HELP QUICK! LED INSTALLATION QUESTION!

[Insert_Name_Here]

I am cutting the slits for the leds leads. How do I do this. I am using a knife but it isn't going anywhere!!! Please help!

[Insert_Name_Here]

PLEASE I BEG OF YOUR HELP!!!

[nos_slived]

If we don't answer the first time, we won't the second.

[gannon]

I used my wire cutter to make the slits

[bicostp]

Could use a file...

Please give us more than 6 minutes to reply. (I learned that the hard way.)

[HK-47]

I used my swiss army knife (the thing rocks!)
For the plastic I used the knife. (Its pretty sharp...)
For the metal I used a combination of wire cutters and a file to smooth it down.

Though remember what your doing with knives! About a week ago I did the LED mod to my only psone screen, and while cutting a slit, put the knife down face up. I went down to cut another slit, applyed pressure to the blade, which was still facing us, and cut halfway through my finger. This got blood everywhere! (Tis' but a scratch!)
Anyway, be careful with knives!

[bicostp]

You could hold a lit match to a needle or small nail, then use the hot nail to make a gouge in the plastic.

Or, press a hot soldering iorn to the plastic (smoky, but it works!)

Be careful with knives

Be even more careful with matches!

[Insert_Name_Here]

Thanks for all your suggestions. I just went ahead w/ my swiss army knife and kept cutting till I finally got it wide and deep enough. What was wierd is that sometimes the plastic would cut real easy and sometimes it would take FOREVER! But thankfully, the LED mod is over. I will never do that again in my entire life. That was extremely frustrating.

[vb_master]

You could heat up the S A K, and put it on the plastic.

[nos_slived]

You could heat up the S A K, and put it on the plastic.

LOL. He said he was finished...

[vb_master]

You could heat up the S A K, and put it on the plastic.

LOL. He said he was finished...

Just a tip.