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Permalink Reply by gary herget on January 12, 2017 at 5:12am

I use a die grinder with a cut off wheel, goes pretty quickly so be careful. A dremel with a cut off wheel will work and be a little easier to control.

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Permalink Reply by Timothy Hunter on January 12, 2017 at 9:21pm

how thick is the hubcap? you could drill a hole and use a nibbler or a fret saw..

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Permalink Reply by JL on January 13, 2017 at 12:46am

start the cutout a little smaller than your desired finished size, and use a rotary tool with a stone/grinding tip to sneak up to the finished size.

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Permalink Reply by John Sawyer on January 16, 2017 at 7:18am

Nibbling tool is really accurate... I use it for cutting license plates . . .

https://www.amazon.com/Nickel-Plated-Nibbling-Tool-1/dp/B0002KRACO/...

as long as it's not too thick...

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Permalink Reply by Mike "Honeyboy" Edwards on January 17, 2017 at 1:00am

Thanks John, the hubcap is early 1960's and is quite robust with a bit of thickness to it, think a Dremel will be my better option for control, accuracy and finish.

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Permalink Reply by John Sawyer on January 17, 2017 at 3:41pm

You can cut it small, finish it with a grinding wheel or file... good plan!

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Permalink Reply by Mark K on January 17, 2017 at 4:34pm

I just did this on my own hubcap - used a drill on the inside of any rounder corners and a cutting wheel in my drill for the straight lines - finished with files and it looks great.

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Permalink Reply by Mike "Honeyboy" Edwards on January 18, 2017 at 12:11am

Thanks Mark, think I will do that and try a cutting wheel in a small but powerful mains pistol drill I have. Was going to purchase a Dremel but I think the above mentioned should do it.

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