MOTM

At 11:42 AM -0500 2003/05/02, John Loffink wrote:
>I wouldn't recommend this.  Have you tried drilling Larry's steel PCB
>brackets?  They're pretty tough to drill, drill press or not, even worse
>if you need to drill 8-20 3/8 inch holes for jacks.

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.

>My recommendation is two L shaped brackets, one with two jack holes, one
>with a single pot hole.  You would straddle the DIY panel across two of
>these mounted to the front panel.  The two varieties give a mix and
>match capability for PCB mounting with all jacks, all pots or a mixture,
>without limitations on where the pots or jacks are located horizontally.

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.