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| krick:
Just a thought... Laser cutting a control panel? http://www.pololu.com/laser_cutting.html |
| crashwg:
There's also water-cutting, there's a place right up the road from me called Hydro-Cam, I don't know how much it costs, but I think all you need is the material and a cad drawing. |
| crashwg:
the largest piece we can fit in the machine is 24" x 12" taken directly from the site you linked. I think most control panels are wider than that. Note, I'm not sure if HydroCam has a similar size restriction. [edit]HydroCam has a website www.hydrocam.com (whataya know) and their size restriction is a full 4'x8' sheet of whatever, including what seems to be most metals, glass and plastics[/edit] |
| crashwg:
Oooh, imagine the posibilities... maybe a fully lexan or maybe even glass cab. I know it would be a bit on the pricey side, but I'm sure there's someone out there who would do it. |
| NoOne=NBA=:
Lexan waterjet cuts really nicely. Laser cutting it leaves a bit of discoloration on the edge, but isn't that bad. The other option is to find someone with a CNC mill. Given proper tooling, they can even cut your T-molding groove with a CNC. For the stuff we do at work, it usually shakes out that CNC is cheaper than Waterjet, and Waterjet is cheaper than laser. That may vary in your area depending on who needs business at the time, so I'd check around. |
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