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Reply #15 - 01/14/15 at 16:20:43

I like the Spitfire. Had one on it when I bought it. S-06, I think. I haven't done it on a MC shield, but a friend of mine got me to help him cut an airplane cockpit bubble on a BANDSAW. No vibration with fine tooth blade. But we did look a bit like Wiley Coyote hanging on a cliff by his claws, handling what appeared to be a 6' contact lens. Grin

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Reply #16 - 01/15/15 at 07:45:48

I installed a Memphis Shades "Slim" on my '96. The yellow tint at the bottom looks nice on my yellow bike. I wanted wind protection so I didn't have a sore neck after a 100 mile run through these great Texas Hill Country roads. I'm 5'11" and always wear a full face helmet. The wind slips over the top of my head, no sore neck. JP Cycles and others carry them. Installation is frustrating to get it just right - took maybe an hour but no problems after about 2,500 miles of use. It also does a very good job keeping rain and mist off my upper body. Went for a 50 mile round trip yesterday in heavy mist. My arms and gloves were damp but my chest area was dry. I'd highly recommend one. I believe it was around $149. I once circumcised a couple inches off my Road King windshield. Use a wide band of tape to keep your electric saw from scratching the plexiglass, a METAL cutting blade on your saw (minimizes chipping), saw slowly to avoid melting a wad of plexiglass then file, sand and buff the edges smooth.

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Reply #17 - 01/15/15 at 09:17:22

49mack wrote on 01/15/15 at 07:45:48:

I once circumcised a couple inches off my Road King windshield. Use a wide band of tape to keep your electric saw from scratching the plexiglass, a METAL cutting blade on your saw (minimizes chipping), saw slowly to avoid melting a wad of plexiglass then file, sand and buff the edges smooth.

I have also used dish washing liquid as a lubricant when cutting plexiglass.

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stewmills Serious Thumper Offline Imagination is more important than knowledge Posts: 2641 Auburn, AL Gender:	Re: wind shield question? Reply #18 - 01/15/15 at 09:32:11 49mack wrote on 01/15/15 at 07:45:48: ...a METAL cutting blade on your saw (minimizes chipping), saw slowly to avoid melting a wad of plexiglass Yep, that's the trick. Fine tooth blade and slow and steady.
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stewmills Serious Thumper Offline Imagination is more important than knowledge Posts: 2641 Auburn, AL Gender:	Re: wind shield question? Reply #19 - 01/15/15 at 09:34:05 Dave wrote on 01/15/15 at 09:17:22: I have also used dish washing liquid as a lubricant when cutting plexiglass. Did it make lots of bubbles in the air like you were working on stage at the Lawrence Welk show?
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28886 L.A. California Gender:	Re: wind shield question? Reply #20 - 01/15/15 at 11:56:59 stopping every so often and dipping the blade in water to cool helps. next time, I'll just make it soapy too.
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pg Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 5273 In Transit	Re: wind shield question? Reply #21 - 01/15/15 at 12:22:29 As opposed to a reticulation motion, do you think this would work on a dremel? I'm about to order a tall windshield and I their is a small chance I will need to trim it.
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Reply #22 - 01/15/15 at 14:21:24

pg wrote on 01/15/15 at 12:22:29:

As opposed to a reticulation motion, do you think this would work on a dremel?

If it has an adjustable speed and you run it slow, maybe. I would be concerned, though, about the plastic clogging up the rotary blade and it becoming nothing more than a round plastic disc with a wheel on the inside after a few cuts.

On a related note, my dad always warned me not grind too much aluminum on a grinding wheel for a similar reason in that the aluminum gets hot and instead of flying/burning off like steel some of the aluminum sinks into the grinding wheel, gets hot/cold/hot/cold and causes weak spots in the stone and it eventually comes flying off in your face.

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pg Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 5273 In Transit	Re: wind shield question? Reply #23 - 01/15/15 at 14:44:21 Stew: Interesting point, thanks for the reply. Best regards,
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Reply #24 - 01/16/15 at 03:53:17

stewmills wrote on 01/15/15 at 09:34:05:

Dave wrote on 01/15/15 at 09:17:22:

I have also used dish washing liquid as a lubricant when cutting plexiglass.

Did it make lots of bubbles in the air like you were working on stage at the Lawrence Welk show?

No...I didn't mix it with water. I just used it full strength (Dawn), and it is sticky like motor oil. I just ran a small bead of it along the path I was going to cut.

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