Subject: Re: Custom aluminum piece

From: [email-masked] ()
Date: 12 May 1995 17:59:20 GMT

Jeffrey Sussman ([email-masked]) wrote:
: One of the best materials, tried so far, is 1/8" T6.  The shields are 
: "heater" shaped.  Like the bottom of an iron.  They are about 24" across 
	(SNIP)
	--A good nibbler might be ideal. I've got a small air nibbler 
that can cut intricate shapes fairly quickly in 1/16" steel; got it from 
Harbor freight for maybe $50.- or so. For 1/8" al., there are larger 
industrial models that will run you considerably more. If you're going to 
make 40,000 of these, you might consider stamping...

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