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Old 23-12-2008, 06:59 PM
Ian Robinson
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Dremel bits and pieces for those fiddlely metal working jobs - any use them ?

I need to shorten the legs on the mirror side clamps that slip onto the plate that supports the flotation triangles a bit, and wide the gap between a mm or so and make the gap (slit a bit deeper) , and take the top lip off.
I also have some aluminium angle that I'll cut to short lengths that wil I plan to drill a slit into that will , once painted black, will sit on he side clamp and rest on the mirror edge camfer.

I guess a picture is require to show what I plant to do .... see attached which gives an impression of that I plan to do.

I have a drill and jig saw and circular saw, and I really don't want to hit these fiddlely bits of aluminium side clamp mods with powertools that are way too dangerous in close work, would be like working on a watch with jack hammer and risk of serious injury is high even if I had the right sized cutters and clamped it all securely in a vice.

I like what I see in the Dremel range cuttering impliments but have never used them.

Tools like http://www.mytoolstore.com.au/dremel...88439a0d70b5b2 for the slitting once I've drilled the starter holes and http://www.mytoolstore.com.au/dremel...-c-50_152.html or http://www.mytoolstore.com.au/dremel...s-c-50_59.html to do the slitting work.

Anyone used these type of kit for their fiddlely metal working jobs ?

How well do they work attached a standard power drill ?
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File Type: doc MODIFIED ORION SIDE CLAMP FOR MY MIRROR.doc (49.5 KB, 31 views)

Last edited by Ian Robinson; 23-12-2008 at 07:22 PM.
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