I'm shocked no one has yet to mention this god of drill bits!



If you hate switching drill bits all the time then you'll love this!
Here is a link to some various kinds of Unibits (Irwin brand). Irwin is good but I've never been picky about a specific brand as most seem to work just find. You can pick them up at any Home Depot or Lowes for around $50 bucks or so.


The only downside to this tool is it can leave burred edges...but that's what hand files and rubber gromets are for.

IMHO,
This does more damage to a peice of acrylic and sheet metal then its worth.
BUT on solid peices like a chassis that bit rocks!

Humm... I've never used it on acrylic or very thin sheet metal but I can see how it could chew it up something fierce! Good call!

this is so helpful, when i first heard about modding i wasn't sure what everything was called or how to use them...but this is definately a biggggggggg help if/when i get the money to do any mods this will help me out a LOT! lol seeing as i'ma confused chick...haha

one tool i've had for a few years now and has proven itself many times, is a leatherman multi-tool, the good ones run at around 100$ and are worth every penny

here is my leatherman wave, it cameos in most of my worklog pictures




http://leatherman.com/products/tools/default.asp

Can't leave home without a Leatherman or a good pocket knife.

I love my spyderCo. its a tanto style blade and it will cut through just about anything i try it on.

before i was a web designer. and just got out of the corp i did repo work. yes i stole cars for living. the straps you using that are load straps for a self loading wheel lift have a tendcy to get wrapped around a tire and wehn you go to take them off the get pinched between the shock and the brake caliper. this tanto blad has cut through with so much ease.

the nylon webbing is about 1/2in thick. and is able to with stand 10000lbs tensile stregenth.

I've been working a lot with aluminum... cuttin' it, drillin' it, tappin' it, machinin' it, polishin' it, etc. and its been a lot of fun tryin' this tool and that. By no means have I mastered any of it but after a suggestion from a good friend, I grabbed this nifty little 90 degree air powered die grinder and when it comes to the final shaping and finishing of aluminum pieces, its simply the best I've used so far... definately rocks over a Dremel or straight die grinder...



Here its using a 3 inch 3M "Hookit" velcro pad, so you can just flip on and off different grades of sandpaper...



They aren't cheap at about 20 bucks per box of 50, but well worth it, 'cause they just make the whole finishing of aluminum process a lot more fun... and they come in grits from 80 to 2000...



This is the velcro pad... and you can see the little safety trigger that won't let it fire up by accident...



There's also a screw on pad for 2 inch and 3 inch Rolok discs (its on the straight die grinder in the first picture).

Yeah, I have one of them Dutch, sweet tool. Have too get some more sanding discs though.

I am just going to post this as a link - It is a site the has the most obscene list of tools you can imagine..

http://www.toolmonger.com

Have fun....

The link on Bill's original knockout punch post just goes to a .pdf file now. I found a 4" conduit+pipe (~4.5" hole size), by itself for $208.13 here.

Haven't bought one yet, will probably check their BBB report before I shop them (had some BAD experiences in the past dealing with companies I don't know). Will update with the BBB info.

Hi Mod Nation:

I just bought my Dremel 300 series for rotary tool. i don't have a jigsaw or anything else just a dremel , screwdrivers and sand paper ! So i am thinking on buying Dremel Scroll Saw Station because it seems very nifty! What do you think should i buy it or it will be a waste of money

Thanx,
wait for my project as i take an old computer case in my hands! (this could be tomorrow

I think you would probably be better off with a true jigsaw at your disposal. Some don't run much over $30.00 if you desire something cheap that will do the job.

Dremel attachments are usually pretty good, but they don't take the place of standard tools. A full jigsaw will handle more difficult materials better than a dremel.

He said scroll saw station

I think he means the scroll saw and disc sander thing.

I think they are over priced, but I haven't really seen them

I have a Dremel Scroll Station and it's good but it all depends on what you are cutting. If you want to cut lots of intricate designs than nothing will beat a scroll saw. However, cutting metal is a pain in the butt, even with blades designed for it. It is slow and time consuming. Either that or I am doing something wrong, who knows. Cutting plexi is easier.

I just got a bench top band saw, and I love it already. The only thing the scroll saw can do that no other tool can is get the inside of a circle, like cutting the center of letters out because you can take the blade off and put it through the piece you are working on. That is the biggest advantage of the scroll saw over something like a band saw. At least IMHO.