Thanks for the info on the gloves, Larry. All ready have them on my list for the next trip to town.
Now, if you or anyone, just has a tip on a cheap, manual, wood splitter. Joe At 11:59 AM 8/27/06, you wrote: >Actually the disk cutter is a high speed air motor with a 3/8 chuck on the >end just like a drill motor and the disks come in a variety of diameters >depending on your specific requirements. The disk surface is perpendicular >to the centerline of the air motor thus allowing you to cut with the edge >of the disk. After playing with a couple of layout ideas I am thinking saws >all. I like your idea of physically affixing a pivot point to the center of >the area to be removed. I scrounged up a peace of 1/4 by 1 inch aluminum >strap. My plan is to attach it to the shoe of my saws all to minimize blade >wonder.A 1/4 inch cap-screw with a lock-nut left loose enough so that the >blade won't bind while making the circle on the contour of the hood should >do the trick. Unfortunately I really don't have any practice blanks so this >is definitely be a measure twice and cut once situation. >I will let you know how it works. > >BTW with respect to gloves, Try the 20 Mil Nytral latex mechanics gloves. >they are cheep, bullet proof, disposable and they still give you a great >feel of your work. I have used them for years and they are a real hand >saver. You can find them in most auto parts store priced at about $10.00 >per hundred gloves. Depending on what I am doing a box can last me several >months. >At 11:26 AM 8/27/2006 -0400, Dale Leavens wrote: > > >Well I don't have any experience with the disk cutter, I assume it is > >mounted like a circular saw in which case cutting a curve will be very > >difficult. > > > >With a sawsall though, a bar or stick of wood with a pin or probably even > >better a small bolt through it near one end and cut 9 inches from the middle > >of the bolt to the end minus the distance from the end of the shoe of the > >sawsall to the blade then drill and saw or file enough length to get the > >blade of the sawsall through. Then drop the bolt on the end of the stick > >through a hole at the center of the circle and I think I would slip a lock > >nut on it to be sure that vibration or other things won't allow it to come > >free. Then keep the edge of the shoe of the sawsall against the end of the > >stick or bar and if anything just keep the saw very very gently turned > >toward the center of the circle just enough to keep it from tending to > >wander away from the end of the stick and then make your way around the > >circle using the rod or stick to keep you equally spaced away from the > >centre. > > > >If you can manage with light cotton gloves I recommend it. The blade you > >will be using will have very fine teeth so that isn't much trouble but it > >can get pretty darn hot and it is also a little difficult to keep the shoe > >against the end of the stick while keeping your fingers from getting pounded > >by the shaft and blade holder and often small shards or curls of wire > >cuttings. > > > >Well that is my suggestion. I haven't cut a lot of metal though and the hood > >won't be flat I am sure, they are usually contoured so it may be a little > >difficult to track perfectly. > > > >Hope this helps. > > > >Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Skype DaleLeavens > >Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Larry Stansifer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com>; <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> > >Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2006 10:41 AM > >Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] cutting a circle > > > > > > > 14Gage body sheet metal. > > > Saws-all or high speed composite cutting disk. > > > > > > At 10:27 AM 8/27/2006 -0400, Dale Leavens wrote: > > > > > >>What tool do you intend to use to cut with? Is this sheet metal or some > > >>composite? > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >>Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada > > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >>Skype DaleLeavens > > >>Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. > > >> > > >> > > >>----- Original Message ----- > > >>From: "Larry Stansifer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >>To: <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> > > >>Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2006 10:11 AM > > >>Subject: [BlindHandyMan] cutting a circle > > >> > > >> > > >> > Hi Guys, > > >> > > > >> > I need to cut an 18-inch circle in the middle of the hood of my hotrod > > >> > in > > >> > order to accommodate a cold air induction setup. I have identified and > > >> > marked the center of the circle. Now the trick is to lay out the > > >> > perimeter > > >> > and make the cut without it having to many square corners. > > >> > I have a couple of ideas however if you guys have done something like > > >> > this > > >> > before I don't want to reinvent the wheel. > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > Regards > > >> > > > >> > Larry Stansifer > > >> > > > >> > Toll Free 1 (800)-527-9572 > > >> > Voice: 1 (435)-688-1391 > > >> > Fax: 1 (435) 628-6981 > > >> > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > -- > > >> > No virus found in this outgoing message. > > >> > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > >> > Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.6/428 - Release Date: > > >> > 8/25/2006 > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > To listen to the show archives go to link > > >> > http://acbradio.org/handyman.html > > >> > or > > >> > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > >> > > > >> > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > > >> > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > >> > > > >> > The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. > > >> > http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml > > >> > > > >> > Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From > > >> > Various List Members At The Following Address: > > >> > http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ > > >> > Visit the new archives page at the following address > > >> > http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ > > >> > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the > Blind Handy Man > > >> > list just send a blank message to: > > >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> > Yahoo! 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