Dremel circle and straight cutter guide

[Bryan Cotton]

Just bought one of these:
http://www.dremel.com/en-us/Attachments ... pid=678-01
Haven't tried it yet but looks cool and is only $12. Cuts circles or you can set it up with a straight edge for straight cuts.

Would have been great for the seat pan.

[PeterNYNJ]

I used one of those to cut the inspection holes on the empennage sides. It worked, but it might have cut cleaner if I remembered to cut in the correct direction (clockwise I think). (Lesson learned: it's not bidirectional/read the directions.) I'll give it another shot with the instrument panel. Could be a great tool for cutting those holes if I get the hang of it!

Peter

[Bryan Cotton]

When we cut the arcs out for the hamster wheel with the giant compass we made for our router, we went CCW. Next hamster wheel I will try going the other way!

[Rynoth]

Which bit do you use with this? I've only made cuts in aluminum using the cutoff discs (which I don't think would work well in this tool.)

[Bryan Cotton]

Ryan,
It comes with a little rotozip type bit. Think router mode rather than wheel mode. I think you could use a high speed cutter like this:
http://www.cessna120-140.org/forum/down ... hp?id=3635
That second bit is awesome for freehand aluminum material removal.
Edit: picture added. They have a user's manual you can download from the site.

[PeterNYNJ]

That Dremel circle cutter guide was great for cutting the instrument panel
Great since I don't have a fly cutter or slow enough drill press...