No such thing as dumb questions, otherwise I wouldn't have a job ;-) Ray
* Especially not in a collegiate rocket club. ________________________________________ From: psas-airframe-boun...@lists.psas.pdx.edu [psas-airframe-boun...@lists.psas.pdx.edu] On Behalf Of rq1...@q7.com [rq1...@q7.com] Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 11:05 AM To: psas-airframe@lists.psas.pdx.edu Subject: Re: [psas-airframe] Not so much lasers... (2010.01.21) aa...@bavariati.org: > On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 04:30:03PM -0800, Andrew Greenberg wrote: > > So I've gotten quite a bit of feedback from people on laser cutting the > > avionics plates, and the answer is, in general, "bad idea". > > Dumb queston from someone who hasn't been following closely enough: > any reason these can't be done with a drill press and some patience? > I have both, if that helps. Tapping the holes is going to take a > while anyway. I don't think the holes are tapped. Definitely not a dumb question. If i had CNC access i'd do this with a piece of MDF and two steel pins. Two tool changes per part, not a big deal. Maybe the PSU ME shop? _______________________________________________ psas-airframe mailing list psas-airframe@lists.psas.pdx.edu http://lists.psas.pdx.edu/mailman/listinfo/psas-airframe _______________________________________________ psas-airframe mailing list psas-airframe@lists.psas.pdx.edu http://lists.psas.pdx.edu/mailman/listinfo/psas-airframe
