The last time I saw a light at the end of the tunnel, it was another train headed towards me.
The last time I saw a light at the end of the tunnel, it was another train headed towards me.
The button for reset and power presented a little problem when it came to 3/4" cherry. The button was shorter then the thickness of the board.
So I measured the nut to see how big of hole it would take to allow me to mount the button. I used a 1" forstner drill bit to drill down to allow the shaft of the button to protrude through.
Above you can see a test drilling on a scrap board to see what it would take to mount this switch. Note that this board was only 5/8" but it still would give me valuable practice prior to drilling the cherry.
Using my drill press for accuracy I set up to drill the first half of the hole.
Make the first drill pass.
All the measurements were drawn on the board to set up the drilling.
Once I had the drill for the nut it was time to drill the rest of the hole.
Note the indentation in the center of the hole. I would use this to drill the same exact center for the smaller hole holding the shaft of the button.
Here I am drilling the second half of the hole. This is a 3/4" forstner drill bit. There is a small piece of wood under the face plate to prevent tear out.
Here are the holes with a shoulder to allow the button to attached to the face plate.
All that was left to do was to mount the button to the face plate and attach the nuts to test the design.
The next step will be to recess the drive cage into the face plate.
The last time I saw a light at the end of the tunnel, it was another train headed towards me.
The last time I saw a light at the end of the tunnel, it was another train headed towards me.
The last time I saw a light at the end of the tunnel, it was another train headed towards me.
Really nice work unless the fact that I dislike wood for computer cases (moisture stays inside the case) it's an incredilble work and cant wait to see the final results
+rep
Anyone who think a computer is sexy need to #$? and fast
The last time I saw a light at the end of the tunnel, it was another train headed towards me.