Re: WTB: PDP-11/03 front bezel

[Pontus Pihlgren]

On Wed, Dec 16, 2015 at 09:30:23AM +1000, ste...@malikoff.com wrote:
> 
> I've been after one for a while, too. I was very kindly offered one from a 
> listmember who would have
> taken it off his own machine, but I felt that would have deprived that box.
> 

I'd be divided if I'd get that offer.

> I've tried DEC resellers but no luck there.
> 
> If I can get accurate measurements I think i should be able to 
> knock up a CAD drawing and construct a passable replica from 
> styrene sheet, a material with which I am very familiar 
> working with. I have a number of large sheets of it in 
> different thicknesses already.
> 
> So if anyone can take some photos and measurements for me I'll 
> add this project to the pile :)

:-)

/P

Re: WTB: PDP-11/03 front bezel

[Rod Smallwood]

On 17/12/2015 16:53, Pontus Pihlgren wrote:

On Wed, Dec 16, 2015 at 09:30:23AM +1000, ste...@malikoff.com wrote:

I've been after one for a while, too. I was very kindly offered one from a 
listmember who would have
taken it off his own machine, but I felt that would have deprived that box.


I'd be divided if I'd get that offer.


I've tried DEC resellers but no luck there.

If I can get accurate measurements I think i should be able to
knock up a CAD drawing and construct a passable replica from
styrene sheet, a material with which I am very familiar
working with. I have a number of large sheets of it in
different thicknesses already.

So if anyone can take some photos and measurements for me I'll
add this project to the pile :)

:-)

/P

Thats interesting.
I had  always wondered about what bezels are made of.
The one off my 8/e seems too heavy for aluminium.
It must be diecast something  or other.

 I also thought of maybe making a silicone mould and use casting resin.

Rod Smallwood

Re: WTB: PDP-11/03 front bezel

[Ethan Dicks]

On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 12:17 PM, Rod Smallwood
 wrote:
> I had  always wondered about what bezels are made of.
> The one off my 8/e seems too heavy for aluminium.
> It must be diecast something  or other.

Zamac?

-ethan

Re: WTB: PDP-11/03 front bezel

[Jacob Ritorto]

I have a complete, unpopulated 11/03 chassis if you'd be interested in
trading for some number of unibus and q-bus modules on my wish list -
looking for scsi interfaces, ethernet, working -15v h745 bricks and a Micro
PDP11 power supply.  Have any stuff like this?

thx
jake


On Tue, Dec 15, 2015 at 3:48 PM, Pontus Pihlgren 
wrote:

> Hi
>
> It's a longshot. But recently I aquired two BA11-N. One is just the cage
> and power supply. Looks just like this:
>
>
> http://www.ricomputermuseum.org/_/rsrc/1300059803599/Home/equipment/dec-pdp-11-03/DEC_PDP-11_03-inside.jpg
>
> The other came with mounting box but no front panel. I would like to
> make it complete with the white front bezel seen here:
>
> http://hampage.hu/pdp11/kepek/11-03.jpg
>
> Does anyone have one for sale?
>
> The greyish plastic arround the front panel would be a bonus since mine
> got a small crack in it.
>
> Regards,
> Pontus.
>

Re: WTB: PDP-11/03 front bezel

[steven]

 Original Message 
Subject: Re: WTB: PDP-11/03 front bezel
From:"Rod Smallwood" <rodsmallwoo...@btinternet.com>
Date:Fri, December 18, 2015 3:17 am
To:  "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" 
<cctalk@classiccmp.org>
--

>
>
> On 17/12/2015 16:53, Pontus Pihlgren wrote:
>> On Wed, Dec 16, 2015 at 09:30:23AM +1000, ste...@malikoff.com wrote:
>>> I've been after one for a while, too. I was very kindly offered one from a 
>>> listmember who would have
>>> taken it off his own machine, but I felt that would have deprived that box.
>>>
>> I'd be divided if I'd get that offer.
>>
>>> I've tried DEC resellers but no luck there.
>>>
>>> If I can get accurate measurements I think i should be able to
>>> knock up a CAD drawing and construct a passable replica from
>>> styrene sheet, a material with which I am very familiar
>>> working with. I have a number of large sheets of it in
>>> different thicknesses already.
>>>
>>> So if anyone can take some photos and measurements for me I'll
>>> add this project to the pile :)
>> :-)
>>
>> /P
> Thats interesting.
> I had  always wondered about what bezels are made of.
> The one off my 8/e seems too heavy for aluminium.
> It must be diecast something  or other.
>
>   I also thought of maybe making a silicone mould and use casting resin.
>
> Rod Smallwood


I've only seen the 11/05 bezel close up - and assuming others are the same - 
looks to
me a heavier sturdier alloy than Mazak (Zamak in the USA), but I guess it could 
be.

The bezel could be cast in resin, but resin can shrink and distort a bit. 
Fibreglass
with a white gelcoat layer could be laid up in a silicone mould too, if care 
was taken not
to bend the silcone after the laying up the gelcoat. Reminds me of the time I 
helped build
fourteen kayaks at our house for a scout troop many years ago, I will never 
forget the
smell of polyester resin and the millions of chopped strand glass fibres 
getting everywhere!

A vacform (probably styrene) as proposed for the PiDP-11 would also be a good 
consideration.

I think any of these would look pretty good after spraypainting.

Steve.

Re: WTB: PDP-11/03 front bezel

[Mike Boyle]

On Tue, Dec 15, 2015 at 11:50 PM, Paul Anderson  wrote:

> opps... The "N" parts are easier to find.
>
> On Tue, Dec 15, 2015 at 5:49 PM, Paul Anderson  wrote:
>
> > I think that is a BA11-M in the picture. The M parts are easier to find.
> >
> > On Tue, Dec 15, 2015 at 2:48 PM, Pontus Pihlgren 
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Hi
> >>
> >> It's a longshot. But recently I aquired two BA11-N. One is just the cage
> >> and power supply. Looks just like this:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> http://www.ricomputermuseum.org/_/rsrc/1300059803599/Home/equipment/dec-pdp-11-03/DEC_PDP-11_03-inside.jpg
> >>
> >> The other came with mounting box but no front panel. I would like to
> >> make it complete with the white front bezel seen here:
> >>
> >> http://hampage.hu/pdp11/kepek/11-03.jpg
> >>
> >> Does anyone have one for sale?
> >>
> >> The greyish plastic arround the front panel would be a bonus since mine
> >> got a small crack in it.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> Pontus.
> >>
> >
> >
>



-- 
That is a nice peice!! thanks for thw pic.

Re: WTB: PDP-11/03 front bezel

[steven]

> Hi
>
> It's a longshot. But recently I aquired two BA11-N. One is just the cage
> and power supply. Looks just like this:
>
> http://www.ricomputermuseum.org/_/rsrc/1300059803599/Home/equipment/dec-pdp-11-03/DEC_PDP-11_03-inside.jpg
>
> The other came with mounting box but no front panel. I would like to
> make it complete with the white front bezel seen here:
>
> http://hampage.hu/pdp11/kepek/11-03.jpg
>
> Does anyone have one for sale?
>
> The greyish plastic arround the front panel would be a bonus since mine
> got a small crack in it.
>
> Regards,
> Pontus.

I've been after one for a while, too. I was very kindly offered one from a 
listmember who would have
taken it off his own machine, but I felt that would have deprived that box.

I've tried DEC resellers but no luck there.

If I can get accurate measurements I think i should be able to knock up a CAD 
drawing and construct
a passable replica from styrene sheet, a material with which I am very familiar 
working with. I have
a number of large sheets of it in different thicknesses already.

So if anyone can take some photos and measurements for me I'll add this project 
to the pile :)

Steve.

Re: WTB: PDP-11/03 front bezel

[Paul Anderson]

I think that is a BA11-M in the picture. The M parts are easier to find.

On Tue, Dec 15, 2015 at 2:48 PM, Pontus Pihlgren 
wrote:

> Hi
>
> It's a longshot. But recently I aquired two BA11-N. One is just the cage
> and power supply. Looks just like this:
>
>
> http://www.ricomputermuseum.org/_/rsrc/1300059803599/Home/equipment/dec-pdp-11-03/DEC_PDP-11_03-inside.jpg
>
> The other came with mounting box but no front panel. I would like to
> make it complete with the white front bezel seen here:
>
> http://hampage.hu/pdp11/kepek/11-03.jpg
>
> Does anyone have one for sale?
>
> The greyish plastic arround the front panel would be a bonus since mine
> got a small crack in it.
>
> Regards,
> Pontus.
>

Re: WTB: PDP-11/03 front bezel

[Paul Anderson]

opps... The "N" parts are easier to find.

On Tue, Dec 15, 2015 at 5:49 PM, Paul Anderson  wrote:

> I think that is a BA11-M in the picture. The M parts are easier to find.
>
> On Tue, Dec 15, 2015 at 2:48 PM, Pontus Pihlgren 
> wrote:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> It's a longshot. But recently I aquired two BA11-N. One is just the cage
>> and power supply. Looks just like this:
>>
>>
>> http://www.ricomputermuseum.org/_/rsrc/1300059803599/Home/equipment/dec-pdp-11-03/DEC_PDP-11_03-inside.jpg
>>
>> The other came with mounting box but no front panel. I would like to
>> make it complete with the white front bezel seen here:
>>
>> http://hampage.hu/pdp11/kepek/11-03.jpg
>>
>> Does anyone have one for sale?
>>
>> The greyish plastic arround the front panel would be a bonus since mine
>> got a small crack in it.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Pontus.
>>
>
>