dremal or nibbler?

[Warlord2]

what would I want to use to cut some fan holes in my case?

the metal is thick and Ive had trouble in the past cutting in with a dremal so would a nibbler do any better?

I was also going to try a jig saw and see how that work


any comments?

[el]

use the re-enforced cutting wheels with the dremel. take your time should be about 15minutes to get a nice 120mm hole that looks very nice. nibbers are great but will show some damage so I think the dremel ends up looking better.

[fuzzba11]

From what I heard before I went and bought my dremel, nibblers are a pain on your hand...I love my dremel, and you can do so many other things with it, too(like drill screw holes, etch designs in your case, etc)

[rUfUnKy]

use a hole saw perfect holes with out any hasle.....

[flounder43]

Definately a hole saw.

Dremel? People really use those to cut round holes in case metal? What kind of bit? How can you make a round hole?

I have used mine to cut metal, but only in straight lines. Once I start curving at all, it breaks. Plus, I would go through about 50 cutting wheels covering that kind of distance.

[Warlord2]

hole saws are out of the question

WAY too expensive

I have made wholes with a dremal before but I use up atleast 5 of those wheel things there expensive


Im going to go ahead and use a metal bit with a jig saw

I think the metal is thick enough for it

I will cute the hole smaller thin it should be and sand it smooth so if I mess up its not a big deal

[Mystikal]

I used a Jigsaw with a fine tooth metal cutting blade to cut the two holes in the side of my case for my fans. It worked quite well, smoother than i thought it would be. I didnt even have to sand the edges down, You should have no problems with a jigsaw.
Good Luck

[BrianCapps]

I would not recomend a nibbler for case metal. Your hand will be sore very quickly after starting your hole.

[Crappy]

My new found tool for cutting holes is a jigsaw. I just cut a windows in my PC-60 case with one and only took 2mins to cut with a very fine blade. It came out so clean I didn't even have to file it down.

[stool]

Any of the three will work. A nibbler will give you the neatest hole normally, but as stated will cramp the hand after a while. A dremel will work fine if you take your time, but more neatening is needed after you are done cutting. A jig saw will work okay if you tape up the surface before you cut, go slowly and carefully, and keep the blade flush to the surface. The blades have a tendency to snag at times if you are not careful, and can throw you off of your line.

[flounder43]

I just cut another hole in my case with my hole saw. It works super good and fast. Not really that much money...all of those broken dremel cutting wheels add up. My saw was only $20 or so.

[mw521]

If you want to get slick try a hole punch. They are made by Greenlee tools. You drill a small hole then attach this thing and ratchet it down, PUNCH a really neat hole!

[Warlord2]

I cute out 6 very nice holes using my cheap jigsaw and thin used a grinding wheel on a drill to take down all the mistakes I may of made

turned out pretty good