28 Sep
2006
28 Sep
'06
4:11 p.m.
Thanks guys, I think I'd rather pay the money to frontpanelexpress and not
worry about screwing it up.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org
[mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Ethan Dicks
Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 2:50 PM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: Transition panels and racking
On 9/28/06, Roy J. Tellason <rtellason at verizon.net> wrote:
was trying
A compressed air supply? Sounds good to me, though I haven't figured
On Wednesday 27 September 2006 11:19 pm, Ethan
Dicks wrote:
> And I've broken cheap RS nibblers on thick aluminum...
they are OK
for
plastic and really thin sheet.
I'm not remembering why they broke, but I know I broke several of
those when I first got one -- the spec in the catalog at that time
said they were good on up to 16 ga. steel, and the box I to nibble (also from RS :-) said it was 16 ga.
steel,
which I was happy to point out to them.
Yeah... I don't remember that I was doing anything that was
off the spec, but when the tool broke, I can't say I was surprised.
> > If you've got a compressed air
supply, you can pick up
a pneumatic
> > nibbler for about $30 from your local
cheap Chinese
tool store (e.g.
Harbor Freight). These can make just about any shape
hole in
sheet metal up to 14 gauge very quickly and easily.
Ooh... I gots to get me one of those... out yet where I'm gonna put one in this
second floor apartment. :-)
I already have the compressed air (I got it to fill tractor
tires, drive a pneumatic nail gun, etc.). I just need to go
out and get the pneumatic nibbler tool itself.
I've seen pneumatic shears, etc., but don't do enough work
with sheet metal to justify that - I didn't consider that a
nibbler is an obvious tool to drive with air.
-ethan