Dremel cutting acrylic?

[lobsterotomy]

Anyone do it? I want to make flanges for a DIY calcium reactor, but the flanges are keeping me back (mostly).

I don't want to get a router, as I'd have no other use for it (we live in a condo and big projects aren't exactly on the to do list).

I saw that dremel makes a circle cutting attachment too, and was wondering if anyone's tried to make acrylic flanges with a dremel.

[Douglas LEHMAN]

Hello
How large, and thick will the flanges be. I gave up on the dremel, and ended up making a router table.

[TAB]

I've got one, it does not work very well. You could use it to rought out the openings, but you would have to finish them by hand. Thats not a easy thing to do on a curve. most plastic shops carry pre cut circles and I'm sure they would be willing to cut to your drawing for a fee.

[lobsterotomy]

1/4" Acrylic.

Guess my dad is getting a router for his birthday!

[bigfalcon36]

you can save youself a ton of effort by buying going here...it's a huge time saver

http://www.reefersaquariums.com/main.sc;jsessionid=9D52E9325BAFC6A2D29E8ED48D8B2917.qscstrfrnt01

[lobsterotomy]

Thanks, but for the cost (after shipping and currency conversion - I'm in Canadadaadaaaaa) it's not really worth it.

Plus really, if I didn't cut it out myself, it really wouldn't be a real DIY :)