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Anyone have a trick to cutting out acetate gauges in a circle?

My hand is not steady enough [it's the eyes really] to cut these things out in a perfect circle.

I know there's a trick to it.

Who knows said trick?

TIA

Bob F

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Get a piece of brass tubing the same diameter as the guages, put a sharp beveled edge on one end, tap with a hammer to punch the circle out.

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I was wondering how I was going to do that myself. I was looking at using a hole punch that you use on paper. That would work for big speedo's and tachs, but not for the little gauges.

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Look for a hollow punch set at places like Harbor Freight.

What he said!

I picked up a set from a bargain table at the local hardware for dirt cheap and they cut perfect circles every time.

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