[GreenKeys] Gift

[Bob McConnell]

amourdutigre wrote:
> " My son-in-law AT&T cable splicer dropped off a plastic cylinder 
> about 10" dia and 3' long reputedly full of toroids the other day.
> Got to be a hundred at least.   Wish I had a lead chipping knife I
> used to open lead sleeves with, but I guess I will attack this with a
> hacksaw. I'll report soon.
> 
> Frankf9nz"
> 
> Hi Frank,
> 
> Instead of trying to saw the plastic, why not take an old kitchen
> paring knife that the XYL won't miss, and heat the blade to a dull
> red with a propane torch, then use that as a "hot knife" to cut the
> plastic. That might be considerably easier than trying to saw a tough
> plastic that has been reinforced with carbon black.
> 
> Best and 73,
> 
> Joe KB0TXC

Or an Xacto blade on a soldering iron. I have seen this combination 
somewhere, possibly in a wood burning kit. Somebody must make a tip 
attachment like this for a hot knife. Another option is one of the Xacto 
saw blades. That would at least reduce the amount of dust.

Bob McConnell
N2SPP