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I am at the point where I will soon be cutting out the door windows and I was wondering how others did this. I am considering using a router. Did anyone else us a router? Any problems with this?

Mike



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mike

i used jig saw, trouble with the lexan is it melts as friction builds up,
sure others have used other methods too

mike#007

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Subject: Moose window cutouts


I am at the point where I will soon be cutting out the door windows and I
was wondering how others did this. I am considering using a router. Did
anyone else us a router? Any problems with this?

Mike



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Haven't used a router on my Moose yet... but I have cut holes in aluminum
many times using a Formica bit on my router... works great, leaves nice
clean edges.

Mike

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Subject: Moose window cutouts

I am at the point where I will soon be cutting out the door windows and I
was wondering how others did this. I am considering using a router. Did
anyone else us a router? Any problems with this?

Mike



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Mike are you talking about cutting the lexan or just the aluminum opening on
the door window? I used a dremel tool on the lexan window, and just old
fashioned snips on the aluminum, after drilling a few holes to get the snips
in.

My door windows were actually about an inch smaller(in height) than they
were supposed to be, I should have sent them back but instead just made the
frame smaller. Figured it out before starting the door or it would have
been a pain.

FWIW
Scott

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Subject: Moose window cutouts

I am at the point where I will soon be cutting out the door windows and I
was wondering how others did this. I am considering using a router. Did
anyone else us a router? Any problems with this?

Mike



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I was only thinking about cutting the aluminium I assume the you opted for
the buble windows? What do you think of them?

Mike

----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Aldrich" <sa@mwutah.com>
To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 8:26 AM
Subject: RE: Moose window cutouts

Mike are you talking about cutting the lexan or just the aluminum opening
on
the door window? I used a dremel tool on the lexan window, and just old
fashioned snips on the aluminum, after drilling a few holes to get the
snips
in.

My door windows were actually about an inch smaller(in height) than they
were supposed to be, I should have sent them back but instead just made
the
frame smaller. Figured it out before starting the door or it would have
been a pain.

FWIW
Scott

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Rapoport
Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 8:22 AM
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Subject: Moose window cutouts

I am at the point where I will soon be cutting out the door windows and I
was wondering how others did this. I am considering using a router. Did
anyone else us a router? Any problems with this?

Mike



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I have the bubble windows on the doors only. I like them. However these
are what I was talking about that came too small. I haven't heard of anyone
else having this problem though.

I did not get the rear bubble windows. The flat are fine but the bubbles
look really nice back there too.

If I remember correctly the aluminum window frame becomes a real flimsy
noodle when you cut it out. You'd have to have some way to hold it down
real good if trying a router.

Scott

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From: mike.davis@dcsol.com [mailto:mike.davis@dcsol.com] On Behalf Of Mike
Rapoport
Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 11:26 AM
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Subject: Re: Moose window cutouts

I was only thinking about cutting the aluminium I assume the you opted for
the buble windows? What do you think of them?

Mike





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As with all inside cutouts that are required for the Super Rebel, I just
used thin cut-off wheels in my Dremel.

Mike

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From: mike.davis@dcsol.com [mailto:mike.davis@dcsol.com] On Behalf Of Scott
Aldrich
Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 9:46 AM
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: RE: Moose window cutouts

I have the bubble windows on the doors only. I like them. However these
are what I was talking about that came too small. I haven't heard of anyone
else having this problem though.

I did not get the rear bubble windows. The flat are fine but the bubbles
look really nice back there too.

If I remember correctly the aluminum window frame becomes a real flimsy
noodle when you cut it out. You'd have to have some way to hold it down
real good if trying a router.

Scott

-----Original Message-----
From: mike.davis@dcsol.com [mailto:mike.davis@dcsol.com] On Behalf Of Mike
Rapoport
Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 11:26 AM
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: Re: Moose window cutouts

I was only thinking about cutting the aluminium I assume the you opted for
the buble windows? What do you think of them?

Mike





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Just use a good pair of (metal) scissors, thats what we use allthe time
gilles
e717

From: "Jones, Michael" <Michael.Jones@snclavalin.com>
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To: "'rebel-builders@dcsol.com'" <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
Subject: RE: Moose window cutouts
Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2005 10:25:34 -0500

mike

i used jig saw, trouble with the lexan is it melts as friction builds up,
sure others have used other methods too

mike#007

-----Original Message-----
From: mike.davis@dcsol.com [mailto:mike.davis@dcsol.com]On Behalf Of
Mike Rapoport
Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 10:22 AM
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: Moose window cutouts


I am at the point where I will soon be cutting out the door windows and I
was wondering how others did this. I am considering using a router. Did
anyone else us a router? Any problems with this?

Mike



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