[sdiy] Making neat holes in laminated front panel overlays.

[jays at aracnet.com]

Dave,

I've use a set of these that I sharpened a bit more for inkjet decal 
paper and panels.

http://www.harborfreight.com/9-piece-hollow-punch-set-3838.html

Jay S.


On 2013-02-18 12:58, Dave Kendall wrote:
> Hi Guys.
> 
> As I'm a cheapskate, I'll be using laminated laser-printed thick
> paper overlays glued onto prepared aluminium front panels for the
> modular. The panels will have all holes drilled before the front
> panels go on.
> Does anyone know of a hole punch, or similar tool, with different
> sized punches that would be suitable for making neat holes relatively
> quickly?
> There will be *lots* of holes to make for pots, switches and sockets,
> and doing it with a Stanley knife or X-acto type knife is possible,
> but from experience, there is a risk of ragged edges if not done very
> carefully and slowly.
> 
> I once had a hand-held leather punch with exchangeable bits, but from
> memory it was relatively crude.
> 
> Sorry for all the questions - I'm finally getting around to trying to
> turn a pile of miscellaneous PCBs, modules and perfboard lash-ups into
> an *actual synth*...  :-)
> Any ideas or suggestions would be welcome.
> 
> cheers,
> Dave
> 
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