[sdiy] alligator patchbay ideas?

[Paddock, Toby]

Tom Arnold wrote:
> 
> On Wed, Jan 12, 2005 at 05:51:45PM -0500, Roy J. Tellason wrote:
> > > Type66 telco blocks?
> >
> > I have some of _those_,  too,  if anybody wants some...		:-)
> 
> I've thought about it on and off today between panic attacks and trying to
> convince management to let me order Juniper routers unstead of Cisco ( I
> won! ), and it might actually be nifty.  punch down wires to each pin and
> route to your synth modules, and then just gator-clip away.  They're
> rugged
> and really cheap.  I dont know if Type 66's are used in australia much
> tho,
> probably 110's or Krone which wouldnt be suitable...
> 

Might be kind of a fun, weird, and impractical synth patch panel to use
punch blocks, a few rolls of colored wire, punch down tool, electrician's
scissors in a quick-draw holster, and a spudger*. Peel off some wire, punch,
punch, throw the wire bits on the floor. Rip out the wire, throw it on the
floor to un-patch. Or to patch in something like a filter, cut the wire and
punch down the ends to the filter. And don't forget to throw the wire pieces
on the floor. 

* http://www.datatelephonesupply.com/cutters_pliers_picks.asp

Toby