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Open Roads Forum  >  Class A Motorhomes  > cutting plastic This Topic Is Closed  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 2   Next big jimbo • View posts Carson City, NV/Surprise, AZ./Florence,OR Senior Member Joined: 11/14/2000 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 05/07/11 03:30pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I need to cut about 1/2" off of the plastic piece that slides back and forth to allow the screen door to remained closed. any suggestions on how to cut the plastic without melting the edge? Jim and Sally and a Lakeland Terrier named Rufus Carson City, NV/Surprise,AZ/Florence,OR 2001 Country Coach Affinity, 40' Towing a 2005 Ford Explorer Sport Trac with a Blue Ox tow bar and using a Brake Buddy. fcooper • View posts Richmond Hill, Georgia Senior Member Joined: 09/23/2003 View Profile Offline Posted: 05/07/11 03:49pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator It depends upon the type of plastic. I've had fairly good luck using jig saw with fine tooth blade. Might help to place masking tape on both sides of where you're making the cut. You can use a pocket knife to cut off the melted plastic that sticks. Light sanding will work to smooth it. Fred Fred & Vicki Richmond Hill, Ga 2000 Holiday Rambler Endeavor/Freightliner/330 Cat 2000 Honda Odyssey toad w SMI Silent Partner braking system Tire Sentry monitoring system wolfe10 • View posts Texas Senior Member Joined: 10/08/2000 View Profile Offline Posted: 05/07/11 04:55pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Razor knife. Brett Wolfe 1993 Foretravel 36' U-240 Cat 3116, Allison 3060 FMCA Forum: www.community.fmca.com/index Caterpillar RV Engine Owner's Club: www.catrvclub.org kendall69 • View posts USA Senior Member Joined: 05/02/2004 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Posted: 05/07/11 04:08pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Depends on the plastic and depends of the JIG SAW. I cit a piece once with a standard Jig Saw and as soon as I made the cut the plastic would re-weld itself behind the cut . When I was done I had a line of welded plastic and the piece was as solid as I started. I needed to get a new jig saw that had adjustable motion, so it didn't just cut up and down but made a sweep motion, as well as speed adjustment. Too fast will melt plastic and re-weld like in my situation. That was an expensive lesson for me. Fleetwood STORM 30' FORD V-10 harleyman1340 • View posts Marietta, Ga, US Senior Member Joined: 03/31/2004 View Profile Posted: 05/07/11 04:24pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I use an old serrated edge steak knife to cut plastic, works pretty good for me. Sonny, Anita and Phoebe 2005 Mountain Aire 4304 2005 F150 Crew Cab Toad 2009 Harley Ultra Classic jliveit • View posts ohio Senior Member Joined: 02/21/2008 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 05/07/11 04:54pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Fine tooth blade in bandsaw works for me. topflite51 • View posts In The Desert of Nevada Senior Member Joined: 05/13/2004 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Posted: 05/07/11 05:26pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Wife uses a Dremel and one of it's cutting wheels. David Just rolling along enjoying life w/F53 Southwind towing 87 Samurai looking to golf or fish Simply Despicable Any errors are a result of CRS. robsouth • View posts Covington, GA Senior Member Joined: 06/20/2004 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 05/07/11 05:46pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator topflite51 wrote: Wife uses a Dremel and one of it's cutting wheels. X2 "Sometimes I just sit and think. Sometimes I just sit." "Great minds like a think." tahiti16 • View posts Camarillo, CA Senior Member Joined: 06/23/2008 View Profile Online Posted: 05/07/11 10:59pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Utility knife and a starightedge. Ray, Cheryl, Cory & of course Miss Molly the four-legged child 2006 Dolphin 36' F53 V10 5 speed auto 2 slides 7.5 KW genset MrWizard • View posts Van Nuys, Ca Moderator Joined: 06/27/2004 View Profile Posted: 05/07/11 11:11pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator knife or saw bade, manually cut by hand motorized friction is your enemy when cutting plastic Options, always have options, and the journey goes much smoother .... Connected thru Verizon with HotSopt WiFi using a Samsung Galaxy Nexus Member of the Verizon Wireless Customer Council I BOUGHTthis phone This Topic Is Closed  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 2   Next Open Roads Forum  >  Class A Motorhomes  > cutting plastic

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