[JMS] Voila! Front Panel Success

[ronnie.hull]

gladly

When I am completely done with it I will be glad to post all of it here
instead of half of it now!

currently I am scratching my head trying to figure out how to make a pattern
for the cover(s)

73's

ronnie

On Mon, 4 Dec 2006 11:15:21 -0800 (PST), C E wrote
> Hi Ronnie:
> For the information to all hands, can you give out the
> measurements of your work? It will surely beat the
> guesswork out for the rest of us who own partial
> modulators. Cal. 
> --- "ronnie.hull" <ronnie.hull at glowbugs.com> wrote:
> 
> > thanks Don
> > 
> > sorry Ive turned into such a pain on this.
> > 
> > Ronnie
> > 
> > On Sun, 03 Dec 2006 13:42:08 -0600, Don Buska wrote
> > > Hi Ronnie,
> > > 
> > > Here is something I sent you in March of 2006.  Is
> > this it?
> > > 
> > > "When I did my Millen 90831 I first made the
> > chassis cover for the
> > > modulator.  That required accurate holes drilling
> > for the MIC Jack,
> > > Level Pot shaft, CW-Phone Switch and the Meter.  I
> > also drilled four
> > > holes that would attach the later front panel to
> > the chassis box and
> > > those on the side lips to match up with the
> > chassis screws that hold 
> > > the two sides together.  Once that is completed
> > and checked by 
> > > assembling it together, I took it apart again. 
> > The chassis cover 
> > > then was used as a hole template for the rack
> > front panel.  Your 
> > > right the front panels are not cheap so centering
> > the chassis cover 
> > > onto the back and scribing the markings onto the
> > back of the front 
> > > panel needs to be done with great care.  Repeat
> > the drilling rules 
> > > used on the chassis cover to the front panel.  The
> > four screws that 
> > > hold the front panel to the chassis were flathead
> > counter sunk 
> > > types.  So after the front panel was painted one
> > of the first things 
> > > I did was to mount the chassis cover to the front
> > panel.  Once the 
> > > aluminum plates are glued onto the front those
> > screws will be hidden 
> > > and not easily accessible.  You might try working
> > without those 
> > > mounting screws, but that would mean the meter and
> > CW-PHONE switch 
> > > are the only things holding the front panel to the
> > chassis assembly. 
> > > That's pretty much weight and meter mounting
> > screws have a tendancy 
> > > to break out of the meter case.  If you aren't
> > going to try and replicate
> > > the aluminum front Millen Style panel you won't
> > have to hide the chassis
> > > to panel mounting screws.
> > > 
> > > Since metal is not forgiving this stuff takes
> > time.  A reasonable
> > > investment in good tools is worth all the
> > aggravation poor tools will
> > > produce.  Once you've thrown away a few front
> > panels or chassis you come
> > > to the conclusion that the initial investment in
> > tools more than offsets
> > > the cost and times wasted."
> > > 
> > > 73
> > > 
> > > Don N9OO
> > >
> >
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