Get a one inch hole punch from a craft store for your rear wheel wells. Trim further with a grinding stone on a dremel tool. Use slow speed as to not burn the body.
Lexan slot car body trimming accuracy
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, Sep 10 2013 03:05 PM
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Posted 05 January 2021 - 04:26 AM
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Posted 05 January 2021 - 08:42 AM
The 1" punch is a good idea Dave. I hadn't thought of using one. I've always used Dremel's sanding bands for final trimming.
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Posted 05 January 2021 - 10:48 AM
The punch is helpful. But some thicknesses of bodies are issues because the tolerances if the punch are sloppy. Ten thou are easily to work with than five thou.
You'll still want the sanding disk to finish the process. The punch helps speed up the process, but isn't perfect
You'll still want the sanding disk to finish the process. The punch helps speed up the process, but isn't perfect
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Posted 29 January 2021 - 09:05 PM
Get a one inch hole punch from a craft store for your rear wheel wells. Trim further with a grinding stone on a dremel tool. Use slow speed as to not burn the body.
Any idea where to find one? I checked Hobby Lobby's and Michael's websites and no luck.
Nevermind. I revised my search and found plenty.
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Posted 30 January 2021 - 11:29 AM
Any idea where to find one? I checked Hobby Lobby's and Michael's websites and no luck.
Nevermind. I revised my search and found plenty.
Where??
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Posted 30 January 2021 - 12:48 PM
I have seen them both at Hobby lobby and Michael's, near the scissors and paper crafting section
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Posted 30 January 2021 - 03:25 PM
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