[sdiy] Talking of panels.... (was: Small drill pressrecommendations)

[Laurie Biddulph]

I think if you are not going to drill the holes then you MUST provide a 
suitable punch mark or pilot hole. Most of the problem with drilling your 
own holes is getting them in the right place - especially when there is 
silk-screening around your pot to something.  A pilot hole would be best as 
this guarantees the drill will go in at the right spot, silkscreen 
crosshairs would be the other option but this will frustrate a lot of people 
who don't have a punch or just try to spot the drill by eye.

Best Regards

(Mr) Laurie Biddulph
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Julian" <julian at port23.co.uk>
To: "Samppa Tolvanen" <samppa.tolvanen at gmail.com>; "Aaron Lanterman" 
<lanterma at ece.gatech.edu>
Cc: "Synth DIY" <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2009 8:12 AM
Subject: Re: [sdiy] Talking of panels.... (was: Small drill 
pressrecommendations)


>
>
>> I think Julian can cut any marks and any fonts with his machine, OTOH
>
>> But who drills the holes...
>
> I think thats a question to me... : )
>
> On stock panels, the customer.  The machine marks out where the holes are 
> to
> go, but id rather supply the panels without drilling, for the reasons
> mentioned in my last mail.
> If i have to mess about doing tool changes etc. i spend more time on the
> panels than is economic.
>
> I suspect people would rather have cheap undrilled panels, than more
> expensive drilled one (although i may, of course, be wrong)
>
> For very complex custom jobs, requiring lots of holes, i would get the
> machine to cut the holes, but, for somthing like an Oakley panel, there 
> are
> only a few, and its easy enough to do them by hand.
>
>> and please have the exact measurements to order any frontplates in 
>> correct
>> sizes (No, Imperialistic measures, please?) .
>
> The MOTM / Oakley stuff is in 5u x 1u, 2u, 3u, etc.  With all the caveats 
> of
> my previous mail, any panel can be supplied.
>
> 1u is 1.75 inches or 44.45mm
> 2u is 3.5 inches or 88.9mm
> 3u is 5.25 inches or 133.35mm
> 4u is 7 inches or 177.8mm
> 5u is 8.75 inches or 222.25mm
>
> Google will now give conversions if you simply format the query as "5 
> inches
> to mm" etc.
>
> Again, the machines work area is 300mm x 700mm, so, as soon as i get the
> clamping sorted, any size up to this is possible.
>
>
>> Am I correct? Do You consider those friends over the pacific as possible
>> customers?
>
> Again, im not 100% certain who/what youre asking : ) but...
>
> My price on oakley panels (undrilled) is currently about 50% of
> FPE's drilled price in both the USA and Germany, the only difference
> being that i dont have a dollar account, and have a huge dislike of paypal
> (but am set up with google checkout - virtually the same, but... [uggh, if 
> i
> start complaining about paypal, ill be here forever!])
>
> I keep a euro account, but, other than that, I have no predujice as to 
> where
> my customers may come from : )
>
> Julian
>
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