A local machine shop or even a college machine shop could knock out 10 of those in an hour probably in steel. It’s worth investigating i think.
Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 11, 2022, at 11:17, Vincent Slyngstad via cctalk > <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 10/11/2022 10:48 AM, geneb via cctalk wrote: >> If someone wants to provide me with a drawing, I'd be happy to design a 3D >> model of the part and print a few of them for testing. > > Here's a pointer to mine: > https://so-much-stuff.com/pdp8/cad/3d.php > https://svn.so-much-stuff.com/svn/trunk/3D/8AClip/8aClip.jpg > > The two holes in the base take screws to mount to the rack. Depending on > left vs right, you would drill and tap the indentations on one side or the > other. > > I could swear there was a recent (in the last year) conversation with Michael > Thompson and others about this on VCForum, but it must have been before the > VCForum site moved, as the search tool didn't find it. > > Anyway, the original is bent bar stock, with notching near the apex, and a > nut press-fit/spot welded where I've drawn an indent. I've drawn it as a > triangular plastic block in an effort to make it more structural. > > A recessed screw in the KC8-A screws into the nut from the bottom to attach > the panel on each side. > > Vince
