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Re: [VAL] Plastic on Bathroom vanity light - 62 Tradewind



Use a fine toothed blade, a plywood blade or metal cutting type blade
and use masking tape both sides of where you want to cut helps.
Just go slow and easy and don't let the friction heat build up.
Pushing too fast causes chipping and rough edges and leave a little
bit extra to smooth with a file or sand paper afterwards.

A table saw is usually the poorest choice, I prefer a good jig/sabre saw
with a metal cutting blade or a band saw with a metal cutting blade
or, if the material is thin enough, score it both sides with a utility
knife and snap it and use a file or sand paper to clean up the edge.

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Mitch Hill - K1FH
WBCCI 21960
'64 AS Ambassador International