[sdiy] Nibbler (was:Embedded micros)

[Greg Montalbano]

One not-quite-as-cool method I've used (those times when I was
in a hurry to get the unit working, and didn't want to spend
FOREVER on the construction) was to do a rough cut-out
(drilled holes, file, etc) and cover it all with a plastic insert.
I actually have quite a collection of these in all shapes & sizes
from the many old devices I've robbed for parts over the years
(just the old cassette decks I've dismantled have supplied me with
a couple of dozen perfectly useful plastic insert rectangles).

Not quite as "finished" as some methods, but it does the job.

~G

>From: Dave Magnuson <resfreq at hoohahrecords.com>
>Thanks John,
>
>I saw the nibblers in a few catalogs, but no one gave the spec of how thick
>the material could be (seems like an important spec... odd that it wouldn't
>be listed).
>
>I have a router... so I may just make a plywood jig to hold my frac rac
>face, and do it that way.  I have small metal milling bits, so if I only
>cut 1/32" deep on each pass, it should work without killing the bits.  I've
>tried the row of holes before, and I've never had great results (as wavy as
>the Atlantic) possibly due to near-toxic caffiene levels in my blood.
>
>I always love the sound of milling / engraving metal... my neighbors must
>think I practice DIY root canals or something :)   Oh, don't forget the EAR
>protection!!  Shame to have a beautiful synth that you can't hear... 
>
>Dave Magnuson
>
>
>Resonant Frequency:
>resfreq at hoohahrecords.com
>http://www.hoohahrecords.com/resfreq/index.html
>
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