Water jet or a laser cutter. I've had small quantities of aluminum panels
lasered for building vacuum tube audio projects and it's relatively cheap and
super accurate. The key is to provide a .dxf file so they can dump it right
into the laser layout program. I would absolutely never try to cut panel holes
by hand. It always happens to me that after 10 hours of drilling, you botch
the last hole and make scrap of the whole thing.
Chris
A159
Steve Hagar wrote:
> Richard:
>
> Some people around these parts have made up the aluminum sub panel as
> everyone does. They have had laid these out in AutoCAD and brought the
> whole mess to be cut with a NC programmable water jet. This does a great
> job if you find a place that does this.
>
> Steve Hagar
> A143
> Mesa, AZ
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Richard Holder <rholder@avnet.co.uk>
> > Date: 1/10/02 11:53:28 AM
> > Subject: Holes in panel
> >
> > I am about to do my panel.
> >
> > I understand that the main 6 instruments are best served by a hole 3.16
> > inches, just larger than 3 1/8.
> >
> > Spruce have a 3 1/8 hole cutter which I'm sure will do the job.
> >
> > Everything in jolly old England is metric and hole cutters seem to come
> only
> > in 79mm (too small) and 83mm (too large).
> >
> > Can someone who has done this give me some guidance ?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Richard Holder
> > Kit 51 moving forward on its build after a 7 year wait (by someone else).
> > G-OWWW.
> >
>
> --- Steve Hagar
> --- hagargs@earthlink.net
>
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