Tool shadowing
Tool shadowing
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Has anyone done tool shadowing with foam? I am currently lining all our calibration tool boxes with foam and I am using the Dremel Versatip to cut the foam. It is basicly a hot knife with an exacto blade attachment. It cuts like butter! The problem I have is I want to do a bunch a varying sized circular holes for ring gages but dont want to rely on my unsteady hand to cut them. Any ideas on what to use or how to punch these holes out?





RE: Tool shadowing
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RE: Tool shadowing
yea i was thinking about getting some punches fab'd up in the shop, i have too see what we have in raw matr'l. I would probably need a piece of wood to put under the foam. I dont know how well a hole saw would work, would like a nice clean cut.... would love to here some more options!
RE: Tool shadowing
They'll melt their own perfectly matched holes.
Or possibly slightly more practical..
Store them "on edge", then you only need to cut rectangles.
RE: Tool shadowing
RE: Tool shadowing
"Art without engineering is dreaming; Engineering without art is calculating."
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RE: Tool shadowing
Fashion a simple beam compass for your hot knife?
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