What should i buy?

[TrAvIs 05]

Ok, so i'm just starting to get into this whole "modding" thing and i barely have any of my own tools. What i really need help with is what to buy to cut metal like the cover on a PC to make my own window on the side. I have no idea what to buy and i'm on pretty tight budget. What kind of cheap cutting tools should i get? I live like right next to a home-depot too so any links from their site would be great.

Just to show how new i am to this... this is basically the only thing i've done which was last night.

Before- http://travis.mxadrenaline.com/speaker1.jpg

After- http://travis.mxadrenaline.com/truckspeakers.jpg

[public_eyesore]

a dremel, jig saw, and a rivet gun are my essentials.

[Rankenphile]

A good screwdriver, a pair of safety goggles, some sandpaper and a file or two with a handle.

[Cevinzol]

Welcome aboard and have fun with your mod.
I like the texture you have going. It looks like rip-stop nylon fabric.

As for tools: the above is a good start. There are several "what should I buy?" threads and they have lots of good ideas. Think of buying tools as starting a collection.

"I live like right next to a home-depot"

Remember you don't need to buy new. Check out garage sales, estate sales and second hand stores.

[TrAvIs 05]

I just bought this a couple of hours ago i'm gunna try it out tomorrow...

http://www.homedepot.com/cmc_upload/HDUS/EN_US/asset/images/eplus/028877352879_4.jpg

[bigbaddog]

One of my first tools, although expensive was an air compressor. You can get by without one, but if you do have one it opens the door to many possibilities-air tools, custom painting, and it's good to just have compressed air to clean stuff with. You don't have to get a big shop compressor-you can get one of the small, portable jobs like roofers use for around 100.00 or less.

[TrAvIs 05]

Well i guess it looks like i'm on the right track...

I have both compressors you talked about-
http://travis.mxadrenaline.com/aircompressors.jpg

Here's my new tools i bought-
http://travis.mxadrenaline.com/newtools.jpg

... and here's what i use when my computer decides not to work-
http://travis.mxadrenaline.com/chopper.jpg

Thanks for all the info guys. ;)

Edit- O yeah, and as you can tell from the speaker pictures i also have a manual rivet gun too.

[guitar.child]

thats sweet id chop so much crap.

[RangerDanger]

nice dremel...u can only cut the metal if u buy reinforced cutting discs...the stone ones will shatter...and if u wanna work with plexiglass a.k.a. acrylic a router is really handy for that and many other materials.