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Hanxa
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Posted - 05/07/2012 :  22:17:49  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
So... fitting a mini fan today... decided a nice square hole would be perfect... well - rectangular with rounded corners.

My tools: drill, 14mm drill bit, junior hacksaw, file

Time take - 3 hours

Result - PERFECT (for me.... could be neater, but hey :p)

Photos to follow... but this was really painful. Used the drill around the outside but with inch thick wood it took ages just to get through each time. Finished the opening with the junior hacksaw and then spent the remaining two and a half hours filing it to size.... All because B&Q didn't have any of the cheap to mid-range jigsaws left... only the ones near £100 remained :p
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Hanxa
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Posted - 05/07/2012 :  22:22:21  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Oh... and 6 hours after that, the rest of it was all done... I have a picture of the finished product:

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Edited by - Hanxa on 06/07/2012 20:13:36
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a33272
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Posted - 05/07/2012 :  23:25:19  Show Profile  Visit a33272's Homepage  Send a33272 an AOL message  Click to see a33272's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
Really intreged to see these pics. Cause 3 hrs!!!! Was there no vents you could put the fan behind!


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Hanxa
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Posted - 05/07/2012 :  23:38:45  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
There are along the back... but I wanted it to sit flush in the viv. I'll post some pics tomorrow evening
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Hanxa
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Posted - 06/07/2012 :  20:10:49  Show Profile  Reply with Quote




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a33272
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Posted - 06/07/2012 :  20:32:52  Show Profile  Visit a33272's Homepage  Send a33272 an AOL message  Click to see a33272's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
Ahhhhh I see lol, still 3 hrs lol :-P


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Hanxa
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Posted - 06/07/2012 :  20:38:07  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Was worth it for the final result
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