Doepfer

And I believe you can still get 4hp panels with 8 holes punched in them...

On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 9:10 PM, Anthony Rolando <goldenechos@hotmail.com> wrote:
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>  How about this, instead of going at the 112 panel, just buy a blank 4hp
> panel and put the mod into that, install the panel next to the 112. If you
> are feeling confident put a mult in the panel too!
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>  TOny
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>  > To: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com
>  > From: partlydrone@yahoo.com
>  > Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 18:49:00 +0000
>  > Subject: [Doepfer_a100] Re: Faceplate drilling advice?
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>  > i mean this really unfacetiously: i find it inspiring that there are
>  > people out there who are so capable and diligent.
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>  > i just want to get a hole through with the minimum of fuss, even if it
>  > looks a mess, my whole life is a botch. if i go at it with a dremmel,
>  > will i basically get through okay?
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>  > --- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com, Anthony Rolando <goldenechos@...>
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>  > > If I were adding a switch to a doepfer module I would remove all
>  > electronics and center punch the BACK of the panel before I drilled. I
>  > would run my machine at about 3 or 4 thousand RPM. I would use a
>  > stepped drill and deburr after making the hole.
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>  > > I would drill the into BACK of the faceplate to AVOID scratching the
>  > front (visible) metal and graphics with the aluminum that will spiral
>  > out of the hole and spin at 3100 RPM! Place a clothe with a drill
>  > thru opening on the drilling table to avoid scuffing the fron of the
>  > panel. I would use a drill press to ensure that the hole was where I
>  > wanted it... I have done it with a hand tool as well, but it is harder
>  > to achieve good accuracy with hand tools. I would use a CLAMP to
>  > secure the faceplate to the drill table TO ENUSRE THAT I DID NOT TAKE
>  > THE CORNER OF THE FACEPLATE IN THE STOMACH OR THE EYE.
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>  > > Another option is to punch the hole. This is much easier and safer,
>  > but fewer people have metal punches.
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>  > > I would not use a dremmel tool. I am sure you have a friend with a
>  > proper hand drill or press. Or perhaps they have a hand drill in the
>  > janitors closet where you work or go to school.
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>  > > Tony
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>  > > > To: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com
>  > > > From: partlydrone@...
>  > > > Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 11:25:37 +0000
>  > > > Subject: [Doepfer_a100] Faceplate drilling advice?
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>  > > > Just before I dive in, does anyone have advice or experience of
>  > > > drilling through doepfer module faceplates? I want to put an extra
>  > > > switch across jumper J1 of my a112 to switch the LP filter in and out
>  > > > (I quite like digital artefacts). Should I go through the palaver of
>  > > > removing all the electronics boards first? Should I really though?
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>  > > > will my cheapo dremmel-clone go through the aluminium quickly and
>  > easily?
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