best way to cut speaker rings?

[bizzyboi]

ok i have some 6.5 ma audio components and i need to cut some rings to mount them (not in my cb) but cutting them is a real pita. i tryed with a jig saw and burnt my jigg saw's motor out. tried a hack saw and came out with an oval, and i tried 5 times. i even tried to use a dremel and the caught the wood on fire. anyone got any good tips for me

[hybrid90accord]

u can either use a router or a jig saw, i dont see how using a jig saw caused the motor to burn out? were you using the right jig saw blade?

[Gettin_faster91]

ok i have some 6.5 ma audio components and i need to cut some rings to mount them (not in my cb) but cutting them is a real pita. i tryed with a jig saw and burnt my jigg saw's motor out. tried a hack saw and came out with an oval, and i tried 5 times. i even tried to use a dremel and the caught the wood on fire. anyone got any good tips for me

Check e bay yet? They have some already cut speaker rings. And fair price as well.

[jcoleman_11]

damn bizzyboi, you gotta be doing something wrong to burn the motor of your jigsaw. I've used a jigsaw for all my spacers and adapters and its never failed me. I think you might want to consider buying premade ones at this point.

[mndude07]

Alot of your local car audio shops probably have pre-cut rings. I would go check there first. By the time you buy a sheet of MDF, you've probably spent more than the price of the two rings anyway.

[bizzyboi]

the problem i had was i needed a irregular cut board with a hole in it to fit my door panel (93 eldorado). so a ring by its self would not work as i still would have no place to mount it. and the bastards at the shop i bought my hu from wouldnt sell me any

[bizzyboi]

u can either use a router or a jig saw, i dont see how using a jig saw caused the motor to burn out? were you using the right jig saw blade?

cheap shit i guess, the blade came with the jigsaw, this is the part of car audio i suck at me and wood dont work well togather

[mndude07]

draw the diameter of the circle on your board. put a dot where the center of the circle is.

Tie a length of string the same length as the radius to a thumbtack and stick the tack in on the center mark, and tie the other end to the dremel...it won't be perfect, but that'll probably get you a pretty round cut.

[tgdrums1990]

ok i have some 6.5 ma audio components and i need to cut some rings to mount them (not in my cb) but cutting them is a real pita. i tryed with a jig saw and burnt my jigg saw's motor out. tried a hack saw and came out with an oval, and i tried 5 times. i even tried to use a dremel and the caught the wood on fire. anyone got any good tips for me

Dang man.. Something dosent sound right...

[Faded]

Sounds like you need to pick the right tool for the right job...

[bizzyboi]

im good with a wrench not a saw.

[nachocb7]

I have the Dremmel circle cutter attachment. That is what I used to cut my rings. On larger holes like a sub box definately a jig saw. Make sure you have a small tooth blade and the cut will be smooth.