[sdiy] slider/fader slot cutting techniques

[Paul Dickow]

Thanks again to the many prompt responses. I think that the chanukah
fairy is bringing me a dremel tool this year - if it's friendly to ABS
I might try that. Honestly, it would be as much effort identifying a
friend-of-a-friend-of-a-friend with a milling tool, at this point- I'm
not connected to anyone doing hobbyist activities who would have a
milling machine. I'm stumped on going that route, understand the
principles and it appeals to me but it would be a big effort just to
identify a resource and work with them.

For dremeling the ABS and keeping things in a straight line, I'm
thinking guide drill holes at either end of my slot are a good way to
keep things in line, as previously mentioned in this thread?

Tom- thanks for the words about goggles- With plastic being what it is
I'm thinking a basic face mask too, anti-dust, typical hospital type
deal...

P

On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 4:13 PM, Tom Arnold <xyzzy at sysabend.org> wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 09, 2008 at 03:19:57PM -0800, Paul Dickow wrote:
>> PS, I'm guessing some of the tooling/thinking/process will be similar
>> for ABS as it will for aluminum, in any case?
>
> For ABS on a mill you really want a coated endmill, otherwise yeah its the
> same.
>
> ABS is much easier to work so a dremel will be a tolerable option, just buy
> an extra tube of those little cutting disks and for goodness sake wear
> goggles.
>
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