4 Jun
2005
4 Jun
'05
2:53 p.m.
Subject: Re: Nascom 2 keyboard connector
From: "Jim Beacon" <jim at g1jbg.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 04 Jun 2005 22:43:08 +0100
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at
classiccmp.org>
The famed and well used Greenlee punches are like that. Various sizes
and shapes and you drill a through hole and assemble the punch on
opposing sides, insert bolt and tighten. Nice clean holes.
I also have a nibbling tool, takes a .1"x.25" bite in any direction
and perfect for odd chassis holes.
My wish list includes a 2-3FT wide sheetmetal shear and a small
(18"-24") bending brake.
Allison
Presumably the punch tool has a limit as to how
far from the edges of a
piece it can reach?
There was a "Q-Max" D type punch, don't know if it is still
available, but
that could be used to pace a hole anywhere in a sheet of metal (it is pulled
through with a bolt, so doesn't need a press of any kind).
Jim.