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#1 Posted : 08 August 2015 12:58:24

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Hi there all new to the forum need help with cutting the gun ports knife doesn't cut the bamboo any ideas thanks nib
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#2 Posted : 08 August 2015 13:09:44

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BigGrin hi nibs the easy way to do it is to drill a series of small holes all the way round just inside the lines then join up the holes by cutting them with a new blade in a scalpel. Once cutout file back to the line hope this helps Cool

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#3 Posted : 08 August 2015 14:34:40

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Hi Nib...It may be a tedious chore but drilling at least six or seven holes around each inner edge, of the gun port, top, bottom and two sides using a 1.mm or 1.5.mm drill bit then once done, swap to a larger drill bit 2 or 3.mm enlarging random drill holes around each edge joining up each smaller drill hole, remove the unwanted wood and trim with a sharp craft knife, file or one of those ladies fingernail emery boards...Hope this helps?
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#4 Posted : 12 August 2015 09:13:24

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Thanks all for your answers i found time consuming so I thought of another idea I made a small metal blade for the demil drill worked fine and cuts nice squares ty nib
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