What do you use

[the pict]

What the best tool for taking out cut outs on consumer units,I generally use a stanley knife, but following an accident I am rethinking this, some sort of hot knife would be good if you can stand the honk of melted plastic and the poor customer might be put off, burning smell on an install cant be a confidence builder, any suggestions.
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[londonlec]

Hammer, axe, screwdriver, or any combination

 

[RyanCheetham]

For rear entry i use a sharp stanley with the blade out a little bit, for the sides/tops/bottoms i use a junior hacksaw and snap em off

 

[Richard Burns]

I got a 'tool' for opening the toner cartridge in a printer that was basically a cheap soldering iron with a 20mm thin metal tube on the end, the "seals" were blind grommets, I always wanted to use this for burning out 20mm holes but have not had the courage at a customer!
Safety wise if you have access you could use a fein type cutter.
I use a stanley knife, though!

 

[MDJ]

Very good question actually, I use a Stanley and have had close shaves regarding accidents, and also used a hammer and screw driver and broken the board LOL, I will watch this thread hoping someone will come up with a better Idea haha

 

[hasel5]

Pliers to start then a stanley butt f metal then the proper tool lo

 

[stuartcourt]

I just use those old 3036 boards that had no back on them saves all the hassle and cheap as chips

 

[pennywise]

Whole saw for the back of the unit ignore the cut outs, top and bottom rarely do as a mount my DB's off the wall

 

[driverman]

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Whole saw for the back of the unit ignore the cut outs, top and bottom rarely do as a mount my DB's off the wall

Do you do that re IP factors?

 

[pennywise]

Mounted on a panel or with trunking top and bottom of the board you maintain the ip rating I'd like to see the hand that could get in lol

 

[driverman]

ha ha or even a standard finger! lol