<div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><p style="margin: 0.1rem 0; line-height: 1.0;">In the USA, Greenlee has been the defacto chassis punch manufacturer since the industrial age started.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0.1rem 0; line-height: 1.0;">I also recommend getting the stout automatic center punch to make sure your drill doesn't walk<br>on the mounting holes.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0.1rem 0; line-height: 1.0;">My favorite? The heavy duty Starrett #18C</p>
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<p style="margin: 0.1rem 0; line-height: 1.0;">Good luck!</p>
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<p style="line-height: 1;">-----Original Message-----<br>From: Mike Bryant <mbryant@futurehorizons.com><br>Sent: Jun 15, 2026 3:12 PM<br>To: synth-diy <synth-diy@synth-diy.org>, cheater cheater <cheater00social@gmail.com><br>Subject: Re: [sdiy] Installing good looking XLR panel connector on rack equipment?</p>
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<div class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;">Lots of punches available, but the problem for you will be making something of the exact diameter of the TRS socket to centralise the punch. Then make up a template to punch the mounting holes.</div>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong>From:</strong> Synth-diy <synth-diy-bounces@synth-diy.org> on behalf of cheater cheater via Synth-diy <synth-diy@synth-diy.org><br><strong>Sent:</strong> 15 June 2026 19:45<br><strong>To:</strong> synth-diy <synth-diy@synth-diy.org><br><strong>Subject:</strong> [sdiy] Installing good looking XLR panel connector on rack equipment?</span>
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<div class="PlainText">I have a couple dbx 286s units, and in their infinite wisdom dbx did<br>not include XLR output, only input, so I'm looking for a good clean<br>way to install a high quality xlr output plug. It already has balanced<br>TRS, so electrically it isn't anything spectacular, but I'm looking to<br>punch the enclosure in a nice way and then install the plug. I was<br>wondering if anyone had experience with this, and can recommend a good<br>combination of panel mount XLR jack and a punch that makes holes that<br>fit it well. I know Neutrik do panel mount XLR, so that would be my<br>go-to, but I don't know how best to go about doing the hole punching,<br>so I would appreciate any suggestions or experiences. Thanks.<br>________________________________________________________<br>This is the Synth-diy mailing list<br>Submit email to: Synth-diy@synth-diy.org<br>View archive at: <a href="https://synth-diy.org/pipermail/synth-diy/">https://synth-diy.org/pipermail/synth-diy/</a><br>Check your settings at: <a href="https://synth-diy.org/mailman/listinfo/synth-diy"> https://synth-diy.org/mailman/listinfo/synth-diy</a><br>Selling or trading? Use marketplace@synth-diy.org</div>
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