I would mill them for the price of shipping just to help out. It would take about 10 minutes of setup and machining for the front panel and maybe a little longer for the back. I could do two dozen pretty quickly on a weekend afternoon.
I mill keyed BNC and DBx connectors all the time. > On Apr 28, 2017, at 1:46 PM, Bob kb8tq <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi > > Well … keep in mind that my plan was to print the parts I need :) > > It sounds like there are enough people interested to get an order going for a > couple > dozen sets. I’d guess more interest in a fully hogged out set than in the > “drill it yourself” > approach. That assumes the cost does not go through the roof. The previously > quoted cost puts the plates at roughly half the cost of the kit they mate up > with. > > Bob > >> On Apr 28, 2017, at 4:41 PM, Jerry Hancock <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> do they need to be inset as in the drawing or will a flat piece of aluminum >> work? >> >> I have some .25 thick aluminum. I could mill a pocket which would add to >> the design and then mill the holes for the components. That would take more >> machine time is all. >> >> Generally, the way I mill plates such as these is I surface a piece of scrap >> and then glue (using superglue) the stock down onto the scrap. I can then >> machine around the edges without worrying about clamping. With pockets >> though, the torque even when ramping down might break the part loose. >> >> How many plates are needed? >> >> >>> On Apr 28, 2017, at 1:13 PM, Bob kb8tq <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi >>> >>> The dimensions, including the holes that need to be CNC’d into the plates >>> are >>> attached an earlier message in this thread. The main link is: >>> >>> http://www.synergy-gps.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=54&Itemid=73 >>> >>> <http://www.synergy-gps.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=54&Itemid=73> >>> >>> The dimensions are at the bottom of: >>> >>> http://www.synergy-gps.com/images/stories/pdf/tapr%20gps%20kit.pdf >>> <http://www.synergy-gps.com/images/stories/pdf/tapr%20gps%20kit.pdf> >>> >>> The one that is the bigger issue is the “front” that has the D hole and a >>> connector >>> for a normal 9 pin serial connector. >>> >>> Bob >>> >>> > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
