[sdiy] slider/fader slot cutting techniques

[Paul Dickow]

Mark, are you located in the Portland metro area? I really appreciate
this. I'll send the CAD over when it's done. I did the initial layout
myself, but a coworker will be helping me complete it. I work for
landscape architects. Boy did they get a kick out of watching me try
to draw circles on the box .dwg file I downloaded from Hammond. I
basically did it, I just need to make things equidistant.

The slot itself doesn't have to be super thin, and on the previous
iteration of the box it was pretty wide actually. I'll do an exact
measurement, but to some extent we could probably indicate the cut as
a line and work around the milling point limitations to decide. Its
less important to me that it be thin than that it be..clean.

Thanks again, once I get a file done I'll shoot it over...tell me what
you think...
Thanks!
Paul

On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 5:36 PM, Mark Rivera <marr at lumin.us> wrote:
> Paul Dickow wrote:
>>
>> Honestly, it would be as much effort identifying a
>> friend-of-a-friend-of-a-friend with a milling tool, at this point- I'm
>> not connected to anyone doing hobbyist activities who would have a
>> milling machine.
>
> Paul, the reason I asked about the part number for the enclosure is I do
> have a mill. By some synthesizer/diy coincidence, it is made by Roland. :)
>
> If you're interested, shoot me the CAD or a sketch or something and we'll
> see if it is possible. The size of the enclosure is small enough for me to
> get the panel into the machine. One issue that would have to be looked at is
> how best to fix the panel in place so it doesn't shift while the work is
> being done.
>
> Right now all I have are 0.125" end mills and drill bits. The min width of a
> slot would be around 0.130". If you have some time to wait, we could see
> about getting a smaller-diameter bit.
>
> Mark
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