AW: [sdiy] advice on cutting slots for sliders in aluminum.

[Czech Martin]

If you have to have sliders by all means,
you could go with PROXON. Using these components you
can build your own semi automatic or automatic milling cutter.

http://people.freenet.de/NC-FRS-Technik/fraese_00.htm

Unfortunately PROXON seems not to have any web site.
PROXON also has manual support sliders (I don't know how to
translate that properly), so chances are good that you
get a straight line the first time.
They also have nice circular saws (6cm diameter),
just right to cut front panel alu.

You know what?
I'll get a saw soon. This month my account is allready overdrawn....

m.c.

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Tavys Ashcroft [mailto:bigtex at cwnet.com]
> Gesendet: Freitag, 7. September 2001 07:48
> An: cacofone; Synth-DIY list
> Betreff: Re: [sdiy] advice on cutting slots for sliders in aluminum.
> 
> 
> >Looking for advice to make it nice looking, something easy, and any 
> >tips. I know it'd probably be a good idea to use a program to draw 
> >it out on first, any suggestions on that?
> 
> Get a dremel, B&D wizard, or any other drill-type hand tool.  Get 
> some of those little cutting discs for it.  They're amazing.  They 
> can cut through work-hardened steel.  Trust me.  They seem wimpy, and 
> if you get them even slightly off angle they crumble into dust.  But 
> if you do it just right, it's like a knife through butter.
> 
> Get your aluminum and draw your lines where you want the slots.
> 
> Get out your calibrated eye and ultra steady hand and use the cutting 
> disc to cut the slots over your lines.
> 
> There are some dremel accessories you can get which might allow you 
> to make some sort of micro table saw out of it so you can just slide 
> it down a track, keeping it perfectly square and in line.  If this 
> works, pat yourself on the back.
> 
> I haven't tried.  I gave up on sliders.  Too much work.  It's a 
> shame.  One day I need to use these sliders I found with built in 
> red/green LEDs.  Ah the wonderful world of surplus electronics.
> 
> Otherwise, contact your local metal shop and get a quote on punching 
> out some slots.  Unfortunately you pay for set up, so if it's a 
> one-off it's not really worth it.
> 
> Water-jet cutting is also an option, if you can find a place nearby 
> that does it.  You get really nice results in aluminum with that.
> 
> -Tavys
>