Habitat - Indoor :: how do i cut Eggcrate?!?!?!

[i.love.res]

Got pissed off trying to cut my piece of eggcrate
I ruined half of it already, and do not wish to ruin the other half.... anyone knows how to safely cute egg crate without shattering it to pieces?

[VeipaCray]

A pair of diagonal cutters and snip through each of the squares you want to cut.

You can get a generic brand pair of dikes at any hardware store for $2 or $3. Here's a link to a picture for an example.

http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/sto ... reNum=1939

[i.love.res]

Thanks for the advice, finally done cutting my egg crate and gluing them all together.
just one question, why did my egg crate base start to curve outwards? I only noticed it after placing the ATBA on my tank. Is it caused by expansion or something?

[VeipaCray]

Not sure, could you post a picture

[rsour24]

another idea is right here @8:45
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQDepqFLpF4

[VeipaCray]

Yeah the rasp is much quicker, but I can see a lot of cracked egg crate that way. You would still need the dikes if you wanted an L or U shaped piece. Very cool, thanks for sharing.

[i.love.res]

I have a pic of it in the atba Sticky

[rsour24]

i didnt do it the way he did in the video, i just thought it was a good idea

[VeipaCray]

It's kind of funny though... Very samurai like.

[rsour24]

It's kind of funny though... Very samurai like.

haha yea exactly, looks like it takes some skill and practice

[steve]

I've posted that video before, though couldn't track it down for this thread. The whole video is worth watching... heck most turtle DIY videos is worth watching.