i have always seen on here that everyone says they use a dremel to enlarge metal holes but yesterday i tried to use mine when i was installing one of my sidemarkers and it wouldnt make the hole bigger worth shit...am i using the wrong head? i used one that came with it that the manual said could be used to "deburr" and im wondering if i need to buy a special one...
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What dremel head is useful in cutting metal?
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Originally posted by deevergoteCAI install?
Use tin snips (metal cutting shears) to cut the majority of the metal out. Then use the dremel to cut the ragged edges off. I learned the hard way and wasted $13 on a whole pack of dremel bits that barely did anything.
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i installed sidemarkers with a dremel. i made a cardboard template, lined it up then traced it onto the fender with a pencil. to actually cut it out, i used the heaviest cutting discs that i could find, the black ones. they broke every so often, but i had a small container full of them so i didnt run out. used the cutting discs to get the general shape, then used the sanding wheel, which is just sandpaper wrapped around a cylinder, and i grinded down the edges till i got the general shape. then i kept test fitting, grinding, testing, till they popped in and stayed well. i deburred the edges with a file, then used touch up paint to cover over the bare metal.
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