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Tool Advice for Beginner
Hi,
I am an electronic hobbyist though I am always building housing and other related stuff for my projects. I do not have to many building tools (though I have plenty of electronic testing and measuring equipment) and am looking to buy some especially for my current project. My current project involves putting a 12"x16" acrylic windows on a piece of particle board. The acrylic window is .220" thick and I need it to sit flush in the particle board (the board is 3/4" thick). I want to cut a hole in the particle board which is smaller then the window allowing for a 1" lip on all sides. I then want to lower the lips by at least .220". I have experimented with some of the limited tools I have currently available to me to accomplish this and have found I need some new tools. I am on a small budget (still have one more year of school). I tried to cut through the particle board with a very inexpensive jigsaw that was borrowed (3.2 amp Black and Decker) with a brand new wood blade. The results were terrible; it was extremely slow and the blade kept bending (even on a straight cut). I was able to achieve much better results using a handsaw (though starting the cut was rather tedious). To lower the lip I think I need to use a router. I have the router attachment for a dremel and was able to test the idea on a smaller scale. I used a 1/4" straight bit and it produced what I needed on a small scale. As you can see I need some new tools. I am having a hard time figuring out what tools to buy. I think the right tools would be a better jigsaw probably an orbital one and a router that can hold larger bits (probably need an 1" straight bit unless they make a rabbeting bit that can do a 1" cut). Now I would like to get some quality tools that would last me a while, though I do not think I can afford them right now (at least the quality I would like i.e. DeWalt, Porter Cable). I have thought about getting a RotoZip since it has a jigsaw and plunge router attachment. I know these attachments would be nothing compared to high quality tools of a jigsaw or plunge router, though they may allow me to accomplish this job relatively easily and the RotoZip should be useful for other projects I do. I don't expect to use these tools to frequently probably 6-12 times a year. In the future I hope to have more time and be able to spend more time on projects (more tool use). I also understand that quality tools make your life much easier (this is also true with electronic test equipment). For tools I think my maximum budget here is $200. Here are my possible options I thought of: 1. Use a hand saw to make the hole and use my dremel router to make the lip (would take 8 passes per side) 2. Buy some "single use tools" (cheap tools from somewhere like harbor freight) to do this job. Maybe an edge router and a jigsaw. I would also have to buy a 1" straight bit from somewhere else. 3. Buy a RotoZip and attachments. 4. Buy some low-mid level tools (like Ryobi). Maybe I don't need a plunge router. I would like to hear from some experienced people. Maybe you have other ways to accomplish this or know of some decent quality tools that are inexpensive. Nick |
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Here are my possible options I thought of: 1. Use a hand saw to make the hole and use my dremel router to make the lip (would take 8 passes per side) 2. Buy some "single use tools" (cheap tools from somewhere like harbor freight) to do this job. Maybe an edge router and a jigsaw. I would also have to buy a 1" straight bit from somewhere else. 3. Buy a RotoZip and attachments. 4. Buy some low-mid level tools (like Ryobi). Maybe I don't need a plunge router. I would like to hear from some experienced people. Maybe you have other ways to accomplish this or know of some decent quality tools that are inexpensive. Nick Since this is a one time thing - option one still looks good. Wasting limited $$ on low quality tools is not a smart option. If you know the Dremel works then go for it. 8 passes per side won't take that much time. I'd guestimate spending about $500 for a good jigsaw and plunge router or $0.00 for a little elbow grease. You do the math. Of course, if you just want justification for a new tool................. - Vic |
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My current project involves putting a 12"x16" acrylic windows on a piece of particle board. The acrylic window is .220" thick and I need it to sit flush in the particle board (the board is 3/4" thick). I want to cut a hole in the particle board which is smaller then the window allowing for a 1" lip on all sides. I then want to lower the lips by at least .220". snip To lower the lip I think I need to use a router. snip 4. Buy some low-mid level tools (like Ryobi). Maybe I don't need a plunge router. Nick Easy way - More money - perfect finished product A plunge router IS what you need as well as two bits. Hard way - less money - not so perfect finished product Drill - hand or coping saw, chisel, sand paper. Dave |
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Roto zips are NOT the great useful tool as they are shown to be on TV. My
wife has one and I find very few things that it does well. Craig www.vintagetrailersforsale.com wrote in message oups.com... Hi, I am an electronic hobbyist though I am always building housing and other related stuff for my projects. I do not have to many building tools (though I have plenty of electronic testing and measuring equipment) and am looking to buy some especially for my current project. My current project involves putting a 12"x16" acrylic windows on a piece of particle board. The acrylic window is .220" thick and I need it to sit flush in the particle board (the board is 3/4" thick). I want to cut a hole in the particle board which is smaller then the window allowing for a 1" lip on all sides. I then want to lower the lips by at least .220". I have experimented with some of the limited tools I have currently available to me to accomplish this and have found I need some new tools. I am on a small budget (still have one more year of school). I tried to cut through the particle board with a very inexpensive jigsaw that was borrowed (3.2 amp Black and Decker) with a brand new wood blade. The results were terrible; it was extremely slow and the blade kept bending (even on a straight cut). I was able to achieve much better results using a handsaw (though starting the cut was rather tedious). To lower the lip I think I need to use a router. I have the router attachment for a dremel and was able to test the idea on a smaller scale. I used a 1/4" straight bit and it produced what I needed on a small scale. As you can see I need some new tools. I am having a hard time figuring out what tools to buy. I think the right tools would be a better jigsaw probably an orbital one and a router that can hold larger bits (probably need an 1" straight bit unless they make a rabbeting bit that can do a 1" cut). Now I would like to get some quality tools that would last me a while, though I do not think I can afford them right now (at least the quality I would like i.e. DeWalt, Porter Cable). I have thought about getting a RotoZip since it has a jigsaw and plunge router attachment. I know these attachments would be nothing compared to high quality tools of a jigsaw or plunge router, though they may allow me to accomplish this job relatively easily and the RotoZip should be useful for other projects I do. I don't expect to use these tools to frequently probably 6-12 times a year. In the future I hope to have more time and be able to spend more time on projects (more tool use). I also understand that quality tools make your life much easier (this is also true with electronic test equipment). For tools I think my maximum budget here is $200. Here are my possible options I thought of: 1. Use a hand saw to make the hole and use my dremel router to make the lip (would take 8 passes per side) 2. Buy some "single use tools" (cheap tools from somewhere like harbor freight) to do this job. Maybe an edge router and a jigsaw. I would also have to buy a 1" straight bit from somewhere else. 3. Buy a RotoZip and attachments. 4. Buy some low-mid level tools (like Ryobi). Maybe I don't need a plunge router. I would like to hear from some experienced people. Maybe you have other ways to accomplish this or know of some decent quality tools that are inexpensive. Nick |
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I don't expect to use these tools to frequently probably 6-12 times a year. In the future I hope to have more time and be able to spend more time on projects (more tool use). I also understand that quality tools make your life much easier (this is also true with electronic test equipment). For tools I think my maximum budget here is $200. Here are my possible options I thought of: 1. Use a hand saw to make the hole and use my dremel router to make the lip (would take 8 passes per side) 2. Buy some "single use tools" (cheap tools from somewhere like harbor freight) to do this job. Maybe an edge router and a jigsaw. I would also have to buy a 1" straight bit from somewhere else. 3. Buy a RotoZip and attachments. 4. Buy some low-mid level tools (like Ryobi). Maybe I don't need a plunge router. I would like to hear from some experienced people. Maybe you have other ways to accomplish this or know of some decent quality tools that are inexpensive. Nick Ridgid has a decent combination router for about 200.00 that would be a good place to start. Decent carbide bits aren't cheap, so figure that in also if your budget is tight. I presume most of your projects are small, so I would consider the jig saw a luxury. You can rough out holes and make other small cuts just fine with hand saws. The router could then be used to trim the rough cuts to final dimensions. Flip through a router book or watch some of the router shows on that internet woodworking channel to get a better idea of how useful a router would be. http://www.thewoodworkingchannel.com/ -Steve |
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