Good Dremel for cutting cowls?
03-04-2009 | 12:59 AM
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RE: Good Dremel for cutting cowls?
Get the cordless dremel kit. I have it and it works great. It has a high and low that is plenty for anything you'll ever do on an rc plane. Mine came in my Christmas stocking!
03-04-2009 | 08:41 AM
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RE: Good Dremel for cutting cowls?
If you're a BJ's member, they have one with all the attachments for only $29.99. Can't tell it from the real brand name in any way at all. I used it on a Minnow recently.
03-04-2009 | 08:55 AM
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http://shop.bjs.com/Buffalo-Tools-41...VVviewprod.htm
Wow, $34.99 you get a flexible 42" shaft with it. Who wants mine? I'm upgrading!
Wow, $34.99 you get a flexible 42" shaft with it. Who wants mine? I'm upgrading!
03-04-2009 | 09:38 AM
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RE: Good Dremel for cutting cowls?
I have a fiberglass cowl that i need to cut to fit the muffler, what would be the dremmel attachment that i should use? Also, what is the best way to do it?
03-04-2009 | 09:47 AM
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RE: Good Dremel for cutting cowls?
ORIGINAL: fxstb
I have a fiberglass cowl that i need to cut to fit the muffler, what would be the dremmel attachment that i should use? Also, what is the best way to do it?
I have a fiberglass cowl that i need to cut to fit the muffler, what would be the dremmel attachment that i should use? Also, what is the best way to do it?
03-04-2009 | 09:50 AM
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RE: Good Dremel for cutting cowls?
I do not know the best way...but I rough cut approximately the area the muffler will need to feed through with a cutting wheel, and then test fit, draw with a sharpie the area that needs to come off and then remove it, change to a sanding wheel and continue with a smooth edge.
03-04-2009 | 10:11 AM
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RE: Good Dremel for cutting cowls?
ORIGINAL: fxstb
I have a fiberglass cowl that i need to cut to fit the muffler, what would be the dremmel attachment that i should use? Also, what is the best way to do it?
I have a fiberglass cowl that i need to cut to fit the muffler, what would be the dremmel attachment that i should use? Also, what is the best way to do it?
I don't know what you call the attachment, but it is the one that looks like a drill bit just not wound as tight,,,,if that makes sense. I used card stock to make a template, traced it on the cowl and then carefully went around the trace that I made with that funny looking drill bit attachment (and used a pretty high rpm on the dremel) and viola, I had a cutout in my cowl. It needed very little clean up with the sanding drum. BE CAREFUL with the sanding drum,,,,it doesn't need very much pressure at all.
Good Luck,,,,,you just get one shot at it!!! It's really not that hard!!
03-04-2009 | 10:15 AM
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RE: Good Dremel for cutting cowls?
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I don't know what you call the attachment, but it is the one that looks like a drill bit just not wound as tight,,,,if that makes sense. I used card stock to make a template, traced it on the cowl and then carefully went around the trace that I made with that funny looking drill bit attachment (and used a pretty high rpm on the dremel) and viola, I had a cutout in my cowl. It needed very little clean up with the sanding drum. BE CAREFUL with the sanding drum,,,,it doesn't need very much pressure at all.
Good Luck,,,,,you just get one shot at it!!! It's really not that hard!!
ORIGINAL: fxstb
I have a fiberglass cowl that i need to cut to fit the muffler, what would be the dremmel attachment that i should use? Also, what is the best way to do it?
I have a fiberglass cowl that i need to cut to fit the muffler, what would be the dremmel attachment that i should use? Also, what is the best way to do it?
I don't know what you call the attachment, but it is the one that looks like a drill bit just not wound as tight,,,,if that makes sense. I used card stock to make a template, traced it on the cowl and then carefully went around the trace that I made with that funny looking drill bit attachment (and used a pretty high rpm on the dremel) and viola, I had a cutout in my cowl. It needed very little clean up with the sanding drum. BE CAREFUL with the sanding drum,,,,it doesn't need very much pressure at all.
Good Luck,,,,,you just get one shot at it!!! It's really not that hard!!
03-04-2009 | 10:20 AM
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RE: Good Dremel for cutting cowls?
Fiber glass does not like to be cut, it tends to fray, use the sanding drum. On big areas I use a cut off wheel then the drum. The sanding drums come in a couple of different sizes. They are not that hard to work with if you use the speed control.
03-04-2009 | 10:28 AM
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RE: Good Dremel for cutting cowls?
Here is some progressive steps in the photos, as it's been said, the sanding drum moves quickly into the thin cowl. You'll have to elongate some holes to allow the cowl to go on and come off as well.
03-04-2009 | 10:32 AM
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RE: Good Dremel for cutting cowls?
ORIGINAL: w8ye
A Dremel is bad about getting away from you and dribbling across the surface of the cowl so you need to use cutters that are not so aggressive as these other people have suggested.
A Dremel is bad about getting away from you and dribbling across the surface of the cowl so you need to use cutters that are not so aggressive as these other people have suggested.
03-04-2009 | 11:42 AM
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RE: Good Dremel for cutting cowls?
I recently found a Black and Decker tool on the Wally-mart website for about 26.00. When I went in to pick it up, they had it without a case for 20.00. I was replacing a burnt-out one, so I didn't need the extras.
03-04-2009 | 12:14 PM
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RE: Good Dremel for cutting cowls?
For rough cutting large areas quickly, nothing beats the suggestion given here, to use a drywall side cutting bit with your Dremel tool.
Drill a hole to start, then use the side cutting bit to rough out the area.
Finish off with a sanding drum as suggested.
Apply thin CA to the edges of the cut out areas to harden and prevent cracking.
Drill a hole to start, then use the side cutting bit to rough out the area.
Finish off with a sanding drum as suggested.
Apply thin CA to the edges of the cut out areas to harden and prevent cracking.
03-04-2009 | 12:32 PM
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RE: Good Dremel for cutting cowls?
ORIGINAL: nitro-pilot
http://shop.bjs.com/Buffalo-Tools-41...VVviewprod.htm
Wow, $34.99 you get a flexible 42" shaft with it. Who wants mine? I'm upgrading!
http://shop.bjs.com/Buffalo-Tools-41...VVviewprod.htm
Wow, $34.99 you get a flexible 42" shaft with it. Who wants mine? I'm upgrading!
03-04-2009 | 01:37 PM
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RE: Good Dremel for cutting cowls?
LOL high plains, thanks for the advice also thank you brett, I will make sure to stay away from that brand and look around first.
