Cutting the hole for the screen...

Super Cameraman · Post by **Super Cameraman** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 7:20 pm

The case for my NESp is an NES cart... How do I cut the hole for the screen? I know it's a noobish question... But can someone help?

-Super

Klefmung · Post by **Klefmung** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 7:40 pm

A heated X-Acto works wonders, my friend.

geekbait111 · Post by **geekbait111** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 8:12 pm

A heated X-Acto works wonders

how hot should it get? (a.k.a how... er whatever)

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anyway a dremel is good too (probably better actually)... though I'm too cheap to buy one

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Weebl · Post by **Weebl** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 8:20 pm

Yes, dremels will make your work a lot easier and save you many painstaking hours of X-acto knifing so I'd highly suggest picking one up. If you're too cheap to buy a Dremel brand rotary tool, you can just go for a cheaper brand at a store like Target. I have a Durabuilt brand rotary tool and it works great for my purposes; I got it for $20.

shmagoogin77 · Post by **shmagoogin77** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 9:47 pm

dremels are the coolest things ever
there are so many cool attachments for them too
definitly buy one

Post by **CronoTriggerfan** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 10:17 pm

As mentioned before, Dremels are amazing! As far as a heated Xacto knife, I'd heat it up with a soldering iron for a few minutes just to be safe.

CTFan

doctorjames · Post by **doctorjames** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 10:44 pm

If you use a heated X-acto knife, make sure not to be stupid, and protect your hand with a oven mit or something.

XFactor · Post by **XFactor** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 11:29 pm

Weebl wrote:Yes, dremels will make your work a lot easier and save you many painstaking hours of X-acto knifing so I'd highly suggest picking one up. If you're too cheap to buy a Dremel brand rotary tool, you can just go for a cheaper brand at a store like Target. I have a Durabuilt brand rotary tool and it works great for my purposes; I got it for $20.

Weebl, i got the same tool dude lol. Gotta build cheap, eh?

Post by **Triton** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 9:08 am

i got a ryobi multi tool at an auction for 15$ i think they sell online for like 40 and this one was like new woo! before i got dremel i did the xacto thing, using a benz-O-matic propane torch

Super Cameraman · Post by **Super Cameraman** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 1:21 pm

Okay, are there any EASY ways? Like what if I took a drill and drilled holes around where I wanted the hole to be, and took a hammer to punch it out? Is that a dumb idea?

-Super

vskid · Post by **vskid** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 1:26 pm

Super Cameraman wrote:Okay, are there any EASY ways? Like what if I took a drill and drilled holes around where I wanted the hole to be, and took a hammer to punch it out? Is that a dumb idea?

-Super

I think it would look like crap unless you sanded down the edges, it would work either way.

Website · Post by **Life of Brian** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 1:42 pm

Yeah, all you have to do is cut/break/destroy the plastic in the area you need. Drilling and hammering works, just be careful not to destroy any more plastic than you mean to. That's frustrating.

Kurt_ · Post by **Kurt_** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 3:40 pm

On this topic, how would one go about sloping the edges (Like on the ps1 screen cover)?

Turbo Tax 1.0 · Post by **Turbo Tax 1.0** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 3:42 pm

you could eaither sand it i guess or use an x-acto knife and shave it a bit

Kurt_ · Post by **Kurt_** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 3:52 pm

I don't have that great of a steady hand. I was thinking of some kind of angled tool i've never heard of or something that would make it even all the way around.