Anybody know of an attachment for a drill that would work like a dremel?
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A dremel bit should work, just make sure you tighten it down really good. Are you planning on cutting a hole? If so just get a hole saw to put on that drill.
Yeah, I've wondered this too. I don't feel like paying $50 for a good dremel to get rid of my fan grills, when a $5 drill bit should be able to do it.
I think one of those cutting wheels for the dremel would work just fine for ya. I dont think they cost all that much either. Good Luck!
you can use a dremel bit ;-) it's only a 1/8" shank d00d ;-)
you have a drill.... do you have a jigsaw?
you have a drill.... do you have a jigsaw?
There is a drill bit, it is expensive though ($22 for the one that will almost fit 120mm fan) but you also have to buy an adpater around $15. i used that one and have a perfect hole, better than dremel one. I modded my sx1030 to have 2x120mm fans. Good luck
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You're talking about a holesaw. I don't want to buy that for that reason, its too expensive. If you've ever seens a dremel, I'm talking about the little cutoff wheel and was wondering if it would fit a regular drill. Most seem to think yes, so i think i'll give it a try. Thanks for the replies.
Jeff
Jeff
fitzhue;
yes, the Dremel arbor will fit a drill chuck; but a drill motor does not spin anywhere the speed that a Dremel Moto-Tool is capable of (~ 20,000 rpm)
most corded electric drills deliver between 800 and 1500 rpm and most cordless drills deliver between 200 and 800 rpm; 1/4" chuck drill motors are usually the fastest, followed by 3/8" size, with 1/2" drills being the slowest.
there are cheaper 'moto-tools' out there than the Dremel brand! you could probably find a rechargeable battery model of the Black & Decker Wizard tool for $20 to $25 at your local home center store. nowhere as good a quality as the Dremel, but it should get the job done
yes, the Dremel arbor will fit a drill chuck; but a drill motor does not spin anywhere the speed that a Dremel Moto-Tool is capable of (~ 20,000 rpm)
most corded electric drills deliver between 800 and 1500 rpm and most cordless drills deliver between 200 and 800 rpm; 1/4" chuck drill motors are usually the fastest, followed by 3/8" size, with 1/2" drills being the slowest.
there are cheaper 'moto-tools' out there than the Dremel brand! you could probably find a rechargeable battery model of the Black & Decker Wizard tool for $20 to $25 at your local home center store. nowhere as good a quality as the Dremel, but it should get the job done
Fitz,
I asked this same question a couple of weeks ago (how to remove a stamped grill). One alternative that was suggested was to use a nibbling cutter rather than a rotary based solution. The specific one recommended was at www.eastwoodco.com, do a search for nibbler. (Can't post a link due to some strange server side stuff they are doing).
That one is $19.99, and it looks like it would make a very nice hole. However, I was at Radio Shack the other day, and noticed a set for $9.99 in the tools section. I think I am going to pick up a pair of these to try on my case, which should hopefully be here today. If they don't work correctly, I can always take them back. Plus, for $10, they are very versatile, and could be used again if you want a bigger hole.
If you try them, LMK how they work.
Tiger
I asked this same question a couple of weeks ago (how to remove a stamped grill). One alternative that was suggested was to use a nibbling cutter rather than a rotary based solution. The specific one recommended was at www.eastwoodco.com, do a search for nibbler. (Can't post a link due to some strange server side stuff they are doing).
That one is $19.99, and it looks like it would make a very nice hole. However, I was at Radio Shack the other day, and noticed a set for $9.99 in the tools section. I think I am going to pick up a pair of these to try on my case, which should hopefully be here today. If they don't work correctly, I can always take them back. Plus, for $10, they are very versatile, and could be used again if you want a bigger hole.
If you try them, LMK how they work.
Tiger
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I think you guys are right about the drill not spinning at a high enough rpm. So, it looks like that wouldn't work too well
tigereye,
that tool at radio shack looks very cool. 10 bucks too! thats sweet. It says it will cut holes out of metal, exactly what i want it to do. I wonder if it will make bigger hole in the side like for example a window of some sort. It seems like it would. Anybody know/think it would? thanks a lot for the link tigereye
tigereye,
that tool at radio shack looks very cool. 10 bucks too! thats sweet. It says it will cut holes out of metal, exactly what i want it to do. I wonder if it will make bigger hole in the side like for example a window of some sort. It seems like it would. Anybody know/think it would? thanks a lot for the link tigereye
i wanted to know how to change the 80 fan on the case to 92mm...
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well i read this and it looks to me you guys are cutting the part of the case with those holes right? and making 4 new holes for the 120 fan right?
yeah...i wanted to do that...but how are you going to make the holes on the case using that radio shack thing? it looks like a hug hole puncher...are you planning on removing the all those dotted holes where the case is? i suppose you call it...the stamped grill? yeah...interesting...
i'll give it a try...
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well i read this and it looks to me you guys are cutting the part of the case with those holes right? and making 4 new holes for the 120 fan right?
yeah...i wanted to do that...but how are you going to make the holes on the case using that radio shack thing? it looks like a hug hole puncher...are you planning on removing the all those dotted holes where the case is? i suppose you call it...the stamped grill? yeah...interesting...
i'll give it a try...
Losty, the plan on my end is to use the nibbler to remove the stamped grill, then use a drill to drill the holes for the screws for the 92mm. Should be fairly simple from what I hear.
Maybe I'm not exactly understanding how the nibbler works, but how are you going to get it on both sides of the grill at once, to do the nibbling? The tool looks larger than the holes in the grill. Understand what I mean?
I understand. Well, it says that that it can work from a hole of 3/8 of an inch, so I assumed that one of them on the back will be about that big already. If not, I'll just get the drill with a 3/8 bit, and drill a hole in the middle of the stuff I am going to take out. Shouldn't be a problem.
The cutting part of the nibbler is smaller than the head of the tool. It will work, it will just take forever. If all you want to do is cut out the stamped grill, like I did last night, why don't you just use what we used to call "aviations". They are tin snips with kind of a compound action. They come in 3 colors, red, green, and yellow. The red are for cutting right hand holes, the green for left hand, and the yellow are straights. I don't really think it matters that much, I usually get the red ones. They cost about $15 at Home depot. I cut mine out in about 5 minutes.
]Monty[
]Monty[
Didn't realize that it would take a long time to cut with the nibblers, that's not good. How is the cut with the aviation snips? Does it leave a lot of rough edges, etc?
Well guys, ive been using the nibbler for about 4 hours now. I'd say I have maybe 10" cut and 3 broken fingers =) It gets the job done, but my god it is tough as hell. You literally "punch" out metal slugs, (pieces of metal) (by the square mm it seems!) to create a line, curve, or right angle. For the price I guess its ok if your strong, have lots of time, and willing to hurt yourself a few times. Just my 2 cents..
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