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   Ryan Castellucci :nonbinary_flag: (ryanc@infosec.exchange)'s status on Saturday, 05-Apr-2025 21:05:28 JST Ryan Castellucci :nonbinary_flag:

   I just set up a desk for soldering and other hardware hacking, and have discovered that my edge mount power strip doesn't work with the desk.

   I'm looking at recessed power strips, but I'm not sure how I'd cut a rectangular hole for one.

   Can I do this with a drill and a dremel?

   Desk is 1.5cm wood.

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     Ryan Castellucci :nonbinary_flag: (ryanc@infosec.exchange)'s status on Saturday, 05-Apr-2025 21:18:43 JST Ryan Castellucci :nonbinary_flag:

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     • Graham Sutherland / Polynomial

     @gsuberland like a sawzall? What's the pro/con of that vs a jigsaw?

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     Graham Sutherland / Polynomial (gsuberland@chaos.social)'s status on Saturday, 05-Apr-2025 21:18:45 JST Graham Sutherland / Polynomial

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     @ryanc you really want something like an oscillating multi tool for that. doing it with a dremel will be very tedious.

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     Tim Hergert (cjust@infosec.exchange)'s status on Saturday, 05-Apr-2025 21:21:21 JST Tim Hergert

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     • Graham Sutherland / Polynomial

     @ryanc @gsuberland the jigsaw will be far more precise than sawsall. Not saying that you couldn't do it with one, but I know that I would probably cut outside the lines with a sawsall.

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     Ryan Castellucci :nonbinary_flag: (ryanc@infosec.exchange)'s status on Saturday, 05-Apr-2025 21:26:02 JST Ryan Castellucci :nonbinary_flag:

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     • Dave W

     @dave @gsuberland I have other things for that.

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     Dave W (dave@basilisk.gallery)'s status on Saturday, 05-Apr-2025 21:26:04 JST Dave W

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     • Graham Sutherland / Polynomial

     @ryanc @gsuberland One works really well for, uh, other purposes

     ahem

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     Ryan Castellucci :nonbinary_flag: (ryanc@infosec.exchange)'s status on Saturday, 05-Apr-2025 21:30:05 JST Ryan Castellucci :nonbinary_flag:

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     • Graham Sutherland / Polynomial

     @gsuberland I didn't know this was a thing. Interesting.

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     Graham Sutherland / Polynomial (gsuberland@chaos.social)'s status on Saturday, 05-Apr-2025 21:30:07 JST Graham Sutherland / Polynomial

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     @ryanc with a jigsaw you can only cut from an edge or from a drilled hole. with an oscillating tool you can just cut straight in and get sharp right angles. the jigsaw can do curves more easily.

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     Alex :nonbinary_flag: (alexlomas@infosec.exchange)'s status on Saturday, 05-Apr-2025 21:31:47 JST Alex :nonbinary_flag:

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     @ryanc As others have said, a multitool is your best bet. Genuinely such a great piece of kit for all sorts of tasks and worth an investment from whichever manufacturer your battery system is invested in.

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     Bill (sempf@infosec.exchange)'s status on Saturday, 05-Apr-2025 21:35:07 JST Bill

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     • Graham Sutherland / Polynomial

     @ryanc @gsuberland I have a Rotozip for projects like that. Awesome for making cable endpoints in drywall (back when you still did that.) You are kinda far away to borrow it though.