Sheet Metal Fabricator for HAM Projects
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| Jan 13th 2018, 12:09 | |
WA2FTVTotal Topics: 0 Total Posts: 0 |
Hello Everybody Does anyone know if there exists any sheet metal fabricators that would cater to the amateur radio hobbyist market. I like in an apartment and do not have the space for such tools. A search of the local makerspace organizations do not seem to have the equipment required. There is a project that I would like to duplicate in one of ARRL's specialized publications that requires an electronic enclosure. A web search has not yielded any satisfactory results. Please reply to this forum if you know of any such organization or company. Thank You and 73s Cedric WA2FTV |
| Mar 30th 2018, 12:12 | |
W3KFQTotal Topics: 0 Total Posts: 0 |
Try Harbor Freight, they have very reasonable metal fabrication tools, I know, I have used the to make chassis's W3KFQ Bobby |
| Mar 30th 2018, 12:13 | |
W3KFQTotal Topics: 0 Total Posts: 0 |
I also live in an apt with limited space. Bobby W3KFQ |
| May 18th 2019, 17:11 | |
WB5EMXTotal Topics: 0 Total Posts: 0 |
It sounds to me like you are interested in having a sheet metal company manufacture a chassis for you. If that is what you are trying to do, you will have to supply drawings (i.e., blueprints) of parts to be made that are adequately detailed so a sheet metal worker can read the print and put the proper bends and/or holes in the right spots. This involves significant skill if you've never done it before, but it can be done. I can talk with you further if you'd like. WB5EMX@arrl.net bob |
| Jun 2nd 2019, 08:15 | |
AA5LPTotal Topics: 0 Total Posts: 0 |
Talk to a High School metal shop teacher, if you can find one that still teaches metal shop. You might try a junior college or trade school. Lots of times there will be a student who excells and the teacher will reward him with "special" projects. I did several drafting projects in high school because I was the only one interested in architecture. My first part time employee in my drafting show was a high school "teachers pet". |
| Feb 7th 2020, 18:14 | |
K5LIFTotal Topics: 0 Total Posts: 0 |
Look up 'brake' in the October issue of QST. There is a decent homemade sheet metal brake, with directions on it's use, which may fit your needs. There was a revisit of this article in August of 2012, but I could not access it tonight. Good Luck |
| Feb 7th 2020, 21:08 | |
W1VTSuper Moderator Total Topics: 0 Total Posts: 0 |
In 2012 we started using a new article archive by PageSuite and stopped linking PDFs to the old article archive. I just heard that the guy who used to do that has been retired from his last job for over a year. The new archive allows you to view the entire issue of QST and do full text searches. |
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