Used to mod pc's now I mod houses

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    something like this:

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  20. bistro

    bistro What's a Dremel?

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    YIKES!! :D Don't put one of those things in my hands! There wouldn't be anything left of my side panel!
     
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