Cutting through aluminum
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Aluminum is about the softest of metals to work with. A set of HSS bits will cut through it like butter. Just make sure you are using metal bits and not wood or masonry bits, as the tip is designed for each to optimize cutting the appropriate material.
Both great suggestions! I have a dremel so I'll be using that to cut out the portion where the screen goes (though I have no idea how good I'm going to make that look) and i'll be drilling for the buttons and all that good stuff. I also don't necessarily have my heart set on aluminum if there's something easier or that looks better. That's just what I first went with and I figured the reason to go with any kind of plastic would be so you could see through it and I don't like the look of that at all. Thanks guys!
Use the Dremel to make a rough cut and a file to finish it out.
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How about Mokume Gane? ( woodgrained-metal)
http://www.m3mokume.com/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?preadd=action&key=400
http://www.m3mokume.com/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?preadd=action&key=400
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Whoa, I've never seen anything like that before! Even if I don't use this for a box, thanks for the future resource, this material looks awesome!
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/modding-forum/596645-i-cant-wait-get-project-started.html
Post #16 is how I cut out for my display screen. It's not that difficult to do. Just remember to make the rough opening small than the screen. It's easy to enlarge the opening, but impossible to make it smaller.
Post #16 is how I cut out for my display screen. It's not that difficult to do. Just remember to make the rough opening small than the screen. It's easy to enlarge the opening, but impossible to make it smaller.
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