ILDA Splitter

[inova20]

this punch you drill a small hold then i use a impact gun ...ill try it on 4.mil .had some stanless stuff made had to get laser cut but you could try a water jet cutting ser.may be cost wise if your going to make more then one.....trying to setup a cnc cutter for my brother this well cut 8ft-4ft hopfuly soon....this thing is killer.just needs some fine tunning...

[inova20]

forgot to say real nice work on the splitter was thinking of how i was going run my two old cs units on the new dac ....well that was easy....your setup solves everything.....

[The_Doctor]

I have so wanted a water jet cutter ever since I read Count Zero (or Mona Lisa Overdrive, I foirget which book mentioned one in passing). Bit it's almost certainly more expensive than I'll be able to justify. The main thing is I will be cutting holes in existing cases, trying not to screw up some nice anodising already on them. A small hand operated cutter may be the best bet, or at least the cheapest.

[inova20]

ok doc just made a db25 hole with the hand tool in 3mm or .125 stock took 8 min for one..hear are some picks..how thick are your stock.....you sead 4mm

[The_Doctor]

Thanks for that. Good test, and time consuming. I know what it's like stopping to do lots of photos.. That looks like the kind of punch I need. I have some circular ones for 16mm and 20mm. The upper limit may have been 3mm thickness, officially, but I think I did a 4mm thick hole in a diecast box once. I don't even know the wall thickness on the cases I'm buying yet, exactly. Got to look into that.

[inova20]

would you want to sell one as a kit no holes un built.....love to build stuff

[inova20]

ok now you got me thinking mabe a small automotive press with this die.....could buy one for 100 bucks or just use a bottle jack in a small cage......

[The_Doctor]

I can't. I haven't even bought them yet.. And when I do I'll need to build stuff into them to earn the money I need to do anything like get scanners and stuff.

The idea of fitting that die to a press is a good one. That could guarantee easy repeatability, and less damage to existing finish on a case.

Edit:
Edison's selling them. In the for-sale forum there is a post, about ten days ago I think.

[inova20]

sorry doc lost in the post.....what are you building new projectors....well if you need the tool just ask il send it to you......

[The_Doctor]

Just lasers. For now... Hopefully something good enough to pay for projectors later. I'm in the UK, so postage might cost a bit, I suspect it's a bit heavy, that tool.. I'll see what RS can sell me locally. If it looks like being worth buying yours and paying for postage, I'll ask. (I like RS a lot, but they can be expensive on some things).