I've used frontpanelexpress before too, their engraving and ink fill
service looks very nice and has a good timeless vintage feel. Costs more
than silkscreen though.
I'm working on a lasercut perspex case using openscad as a cad system.
Currently awaiting replies from a couple of laser cutting services
regarding the suitability of the files I exported.
There is a handy openscad library for making tab and slot boxes and so
on here: https://github.com/bmsleight/lasercut
Openscad is free but not to everyone's preference as you basically
program the object you want in a declarative language, there's no
placing objects with the mouse or anything. However it does mean that
you can design to a specific dimension easily without any fiddling about
with grid snap values etc. Also you can make your design parametric so
you can resize it easily.
Cheers,
Robin.
On 11/01/2017 20:14, NeonJohn wrote:
On 01/11/2017 01:33 PM, Paul Andrews wrote:
Hi,
I'm trying to make a case for one of my clocks and started looking at
online fabrication services such as big blue saw. I am basically looking at
designing and fabricating one-offs of some simple acrylic pieces (with cut
outs/holes etc.). I was wondering if anyone can recommend a service that is
reasonable for one-off parts like this?
You might take a look at frontpanelexpress.com. They supply a sorta-CAD
package that you have to submit your design to them with. It prices out
the cost of the panel as you add things to it. The software is so
limited, however, that I end up drawing the features in a real CAD
program, exporting the object to DXF and importing it into the Front
Panel program.
I just had a panel made for our new induction heater which fits in a
Pelican knockoff case. The panel is 200 X 300mm. IT has 2 large
rectangular cut-outs and a couple of small ones. a couple dozen drilled
holes and several DXF objects. Their CAD program calls out each item
and puts a price on it. A drilled hole is 2.5 cents, for example.
This panel is 2.5mm aluminum, anodized red and the legends and logos are
silkscreened white. Cost was $189 single piece. Drops rapidly with
quantity. Quantity 5 is about $150.
We're shopping the piece around to Chinese manufacturers for volume
production but I can live with their price until sales justify a large run.
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