| Image Comments |
| moostang51 | 26-Mar-07 12:22 |
| A dremel with carbide cutter and 1/16" thick sheet with 220 sandpaper glued on does the trick for notching extra stringers. The dremel was set at slowest speed for maximum control. |
| John M Oshust | 18-Apr-07 20:24 |
| Slick idea but with my old shaking fingers this could be a risky technique |
| mattolson | 19-Apr-07 15:33 |
| I do the same with the .050" cutter tool on the dremel and a file. But believe me, it doesn't take only old shaking fingers to make a major rip in the wrong place! |
| John M Oshust | 19-Apr-07 17:10 |
| Do you mount the Dremel in something or "free hand" it? It looks like this can really save time and increase precision. Me, I might get a new nickname..."Sutures"! |
| moostang51 | 19-Apr-07 18:41 |
| Once the extra stinger lines are lined out with a steel rule, I freehand the notches. I tried the cutter but even at slowest speed it wanted to cut deep so I switched. The bottom of the slot will be rounded a little but the 1/16 sanding stick with sandpaper squares it up nicely. |
| mattolson | 19-Apr-07 20:18 |
| Yea, same as moos. I use the flex shaft with the dremel which makes it a little easier to control and to get into some of the more difficult areas. But, I still end up with some deep cuts. If only I could find a 1/16" cutter. |
| John M Oshust | 19-Apr-07 21:19 |
| Super, I am willing to give it a go the next time I need to notch for stringers. My Dremel is 20 years old and the slowest speed is still fast, maybe I will spring for a newer model. |
| John M Oshust | 19-Apr-07 21:21 |
| Though I just cut my notches by hand I made a mini chalk line with blue chalk dust and string. I quickly snapped lines where I wanted the stringers. |
