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by GaryM
Fri Apr 10, 2020 7:10 am
Forum: Building the LitePlacer
Topic: Clean wiring solution for FETs and decoupling TinyG
Replies: 3
Views: 5051

Re: Clean wiring solution for FETs and decoupling TinyG

Are the gerbers etc for the pcbs available?

Thanks...

Gary
by GaryM
Mon Dec 05, 2016 12:12 am
Forum: Ideas and Feature Requests
Topic: Tape Strip Holders
Replies: 108
Views: 234344

Re: Tape Strip Holders

Thumb nuts... http://www.ebay.com/itm/Good-use-M3M4M5M6M8M10-Nickle-Zinc-Plated-Carbon-Steel-Knurled-Thumb-Nuts-Metric-/172402750669?var=&hash=item28240134cd:m:mEHL9efx15Ulr33IdJTe46w http://www.ebay.com/itm/Alloyed-Red-M3-M4-Knurled-Head-Thumb-Nut-Fastener-for-Tripod-2-5-10-20-30Pcs-/2320390549...
by GaryM
Sun Dec 04, 2016 10:12 pm
Forum: Ideas and Feature Requests
Topic: Tape Strip Holders
Replies: 108
Views: 234344

Re: Tape Strip Holders

Also can I offer a link to a company that may be of use to you for the manufacture? I have had some interaction with them, and they are quite professional. Based in China but owned and operated by westerners... I have no connection to the company, I just have them bookmarked for some possible proje...
by GaryM
Fri Dec 02, 2016 6:01 am
Forum: Ideas and Feature Requests
Topic: Tape Strip Holders
Replies: 108
Views: 234344

Re: Tape Strip Holders

I'm located in New Zealand, and involved in small scale audio manufacture, and have been for many years. Typically any of the suppliers here that do sheet metal work will have laser cutters these days, often extremely sophisticated ones. If they do sheet metal work they will have the capability to p...
by GaryM
Thu Dec 01, 2016 10:23 pm
Forum: Ideas and Feature Requests
Topic: Tape Strip Holders
Replies: 108
Views: 234344

Re: Tape Strip Holders

If you are having these strips of steel laser cut even in small quantities you will be able to have your manufacturer press a 3mm threaded stud into the bottom rail so it sticks up and will take a "thumb-nut" from above. This is the right way to do it, and would be little different cost fr...
by GaryM
Tue Nov 08, 2016 8:55 pm
Forum: Ideas and Feature Requests
Topic: Tape Strip Holders
Replies: 108
Views: 234344

Re: Tape Strip Holders

Absolutely agree on ebay or AliExpress for hardware like spacers, screws, etc. I regularly buy these there in qtys of hundreds per item. Stainless metric bolts in buttonhead m3, nylon spacers, brass spacers etc. Quality is very good and price is low.