Side Panel Mod

roy92 · 18-01-2007, 05:35 AM

im planning on building a new comp, and im gonna get this case

coolermaster RC-330 elite

im going to put a window mod into the case, and im wondering whether a jig saw should do the trick, or do i need any other tools?

thanks

pelvis_3 · 18-01-2007, 06:47 AM

You could use a jigsaw with a metal cutting attachment, but it would be a very rough cut and would require a fair bit of filing to smooth things out. Your best chance at getting a successful, clean and accurate cut would be with a Dremel cutting tool. Very precise cutting with minimal mess.

max12590 · 19-01-2007, 01:06 AM

I used a jigsaw for my window mod. It works fine if you use one of those window kits with the rubber gasket.

SexiMexi9018 · 19-01-2007, 03:09 AM

Dremel tools are the way to go if ur looking for a nice cut, u could also use a jigsaw tho, it depends on how much finishing work u want to do to make it look good.

roy92 · 19-01-2007, 03:54 AM

is the dremel easier to cut than a jigsaw?

max12590 · 19-01-2007, 08:36 PM

Jig is faster, Dremel is easier.

SexiMexi9018 · 19-01-2007, 09:03 PM

ya, but when this is something ur gonna be looking at a lot dremel is a better cut so faster does not matter

roy92 · 20-01-2007, 10:21 AM

thanks y'all

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roy92 CSS HAXOR Join Date: Feb 2006 Age: 15 Male Posts: 547 Times Helpful: 37 Status: Offline My Computer	Side Panel Mod im planning on building a new comp, and im gonna get this case coolermaster RC-330 elite im going to put a window mod into the case, and im wondering whether a jig saw should do the trick, or do i need any other tools? thanks __________________ I helped someone! here - laptop hard drive here - graphics card problem this indeed is true Interested in SLI? visit slizone Need help with PSU's? drop by Big B's PSU sticky Nvidia Display Drivers - here ATI Display Drivers - here Hate spyware and adware? Grab spybot and adaware

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pelvis_3 HWF Member For Life Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 22 Male Posts: 2,336 Times Helpful: 265 My Mood: Happy Status: Offline My Computer	You could use a jigsaw with a metal cutting attachment, but it would be a very rough cut and would require a fair bit of filing to smooth things out. Your best chance at getting a successful, clean and accurate cut would be with a Dremel cutting tool. Very precise cutting with minimal mess. __________________ Adopt an unanswered thread. \| Who's Online \| vB Code Some people are alive only because it’s illegal to kill them! Support bacteria, it's the only culture some people have!

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max12590 Masterful Geek Join Date: Nov 2004 Age: 17 Male Posts: 1,016 Times Helpful: 76 Status: Offline My Computer	I used a jigsaw for my window mod. It works fine if you use one of those window kits with the rubber gasket. __________________ In the words of a certain Battlefield 2 commander, "They're spawnin' like crazy at the Gas Station and then tryin' to Forrest Gump it down the Interstate."

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SexiMexi9018 Big Geek Join Date: Jun 2006 Age: 18 Male Posts: 182 Times Helpful: 2 My Mood: Psychadelic Status: Offline My Computer	Dremel tools are the way to go if ur looking for a nice cut, u could also use a jigsaw tho, it depends on how much finishing work u want to do to make it look good. __________________

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roy92 CSS HAXOR Join Date: Feb 2006 Age: 15 Male Posts: 547 Times Helpful: 37 Status: Offline My Computer	is the dremel easier to cut than a jigsaw? __________________ I helped someone! here - laptop hard drive here - graphics card problem this indeed is true Interested in SLI? visit slizone Need help with PSU's? drop by Big B's PSU sticky Nvidia Display Drivers - here ATI Display Drivers - here Hate spyware and adware? Grab spybot and adaware

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max12590 Masterful Geek Join Date: Nov 2004 Age: 17 Male Posts: 1,016 Times Helpful: 76 Status: Offline My Computer	Jig is faster, Dremel is easier. __________________ In the words of a certain Battlefield 2 commander, "They're spawnin' like crazy at the Gas Station and then tryin' to Forrest Gump it down the Interstate."

19-01-2007, 09:03 PM	#7 (permalink) Top
SexiMexi9018 Big Geek Join Date: Jun 2006 Age: 18 Male Posts: 182 Times Helpful: 2 My Mood: Psychadelic Status: Offline My Computer	ya, but when this is something ur gonna be looking at a lot dremel is a better cut so faster does not matter __________________

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roy92 CSS HAXOR Join Date: Feb 2006 Age: 15 Male Posts: 547 Times Helpful: 37 Status: Offline My Computer	thanks y'all __________________ I helped someone! here - laptop hard drive here - graphics card problem this indeed is true Interested in SLI? visit slizone Need help with PSU's? drop by Big B's PSU sticky Nvidia Display Drivers - here ATI Display Drivers - here Hate spyware and adware? Grab spybot and adaware

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