[sdiy] slider/fader slot cutting techniques

[Mike]

> I haven't yet cut slider-slot type holes in enclosures yet.
> Recommended tricks/rules of thumb? Best tool to use?
> I want to make as non-wonky of a slot as I can...try to avoid wobbly
> edge. etc. the first time around.
>
For a small number of slots, there is an old engineers trick of drilling and
filing a small part of the slot, then using a number of hacksaw blades taped
together, to form a single thick blade. If a wood block is clamped to the
workpiece, parallel with one edge of the slot, a quite reasonable slot can
be cut.

RS used to sell a nice screen printed self adhesive slider scele/bezel, that
could be stuck on to cover your cutting, but I can't find it in the current
catalogue.

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