I live in NYC. I have a small roof deck but mostly must work inside and I have very little space to keep tools. I need to build cases for my electronics projects. Acrylic/plexiglass seems like a nice option but I'm at a loss when it comes to cutting square holes in it. Some say a Dremel will work others say it will melt the acrylic.
Right now I have:
- Large manual drill
- Small manual jeweler's drill
- serious glue gun
- soldering station
- heat gun
- various needle nose pliers
- a million scissors
- every screwdriver
- nippers/tin snips/snippers/flush cutters
- Tiny shop vac
I'm thinking of getting one of the following:
- manual scroll saw
- scroll saw
- jig saw
- Dremel
But I can't decide what would help me build cases for my small electronics projects most out of thin (think under 1/4" wood) and plastic. Noise can be and issue. That's why I love my manual drills. They also are much more precise and don't melt plastic. I'm leaning towards the manual scroll saw ... but I don't have any way to try before I buy...
Maybe I need more than one saw? Any advice?