I successfully used an old glue gun to melt nice airholes in the plastic, but I want to cut a section out and replace with screen for better ventilation. I did the first one with a utility knife and it worked so-so. Anybody have a better suggestion on how to cut hard plastic?
thanks
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cutting rubbermaid or sterlite
zazzygrrl
Jun 07, 2003 03:37 PM
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JasonGuy
Jun 07, 2003 03:49 PM
EMT shears are good. Use a utility knife to make a starter cut to get the shears in tehn cut aways.
powergeckos
Jun 07, 2003 03:49 PM
If by "Utility Knife" you mean one of those retractable box cutters - try turning the blade around to the unused side or putting in a new blade. I've found that when they are sharp, once you get it going - bury it to the hilt and gently pull - it really cuts nice.
Check and see if you need to change blades. They work about the best.
Good luck
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Captive_Science
Jun 07, 2003 08:20 PM
Jigsaw seems to work efficiently, if you have one laying around.
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jwr0201
Jun 08, 2003 07:59 PM
Use a Dremmel - works great and you can use the sanding bit to get rid of the sharp edges RR
