[sdiy] ElectroNotes

[KA4HJH]

>john mahoney wrote:
>
>>I recently received the Builder's Guide and Preferred Circuits Collection --
>>I just wasn't ready to drop $300, so I went for this set on Bernie's
>>recommendation. I've read some of it but have had little free time these
>>last few weeks. My first impression is that the information is very
>>practical, and I like that he often present a few different methods,
>>explaining the pros & cons of each. (By the way, Bernie ships very quickly.)
>>
>>As for punching holes, another option is a local print shop, which should
>>have a device that drills holes. For a nominal fee, the print shop can drill
>>the whole set of ENotes in seconds, with better alignment than you'll get
>>from a hand punch.
>>--
>>
>>
>or perhaps you could try a bench drill ;)
>
>seb

I'd forgotten about the print shop--I even used the hole drill a few times.

You could DIY this if you had the correct bit. It's basically a polished
steel tube turning at a fairly slow speed to avoid melanizing the paper.
IIRC it has a hole cut in the side of it a ways up to let the "holes" out.
You'd also need some jig to keep the pages aligned and to position the
holes correctly. The print shop sounds really good the more I think about
it...

At 8:15 PM +0100 11/17/05, karl dalen wrote:
>> Funny how this just keeps getting more expensive, isn't it? The cost of
>> membership in a rather exclusive club...
>
>Did you mean the electronotes club?
>Or did you mean the SDY list?

Joining this list is only the first step, knobhopper. Buying EN and
punching the holes is the highest circle of synth-DIY, the ultimate
initiation rite for truly serious practitioners of the cult. Whether you
are praising Bernie or cursing his name while performing this symbolic
deflowering is something only true adepts know.

-- 

Terry Bowman, KA4HJH
"The Mac Doctor"

"You'd PAY to know what you REALLY think"--Dobbs