Re: Cutting oatmeal box

If you're worried about safety, I'd just cut the holes before the students
get there. A Dremel might work, maybe a drill with a forstener bit in it,
but I'd be more worried about safety with all these powertools - especially
since you're drilling something cylindrical.

Rob "learned my lesson about drilling wobbly things without clamping them
securely the hard way last month when i drilled through my finger, bone and
fingernail" Duarte

> From: "Bill Erickson" <erickson@hickorytech.net>
> Reply-To: pinhole-discussion@pinhole.com
> Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 06:53:55 -0500
> To: <pinhole-discussion@pinhole.com>
> Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] Cutting oatmeal box
>
> Any power tool will shred the cardboard. I'd use either an xacto knife or a
> single edger razor blade.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chris Harris" <cpharrisphoto@hotmail.com>
> To: <pinhole-discussion@pinhole.com>
> Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 7:58 PM
> Subject: [pinhole-discussion] Cutting oatmeal box
>
>
>> I'll be teaching a pinhole class, constructing cameras from Quaker oatmeal
>> canisters. I'd like to avoid using knives to cut the opening for the
>> pinhole.
>>
>> I've seen suggestions for using a Dremel drill, which I don't own. A trip
> to
>> my local hardware store wasn't helpful; the tool guy said a Dremel
> wouldn't
>> cut a clean hole in cardboard and pointed out the cost of the drill.
>>
>> Is a Dremel the best alternative to a knife? If so, what Dremel bit should
> I
>> buy for this job?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Chris
>>
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Received on Sat May 25 13:47:42 2002