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| From | Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | sci.electronics.design |
| Subject | Re: Patch-panel fabrication |
| Date | 2017-05-04 11:43 -0700 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <oefsi5$8ga$2@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <oedcbf$j5t$1@dont-email.me> <84b4345d-5432-4176-8322-6a02d6f12cb2@googlegroups.com> <oeejtj$mr3$1@dont-email.me> <211d724e-550c-4d0a-8852-8c74555d74b7@googlegroups.com> |
On 5/4/2017 11:27 AM, Lasse Langwadt Christensen wrote: > Den torsdag den 4. maj 2017 kl. 09.09.46 UTC+2 skrev Don Y: >> On 5/3/2017 1:23 PM, Lasse Langwadt Christensen wrote: >>> get a cheap pcb made, https://youtu.be/Yj0Bv4UEFSs >> >> I think I can more easily (and cheaply!) get a piece of acrylic of >> hardwood laser cut. And, get nice squared corners (instead of >> milled/routed ones), engraved legend, etc. >> >>> screw/epoxy some ribs on the back side if you need >>> it more rigid, you could do the same to laser cut acrylic >> >> It would be a lead-pipe cinch to simply make a *second* (or >> fourth) copy of the front panel and trim some off the outer >> edges and laminate it to the front panel to gain additional >> thickness and stiffness. All of the holes/slots perfectly >> lining up with the holes/slots in the front panel, etc. >> >>> a few straight pieces of wood as a template and a regular wood router >>> with a carbide bit would work just fine to cut square holes in an >>> aluminium sheet >> >> Eeeooo! I'm not sure I'd like to try that. A nibbler and file >> would probably yield better results. Or, a set of punches >> (which, I suspect, is how the metal panels are made). > > routers and circular saws meant for wood works perfectly fine on aluminium > with carbine tools But you get "rounded" corners instead of nice square ones (like you would with a nibbler or punch -- or, laser cut!)
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Patch-panel fabrication Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-05-03 12:54 -0700
Re: Patch-panel fabrication Lasse Langwadt Christensen <langwadt@fonz.dk> - 2017-05-03 13:23 -0700
Re: Patch-panel fabrication Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-05-04 00:10 -0700
Re: Patch-panel fabrication Lasse Langwadt Christensen <langwadt@fonz.dk> - 2017-05-04 11:27 -0700
Re: Patch-panel fabrication Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-05-04 11:43 -0700
Re: Patch-panel fabrication Clifford Heath <no.spam@please.net> - 2017-05-05 08:57 +1000
Re: Patch-panel fabrication Lasse Langwadt Christensen <langwadt@fonz.dk> - 2017-05-06 05:47 -0700
Re: Patch-panel fabrication krw@notreal.com - 2017-05-04 19:37 -0400
Re: Patch-panel fabrication Neon John <no@never.com> - 2017-05-04 17:56 -0400
Re: Patch-panel fabrication Lasse Langwadt Christensen <langwadt@fonz.dk> - 2017-05-06 05:46 -0700
Re: Patch-panel fabrication Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> - 2017-05-11 05:57 +0000
Re: Patch-panel fabrication Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-05-11 10:37 -0700
Re: Patch-panel fabrication Martin Riddle <martin_ridd@verizon.net> - 2017-05-03 20:32 -0400
Re: Patch-panel fabrication Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-05-03 23:59 -0700
Re: Patch-panel fabrication Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> - 2017-05-04 06:34 +0000
Re: Patch-panel fabrication Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-05-04 01:45 -0700
Re: Patch-panel fabrication whit3rd <whit3rd@gmail.com> - 2017-05-04 01:52 -0700
Re: Patch-panel fabrication Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-05-04 11:42 -0700
Re: Patch-panel fabrication whit3rd <whit3rd@gmail.com> - 2017-05-04 21:22 -0700
Re: Patch-panel fabrication Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-05-04 23:04 -0700
Re: Patch-panel fabrication whit3rd <whit3rd@gmail.com> - 2017-05-04 23:24 -0700
Re: Patch-panel fabrication Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-05-05 00:19 -0700
Re: Patch-panel fabrication whit3rd <whit3rd@gmail.com> - 2017-05-05 00:45 -0700
Re: Patch-panel fabrication Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-05-05 02:17 -0700
Re: Patch-panel fabrication jrwalliker@gmail.com - 2017-05-04 08:40 -0700
Re: Patch-panel fabrication Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-05-04 10:12 -0700
Re: Patch-panel fabrication jrwalliker@gmail.com - 2017-05-04 10:27 -0700
Re: Patch-panel fabrication Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-05-04 11:01 -0700
Re: Patch-panel fabrication makolber@yahoo.com - 2017-05-04 11:18 -0700
Re: Patch-panel fabrication Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-05-04 11:27 -0700
Re: Patch-panel fabrication Don Kuenz <g@crcomp.net> - 2017-05-06 05:33 +0000
Re: Patch-panel fabrication Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-05-06 15:40 -0700
Re: Patch-panel fabrication whit3rd <whit3rd@gmail.com> - 2017-05-06 20:15 -0700
Re: Patch-panel fabrication Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-05-06 23:47 -0700
Re: Patch-panel fabrication whit3rd <whit3rd@gmail.com> - 2017-05-07 03:51 -0700
Re: Patch-panel fabrication Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-05-07 05:20 -0700
Re: Patch-panel fabrication (POE) Jan Panteltje <pNaOnStPeAlMtje@yahoo.com> - 2017-05-07 17:30 +0000
Re: Patch-panel fabrication (POE) Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-05-07 11:49 -0700
Re: Patch-panel fabrication (POE) Jan Panteltje <pNaOnStPeAlMtje@yahoo.com> - 2017-05-07 18:58 +0000
Re: Patch-panel fabrication (POE) Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-05-07 12:24 -0700
Re: Patch-panel fabrication (POE) Jan Panteltje <pNaOnStPeAlMtje@yahoo.com> - 2017-05-07 19:48 +0000
Re: Patch-panel fabrication (POE) Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-05-07 13:29 -0700
Re: Patch-panel fabrication (POE) Jan Panteltje <pNaOnStPeAlMtje@yahoo.com> - 2017-05-07 20:54 +0000
Re: Patch-panel fabrication Allan Herriman <allanherriman@hotmail.com> - 2017-05-07 10:35 +0000
Re: Patch-panel fabrication Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-05-07 05:26 -0700
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