Being too mean to have numbered drills as well as metric and fractions, I cheat a bit by drilling undersize and reaming. A hand held taper reamer does the job nicely..... 73 Peter G3RZP -- FAQ on WWW
Peter and All This is a good method as it produces a "ROUND" hole, which in thin material can be a problem with a regular drill. Art KB7WW -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/FAQ/amps Submission
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With a spotwelder. roger that. In my experiences with 8170s, 8171s, et cetera, 1/8" 6061T6 aluminum plate makes a rigid-enough chassis. The chassis is merely a shelf in the box, so no bent metal is
Equipping a shop to turn out chassis in mass is quite a chore. Rather than standard aluminum boxes, which are available from many sources, I would rather see enclosures that are designed for the cool
I would like to know if you can still obtain cane metal and if so where? I have several old home-brew amps and transmitters where the cane metal covers have become dented and distorted. Mike(y) W3SLK
Terry and the Group First the best of seasons greeting to all of you and yours. Yes, aluminum can be and is spot welded as a general practice. Where I work, Freightliner, the the large truck builders
On Sun, 24 Dec 2000 20:16:15 -0800 "Terry Gaiser" <W6RU@bak.rr.com> writes: Hi Terry, A corner notcher will come in handy if you want to fold up corners like a Bud "5-sided" chassis. And when folding
Radio WC6W <wc6w@juno.com> Pem-nuts are neat but I'm inexperienced in metalwork and don't know where to get them and whether I'd need a special tool to install them. Can someone please advise? Tnx &
Small Parts Inc. carries them .... 800-220-4242. When space allows a "Whitney" punch tool presses them into place nicely but in some locations I have had to either use a hammer to tap them into place
Author: Frank & Barb Ayers" <w2fca@qsl.net (Frank & Barb Ayers)
Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2000 17:54:55 -0500
I got something similar to PEM nuts from Barnhill Bolt Co. They're sorta like threaded pop rivets. You put them in the hole you drill, then attach and installation tool which is basically a grade 8 b
Out here these are known as "Hank Bushes". And they are great for panels that need to be removed from time to time. 73 Barry Kirkwood PhD ZL1DD Signal Hill 66 Cory Road Palm Beach Waiheke Island 1240
On Tue, 26 Dec 2000 12:21:04 -0800 "Terry Gaiser" <W6RU@bak.rr.com> writes: Hi Terry, You're welcome. I got to thinking, after I sent you my comments, that in all the years I've been building stuff,
On Tue, 26 Dec 2000 12:26:13 -0800 "Terry Gaiser" <W6RU@bak.rr.com> writes: but place I don't use that many of them but, I always seem to employ PEM nuts right up against an internal right angle of s
Note that there is good article from QST on bending metal. The article is available for download in the "TIS" section (Technical Information Service) on ARRL's website. I just downloaded it a few day
I install PEM nuts by drilling the specified size hole, inserting the nut, and squeezing with a large vise. The mfg's name is Pennsylvania Engineering and Manufacturing. There has gotta be a Web sit
Gentlemen, please see the PEM URL: http://www.pemnet.com/ I use PEM nuts and press them into the aluminum plate or angle using a hardened piece of machine steel rod with a flat end on it. The drill p