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Date:         Fri, 8 Aug 2008 11:13:46 -0700
Reply-To:     neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: From rags to westy in a week.
Comments: To: craig cowan <phishman068@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <d1ea9acf0808080316h2e78a2cs7f634a89b54939e4@mail.gmail.com>
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Not quite the same, but I did this with a jigsaw:


http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/RadHoleCut-outMarks.jpg/RadHoleCut-outMarks-full;init:.jpg


http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/RadHoleCut-out.jpg/RadHoleCut-out-full;init:.jpg


I second the motion for jigsaw. I used a higher count "metal" blade.


Cheers,


Neil.


On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 3:16 AM, craig cowan <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm at the point where i will son be cutting the hole for the fridge flu,
> and wondering "How they did that"?
> I was always under the impression it was a round hole.......it is however,
> far from it. So what's the best method of cutting it accurately?
> It's probably too thick for tin snips, a sawzaw would be too rough, a series
> of hole saws could get you close, there must be a trick.
>
> What have people done!?!?
>
> -Craig
> '85GL (Half Westy)
> '80Westy (Half rust)
>
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