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    Do you have any idea how hard it is to get aluminum shavings out of carpeting (not to mention the "noise & flying particles" all over the furniture, TV, computer, kitchen....)! [/QUOTE]

    Do you have any idea how much harder it is when your landlord works in the same building and his cousin(da snitch) lives 2 doors down.???????

    All my good gear is 220 miles and 45$ round trip away.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dave View Post
    what about a nibbling tool followed by a file - easy and no power involved..
    That sounds entirely too easy, and it turns out I had one stuck in the "travel toolbox".

    Son of a....
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    Quote Originally Posted by mixedgas View Post
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    Do you have any idea how much harder it is when your landlord works in the same building and his cousin(da snitch) lives 2 doors down.???????
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    Yeah, "neighborly concerns" plays a part here too, with roughly the same distance and cost to get to the "real" workshop back home...

    Reckon' I'll be doing some drilling, Dremeling, filing & nibbling outside the apartment window this weekend...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Stuka View Post
    That sounds entirely too easy, and it turns out I had one stuck in the "travel toolbox".

    Son of a....


    The only catch with a nibbler, is the alloy cant be too thick.. Also, make sure you use the tool from the inside of the panel. That way, you wont scratch the outside surface up
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    Quote Originally Posted by DZ View Post
    Nothing like stepping on a resistor lead in your carpet to wake you up in the morning... Like a needle in the foot!
    Been there done that. Hurts like hell.

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    Quote Originally Posted by redgoat View Post
    Been there done that. Hurts like hell.

    To paraphrase a favorite movie, "I love the scream of stepping on a 8 pin dip in the morning!"


    Which leads to the question, why do 8 pin dips always land PINS UP? Are they cousins to peanut butter on toast?

    youch!, you only do that one about twice.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mixedgas View Post
    To paraphrase a favorite movie, "I love the scream of stepping on a 8 pin dip in the morning!"


    Which leads to the question, why do 8 pin dips always land PINS UP? Are they cousins to peanut butter on toast?

    youch!, you only do that one about twice.

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    I reckon even in zero G; toast would inexplicably accelerate, as if on a suicide mission, straight to the fluffiest surface, peanut butter side first.

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    Some body needs to pick up a small plasma torch and compressor.....if a straight edge is used for a fence for the tip of the nozzle it will cut a very nice edge. Only a small bit of slag to cut off with a file. I do have a shear available...a 4' Pexsto. Or opt for the quiet way...Co2 laser!!!
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    Cool

    If the aluminium sheet is thin enough (1-2mm thick) i just use a stanley knife and a metal rule, cut the aluminium and bend along the cut, i get a nice straight cut everytime.


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    I always managed to get component clippings in my feet. The most recent one was a nice big 24pin DIP package ...

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