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    what should i use ??

    im cutting my 48 inchers in half for my frag tank ... any help would be great

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    I use my mitre saw with a 60 tooth carbide blade cutting it from the top down slowly, works great!

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    Quote Originally Posted by JimD View Post
    I use my mitre saw with a 60 tooth carbide blade cutting it from the top down slowly, works great!

    i don't have resources to that type of hardware lol is there anything else you can recommend ?

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    Hack saw??? lol... Dont use tin snips although a heavy duty pair of scissors might work... What kind of reflectors are they? Tech, Icecap, other? Aluminum? Surely someone you know has a mitre saw you can use for a minute... Bring them to me, Ill cut them for ya...
    Last edited by JimD; Tue, 25th Aug 2009 at 06:00 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JimD View Post
    Hack saw??? lol... Dont use tin snips although a heavy duty pair of scissors might work... What kind of reflectors are they? Tech, Icecap, other? Aluminum? Surely someone you know has a mitre saw you can use for a minute... Bring them to me, Ill cut them for ya...

    heavy duty pair of scissors ??? like the ones they use at home depot ?? ill just go walk in and ask to borrow a pair and cut what i need and leave lol


    thanks for the offer but the drive would kill me lol ...

    i have some Tek 2 reflectors than i have some glo ones i think im going to use the glow ones since they were cheaper plus they are a little wider .. im using 3 bulbs for the frag tank and one for the fuge

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    JT, bring them by, we can cut them. I have whatever needed...
    Last edited by BIGBIRD123; Tue, 25th Aug 2009 at 07:27 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BIGBIRD123 View Post
    JT, bring them by, we can cut them. I have whatever needed...

    Sweet! Thank you. I'll swing by tomorrow...I'll give you a call before hand.

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    I cut thin metal with my dremel, youn can use mine if you don't make it to steves
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    Quote Originally Posted by stangchris View Post
    I cut thin metal with my dremel, youn can use mine if you don't make it to steves

    thanks for the offer.... I'm going to see if Steve's available when i get out of class tomorrow (he is a few miles from my school )

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