# Cut a cut-out on the lid of a diecast aluminium enclosure with WAZER

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**Created:** [July 5, 2022, 6:33am UTC](https://community.wazer.com/t/cut-a-cut-out-on-the-lid-of-a-diecast-aluminium-enclosure-with-wazer/454 "2022-07-05T06:33:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Atommann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7c8e57/32.png) [@Atommann](https://community.wazer.com/u/Atommann)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2022, 6:33am UTC](https://community.wazer.com/t/cut-a-cut-out-on-the-lid-of-a-diecast-aluminium-enclosure-with-wazer/454/1 "2022-07-05T06:33:49Z")

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1602 text LCDs are handy for some quick and simple projects. In the latest project I need to mount one of this LCD on a diecast aluminium enclosure, here I recorded my method and process.

The size of the cutout is 72x25mm, I first marked the shape on the lid.

 ![to-mount-a-lcd-module](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/wazer/original/1X/1736cf49555ca9c87e8f93cba5f146d818fd6cfd.jpeg)

My WAZER does not have a laser crosshair to tell where the exact 0,0 is, so I first put a piece of paper on the cutting bed to create a “soft origin”. Later I found paper is too soft for this task.

 ![make-a-marking](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/wazer/original/1X/d042a8c7c97e616b392190075741287daf2b29a1.jpeg)

Position the lid and fix:

 ![positioning](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/wazer/original/1X/896b70c9e15f2ceab2def8b3579f12a72d0cd0b7.jpeg)

 ![fix](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/wazer/original/1X/9a82f7b7c4be429aabad2a936d848531f540d190.jpeg)

 ![cutting](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/wazer/original/1X/b90aa4d1d9b7b85c64bc44cf35f2f48843e2aeee.jpeg)

The error is about 1mm, which is acceptable.

 ![1mm-offset](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/wazer/original/1X/c694f1e1438620131fef2d1025746145277d2e3c.jpeg)

I’m happy with the result.

 ![lcd](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/wazer/original/1X/47a00de129357ca1a648c8711894d3c1027e3943.jpeg)

 ![lcd-back](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/wazer/original/1X/e2f3b3f64bd699ce39b251c46abb33dcf2a56934.jpeg)