Re: [psas-airframe] Not so much lasers...

2010-01-22 Thread Woods, Ray LA Tecolote
No such thing as dumb questions, otherwise I wouldn't have a job   ;-)

Ray

* Especially not in a collegiate rocket club.


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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?


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Re: [psas-airframe] Not so much lasers...

2010-01-21 Thread Aaron Burt
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.


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