[sdiy] Hunk o metal

[Speth, John]

> I've decided to try my hand at hand making a front panel for my
> Thomas Henry MPS. I'm having my local printing place make a vinyl
> sticker for the front panel, but I need to find a piece of sheet
> metal to use. So.... where does one go to find something like that
> where they will cut it to size for me (about 16" x 5")? Any tips
> on drilling it out on a drill press? (what speed do you use for
> metal? Do I want to use a stepper bit?)

If you can reformat your panel to 19 inches you can get the affordable 19 inch rack panels from Mouser or Digikey or where ever.  Any cutting will probably cost you big time.

As for drilling, I'd love to hear the answer from experienced builders.  I'm about to drill a panel with some 30 holes and I don't to screw it up.

JJS




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