On 11/9/20 12:40 AM, Jim Pruitt wrote:
I am hoping that someone(s) can give me some advice on cable window
entries. I am looking for something like a 1/4" thick aluminum strip to
go in the window track. The tracks are 38.5 inches apart. I was unable
to find a 4 inch wide aluminum flat bar strip at a reasonable price ($40
for the strip and $40 for shipping). I did find a 3 inch wide strip and
do have that. What I want to know is what length I need to cut it to. If
I make it the full 38.5 inches long then how do I get it into the tracks
since I can't slide it in from the end? If I cut it to say 38 inches
then what do I use to fill the other 1/2 inch (or 1/4 inch on each
end)? Do I just use stick on weather stripping?
The second part is, how do I make the D shaped holes for the SO239
bulkhead feedthroughs or the UG492 BNC bulkhead feedthroughs? I am sure
my 5/8" Greelee punches will not even make a dent in the strip. I do
not have access to a vertical mill to cut the holes.
5/8" hole saw, and live with them spinning in the hole?
and 1/4" aluminum is probably way thicker than you need.
Your greenlee will punch 1/8" without any problem.
It depends on what you consider reasonably priced - I use Front Panel
Express - download their tool, define your panel, and they'll send it to
you in a few days. Painted or not, machined in legends and labels, any
shape hole you want. But it's going to be more than $50.
https://www.frontpanelexpress.com/
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I use weather stripping - they make a kind with a slot into which you
can put a panel, but the stick on kind also works.
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