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Subject: RE: [motm] jack only mounting brackets.

From: "John Loffink" <jloffink@...>
Date: 2003-05-02

> The stainless stell is tough, but not impenetrable. I've drilled a
> couple dozen so far. You'd only need to drill 2 holes to mount a
> bracket, the rest of the metal that touches the front panel can be
> notched out with tin snips. I've done this too.
>

You're a lot more patient than I! That's a lot of metal cutting.

> I agree that pre-drilled holes would be a much better solution. I
> just can't imagine a configuration that wouldn't require custom
> drilling at some point.
>

Agreed, that's why my proposal split the bracket in two pieces. As long
as you have two jacks or one pot near the mounting hole locations then
this would give you a solution.

John Loffink
jloffink@...

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