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Permalink Reply by The Phrygian Kid on April 24, 2014 at 12:49pm

Sounds more like a job fr a bandsaw/grinder to me, but what do you have to lose? Surely the scroll saw blade will break before the motor is damaged. Nasty edges is what the good lord gave us sandpaper for :)

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Permalink Reply by gary herget on April 24, 2014 at 1:00pm

If you have a Dremel you can attach a cut off wheel to make your cut.

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Permalink Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague on April 24, 2014 at 10:54pm

Drill punch a pattern in it.

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Permalink Reply by robert jones on April 25, 2014 at 12:35am

A coping saw with a fine tooth metal cutting blade works well since the speed of cutting is slower than a scroll saw..

The blades cut better if you rub beeswax or Ivory bar soap on the teeth to act as a lubricant.

If your lid is aluminum you'll want to have a good stiff wire brush on hand to clean out the teeth periodically.

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Permalink Reply by Hip Bone Bellaire on April 25, 2014 at 12:48am

WOW great ideas.. thanks this gives me a starting point...

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