Fudgey

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where from? dont want to pay a lot as i only need to cut 1 hole

52.4mm to fit a guage. metal is 1mm thick steel.

unless anyone in swindon has one i could borrow?

last time i tried to cut a hole in metal it was the bonnet for the aerocatches, the peices of crap didnt even go through!

alanfordtw-15

its a 2 inch hole saw you need. try not to use huge speed when cutting through and try to use cutting fluid. hole saws heat up and burn out very easily

boothy

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Screw fix mate,about a fiver ish

Fudgey

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fiver, nice one mate

ill have a look

alan, cheers mate

daveandhelenturbo

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i'd try and use a 2" hole punch much better and you only need a 12mm hole then punch the 2" hole.
if not as above 2" hole saw slow speed lots of cutting fluid, get a starrett hole saw for metel and you wont go far wrong!

Alps Pacino

ye i was going to say starrett as they seem to do the job, well apart from the 1 we got with the teeth going the wrong way lol

KSA-Cossie

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Another vote here for starret.

notroubleclubber

Fudgey m8 - what motor u got as im from Swindon too as well as a few others on here.

Twellsie

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I agree, would deffo use a punch, If you could send it up to me, I can get it punched for you no probs

or

Alternatively I would but a Q-max cutter

Dan1281

a wood one would proberbly work on 1mm steel, do it nice and slow, make sure its flat on some wood and keep spraying wd40 on it as you're drilling it, should be fine

Rossco

Ive got a couple from Screwfix and they are good, dont forget you will need the abaour (spelling) aswell.

andrewg

starret or Q max punch,, starret cheaper and easier to get

S1

http://auto.frost.co.uk/search?w=52mm+hole+punch

They're the ones I bought, pretty sure you can get the 52mm seperately though.

wirralphil

+1

Max rpm kills these, take it slow and make sure you have a good cutting compound or at least oil on it.

Short slow bursts on 1mm works well if you can't get pressure on the steel.

tabetha

No contest, hole punch it is, no mess no swarf, just a little manual labour, holes are so perfect don't even need deburring afterwards.
I have the whole set of punches that do from around 1/4" up to 4 1/2", plus metric, best things I ever bought for this.
tabetha

Stu.H

Hey up Dan, long time no spekken

Cant you mark out the area to be cut, then use normal small drill bits to go round the outside till youve gone all way round, then metal file to make it as smooth as it needs to be?

Thats how I'd do it

Fudgey

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thats how i dont the holes in carbon plate for the dash, but was a bit messy.

the hole i need to make is on the dash, so cant soak it with fluid as it will mess it up..

cheers for the replys lads, ill look into it

no trouble clubber, click my sig mate

rstdave

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Bloody hell....that's a long winded way of doin it mate lol! Stop fuckin about and get it done fudge, i've probably got a holesaw that'd do that, give it a quick go with the file after and it should be fine. You goin up combe tomoro?

Fudgey

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unfortunatly not mate, were moving next friday so i have tomoz to get the car ready to be towed, ie have brakes lol.

and then finish packing the rest fo the shit in the house lol

its a royal pain in the ass i tell thee!

RSmark84

Fudgey, you get it sorted?

a couple of years ago i needed an alloy piece cut/modified, i took it to a metal cutting company who make scaffolding etc.

they are located in Old Walcot, next to sussex square.

Fudgey

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not looked yet mark.

it wont be anytime soon yet, just wanted to know at the mo what the options were.

the dash has a steep plate bonded in and its been flocked, wo would rather if it didnt get anymore fucked that it is already lol

ill bear them in mind

rstdave

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Oh right, shitbox!! Well if you're not in any massive hurry like i said i'm sure i'll have one to fire a hole through with

costina

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I have a 51mm/2" one BUT i could not find the amal valve

When u want it?

Paul

Fudgey

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cheers dave, ill let you know when

nice one bud, pisser about the amal valve lol

no in any rush at the mo, will be working on the car all day tomoz to finish off the brakes etc, not sure yet how im going to bleed them if i cant find the right size cap for my pressure bleeder lol.

also got to roughly set the compression struts and tcas so the thing goes in a straightish line lol, do a complete nut and bolt check to make sure its not going to fall apart while being dragged down the road and put some oil in the gearbox and diff...

oh and fit the drivers seat and steering wheel

and whatever else i find...