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Cutting Plexiglass (Perspex)

For my "bender" I used a strong spring to keep the NiCr wire taut.

Should be a similar solution for "cutters". ...Jim Thompson

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| James E.Thompson                                 |    mens     | 
| Analog Innovations                               |     et      | 
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             I'm looking for work... see my website. 

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Jim Thompson
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Abrasion melt-cutting dose that but it's easy to snap it off without harm.

NT

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tabbypurr

I was never directly involved but, when I was with OmniComp/GenRad, we had a mechanical engineer type who built all the cabinet mock-ups for all the various models of portable test gear. IIRC he used a very fine toothed, *very high speed* table saw, cut the Plexiglas like just another piece of plywood.

(*) Laird Pettit...

...Jim Thompson

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| James E.Thompson                                 |    mens     | 
| Analog Innovations                               |     et      | 
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems  |    manus    | 
| STV, Queen Creek, AZ 85142    Skype: skypeanalog |             | 
| Voice:(480)460-2350  Fax: Available upon request |  Brass Rat  | 
| E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com |    1962     | 

             I'm looking for work... see my website. 

Thinking outside the box...producing elegant & economic solutions.
Reply to
Jim Thompson

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