metal chop say and bench grinder brush. still takes the trained monkeys two hours to cut two rails, i think theyre manually turning the wheels though
On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 9:51 AM, Jeremy <[email protected]> wrote: > My Harbor Freight DIN cutter was a bit more expensive ($60), but requires > less elbow grease. We use a metal chop saw. > > On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 8:45 AM, Christopher Tyler < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Our rail cutter was only $5 from harbor-freight. >> It's called a hacksaw. >> >> -- >> Christopher Tyler >> MTCRE/MTCNA/MTCTCE/MTCWE >> Total Highspeed Internet Services >> 417.851.1107 >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "George Skorup" <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Monday, February 29, 2016 6:21:27 PM >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] racmount kit for Packetflux SyncInjector? >> >> I've found that aluminum rail tends to be much more forgiving. Something >> about the steel rail always gave me fitment issues. Perhaps the Phoenix >> Contact steel stuff I was using is just slightly over sized. Aluminum >> all the way now. Easier to cut and clean. And no, there's no way in hell >> I'd every spend $$ on a rail cutter for the one or two a month that I do. >> >> On 2/29/2016 2:04 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote: >> > I’m talking about my experience that the clip won’t latch to the DIN >> > rail unless you pull the tab slightly forward. Not prying with a >> > little screwdriver to unlatch it, that’s expected. >> > *From:* Forrest Christian (List Account) <mailto:[email protected]> >> > *Sent:* Monday, February 29, 2016 1:33 PM >> > *To:* af <mailto:[email protected]> >> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] racmount kit for Packetflux SyncInjector? >> > >> > We just added common parts to the store late last week. Evidently we >> > need to do a better job of describing some of them. >> > >> > The end of the din clip on the syncinjector was hidden slightly behind >> > the syncinjector on purpose. The idea is that a small screwdriver can >> > be placed in the hole on the bottom of the din clip and the bottom of >> > the syncinjector can be used as a fulcrum point to enable easy removal >> > of the clip from the din rail. >> > >> > On Feb 29, 2016 9:02 AM, "Ken Hohhof" <[email protected] >> > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> > >> > No, I think you want this: >> > >> http://store.packetflux.com/din-rail-mounting-kit-for-rev-h-i-syncinjectors/ >> > The thing you linked to is essentially a tiny piece of plastic DIN >> > rail for wallmounting stuff that is already DIN rail mountable. >> > Also note the DIN rail mounting kit for Syncinjectors can be fussy >> > about snapping onto the rail until you figure out the lever may >> > need to be pulled forward a bit. Easy if you can get a finger >> > behind it, if you have it in close quarters you might need to >> > improvise a tool to hook it. >> > *From:* Kurt Fankhauser <mailto:[email protected]> >> > *Sent:* Monday, February 29, 2016 10:51 AM >> > *To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] racmount kit for Packetflux SyncInjector? >> > is this the proper product to DIN rail mount my sync injector? >> > http://store.packetflux.com/din-rail-clip/ >> > On Sun, Feb 28, 2016 at 9:21 PM, Jeremy <[email protected] >> > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> > >> > Wow, I totally botched that earlier. The Brother printer FAQ >> > is likely not going to help with a Packetflux rack mount. Too >> > many windows open! >> > On Sun, Feb 28, 2016 at 2:08 PM, Jeremy >> > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> > >> > This would probably work >> > >> http://support.brother.com/g/b/faqend.aspx?c=us&lang=en&prod=mfc8480dn_us&ftype3=1984&faqid=faq00000185_003 >> > On Sun, Feb 28, 2016 at 12:34 PM, Chuck McCown >> > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> > >> > Buy a small CNC milling machine. Get BUD or Hammond >> > or others from Mouser or Digi-Key and modify them. >> > Only way to keep the cost out. >> > *From:* Forrest Christian (List Account) >> > <mailto:[email protected]> >> > *Sent:* Saturday, February 27, 2016 9:44 PM >> > *To:* af <mailto:[email protected]> >> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] racmount kit for Packetflux >> > SyncInjector? >> > >> > The units are designed to fit on a standard 1u shelf. >> > Zip ties. Velcro. Bolts into the wall mount keyholes >> > etc. >> > >> > On a related note, if anyone knows a enclosure >> > manufacturer I can buy custom 1u enclosures from in >> > reasonable quantities (hundred or hundreds) without >> > paying an arm and three legs please let me know. >> > We've been having a hard time finding a vendor... I >> > lost track of how many vendors we've unsuccessfully >> > tried to get those from. >> > >> > On Feb 27, 2016 11:33 AM, "Kurt Fankhauser" >> > <[email protected] >> > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> > >> > Is there any rackmount kits out there for the >> > packet flux sync injectors? Just looked over their >> > website and only seen a DIN rail option? Is anyone >> > making something possibly 3rd party for this? >> > >> >> > -- If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team.
