return to main index

  mobile - desktop
follow us on facebook follow us on twitter follow us on YouTube link to us on LinkedIn
Click here for LLL Reptile & Supply  
click here for Rodent Pro
This Space Available
3 months for $50.00
Locate a business by name: click to list your business
search the classifieds. buy an account
events by zip code list an event
Search the forums             Search in:
News & Events: Herp Photo of the Day: Bearded Dragon . . . . . . . . . .  Tinley Reflections: An open letter from Mom . . . . . . . . . .  Greater Cincinnati Herp Society Meeting - Apr 02, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Calusa Herp Society Meeting - Apr 04, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Southwestern Herp Society Meeting - Apr 06, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Hamburg Reptile Show - Apr. 13, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  St. Louis Herpetological Society - Apr 14, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  San Diego Herp Society Meeting - Apr 16, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Suncoast Herp Society Meeting - Apr 20, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  DFW Herp Society Meeting - Apr 20, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Colorado Herp Society Meeting - Apr 20, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Chicago Herpetological Society Meeting - Apr 21, 2024 . . . . . . . . . . 
Join USARK - Fight for your rights!
full banner - advertise here .50¢/1000 views
click here for Rodent Pro
pool banner - $50 year

RE: Cutting windows into solid color tubs...

[ Login ] [ User Prefs ] [ Search Forums ] [ Back to Main Page ] [ Back to Cage & Habitat Design ] [ Reply To This Message ]
[ Register to Post ]

Posted by: markg at Fri Mar 8 15:38:34 2013  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by markg ]  
   

Hi Bob,

You may be able to get away with a jigsaw using a blade for plastic. Just depends on how thick the box is. If the box is too thin, a jigsaw can catch and tear the plastic.

I made a cutout in a plastic box for electronics displays, and the plastic material is polystyrene, which means it can crack if not cut carefully. I used a cheaper Dremel knock-off with a cutting wheel, and it worked like a charm. I imagine that a Dremel/cutting wheel will work on the material that cement tubs are made from. Thin plastic can be a pain to cut with anything reciprocating, but the high-speed rotary motion of the Dremel enabled a clean smooth cut without cracking on the box I mentioned above. Just make sure the box is held fast - you don't want the workpiece to slip from you when cutting! Might be worth a try.


   

[ Reply To This Message ] [ Subscribe to this Thread ] [ Show Entire Thread ]


>> Next Message:  RE: Cutting windows into solid color tubs... - BobS, Fri Mar 8 15:52:53 2013

<< Previous Message:  Cutting windows into solid color tubs... - BobS, Wed Mar 6 13:46:12 2013