are any of those for sanding metal? and is this the right cutting blade? i could never cut into my case, i cut through a bay cover thing but i couldnt cut my grills with it. I had it at 4-5 rpms (multiplied by 1000?) and it wouldnt cut, but i didnt try i only made like 2 passes and all it did was scrape some metal away but those are the right bits/blades right?
i have used those second ones you have pictured there to cut metal before... it took me FOREVER!!! if you have a steady hand, and you're very patient, you can use the cutting blades to cut a steel case. it may take the entire pack of them.... i use a nibbler. it takes a long time too, and your wrist may ache the first time you use it, but i like it better than a dremel. it just takes some getting used to and alot of forearm muscle.
ya to cut my grills i used some tin snips (and some gardening cutters or whatever, after i found out they cut so much easier) man my hand hurt so much after cutting them cuz i cut 2 80mm holes and a 120 lol, i had indentations on my fingers
The sanding bits are imho not very metal oriented more for wood or ...something. The cutting blades you display are not the best ones, you can get fiberglass reinforced ones that will outlast the whole canister of the ones you have beleive me, i used to go trough a box of these in a week till someone suggested the other ones. but to cut a window in a steel side pannel i'd use an angeled grinder with a cutting disk, at least for the straight cuts
well i have reinforced discs its just that all the stuff is my dads, and he has the whole can of those regular blades, but only like 3 or 4 reinforced ones in a lil baggy For the window i might just use my jig saw, its just that i dunno which blade is which because there all scattered around, i dunno which one to use
1 reinforced disk > 3 or 4 canisters of the cheap cutoff wheels. dont even bother with the non-reinforced ones. and i am happy to hear that you just scraped metal away ... that's the whole point - dont try to cut through the metal all at once, you will burn disks up at about 1 per 12 inches (steel) or 1 per 18 - 24 inches (ALU) whereas 1 new disk should handle up to 20 feet of cutting if used properly. dont think of it as cutting like with a saw, think of it as sanding/grinding a very small, confined area (your line) ...
those reinforced black cutting wheels are better, they are thicker too, and slightly larger. i had trouble with any of the wheels though, i kept cracking them in half... i'm not patient enough. it was difficult for me to keep them straight with my cut.
If you're cutting a window just use a jigsaw - it's one of the best tools for the job. If you set up some guide rails, you'll get perfectly straight cuts also.
ya for the window, since ill probly be making it mostly straight ill use the jig, i just need to find the right blade, how do i check if it is or isnt? is it safe to test it on my case because i dont have any spare metal lying around
i need to cut 1 new 120mm fan drill over the top of two honeycomb 80mm mounts.. and tidt up another fan mount which is perforated.. its steel.. i hope to do it this weekend, can i buy any decent cuttoff wheels for my dremel multipro (1500 and 3300 rpm) in a normal DIY store?
Yes, theurgy's link wheels are sold everywhere That first post reminded me i needed something better to grind, this thing can grind a case to dust and the nicest WWhhirrrrrrrr garage sound Air tools are simply the best
Everyone says about using dremels for case modding. Would a decent rotary tool suffice. Because the dremels are very expensive, and i dont fancy purchasing one
Sure they work, I use a Craftsman rotary tool and a namebrand Dremel rotary tool, I prefer the Dremel most of the time (higher RPM for these two particular models, and less beat up). But the Craftsman is slimmer and more useful in some places. Where are you looking to buy a Dremel? Here in the US, a Dremel with a good set of accessories costs 50 USD, or 64 AUD.
We are looking to buy one in New Zealand. If your not sure where that is, look on a map, and its just below aus, slightly to the right. I am looking in hardware stores. Is that the correct place to look. It is $200 ($120 ish usd) for a imation one, but has a flexible extension shaft, which would be helpful. Or for the real thing $250 ($160 ish USD) without the shaft. Both have a good accsesory set. Which would you get, and do you no of any sort of places where you could get it cheaper.
Wow, here in america they're only like 40-60 bucks... I got mine for xmas 2 years back and it was still only 80 bucks..
And kobalt, why do you need a rotary tool that powerful. Or do you use it for more than case modding. And has anyone had any experience cutting side panels with an angle grinder. Only the straight lines. What do you guys think, and for those who have done it, how well does it work
2 things, mace, you could probably buy the dremel with a smaller accesory kit for that prices here in NZ, (once you converted the dollard) but this one had a large selection of bits, and imo, its not worth getting one without a large range of bits available to your disposable. http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=66671 the first pic here shows the extender i was talking about, and answer the first question i had. So i should have heeded this advice
Kobalt everytime I turn around you seem to have a new tool. I envy you, after I bought my drill press I've been wanting to move to air tools. way too poor to slump down for a compressor right now though. Ohh and those dremel bits are pretty useless for sanding anything larger than a tooth pick. I also use a dremel tungesten Routing bit to do some work in tight areas and the such
