What do you use to cut eggcrate?

[dakota9]

Hand saw, wire snips, blow torch?



Thanks

 

[victor626nj]

use the blow torch

 

[dakota9]

Yes, I assumed that some members would suggest that route, perhaps I'll video tape it.......

 

[reeftankjunkie]

I always use a jigsaw to cut mine.

 

[victor626nj]

cutting pliers

 

[jefft]

Glock 22

 

[jefft]

A Glock will shoot out the individual little legs and you can still use the eggcrate. A shotgun will blast the crate into small pieces and it makes it useless. Besides I own a Glock, gave my shotgun to my son.

 

[flyingarmy]

Wire snips work great!

 

[seedless reefer]

Yup I cut mine with a pair of cutting pliers. Its slow and tedious but much more exact then the Claymore mine method.

 

[lorenk]

I just use a pair of kitchen sheers.

 

[corigan]

I used cutting pliers as well.

 

[gatordrew]

Maybe I'm missing something here... but I use scissors. Seems to work just fine...

 

[stanfill reef]

Scissors here too.

 

[etoh_is_good]

side wire cutters

 

[dakota9]

If some of you are suggesting the stuff I have can be cut with scissors or kitchen shears, we must have two different materials. The eggcrate I bought from Lowe's would riun a pair of scissors, and be murder on your hand..

Eggcrate is the stuff that is made to cover Florecent lights in commercial buildings. Right?

I'd use the Glock suggestion before I went with scissors. This stuff is heavy guage plastic

 

[jefft]

I used a jig saw when I cut some and had to put a new blade on to do that.

 

[gatordrew]

Dakota9;75224 wrote: If some of you are suggesting the stuff I have can be cut with scissors or kitchen shears, we must have two different materials. The eggcrate I bought from Lowe's would riun a pair of scissors, and be murder on your hand..

Eggcrate is the stuff that is made to cover Florecent lights in commercial buildings. Right?

I'd use the Glock suggestion before I went with scissors. This stuff is heavy guage plastic

Yup... that's the stuff. I cut it with a pair of scissors I got from Target for $5.

 

[dakota9]

I cant believe I started this thread. I should have at least tried cutting before I started the thread because although the plastic looks very thick, it is soft and brittle. I cut the eggcrate in about 5 minutes using kitchen shears..

Fortunately, this isn't my first useless thread, it wont be my last.

 

[dakota9]

Darn, I have about 40 of those hanging on the walls at my house.......

It would have given me a chance to finally use one of them!

 

[seedless reefer]

:doh: :lol2: :huh: :shades:

Must be hungry started thinking how good eggcrate would be with baconcrate and toastcrate.