Cutting Big Holes In Thin Metal

[doubleboost]

Hi
Lads
I have been wanting to make a storage rack for R8 collets for some time
I had thought about using wood (but i just dont like the stuff)
Settled in some 1.4 mm aluminium
This was cut to size and bent to fit in a metal drawer
Marked out to give 30 holes
I made a simple hole cutter from some shiney bits of steel i had found under the bench
The pictures tell the story
The studding is 10mm the finished holes 23mm






Finished job much better than those red plastic tubes

John

[Highpower]

Nicely done John - as always. That is great having a rack that is a perfect fit to the drawer.

[DaveH]

John,
Very neat, you didn't harden it then?

DaveH

[doubleboost]

(09-11-2012, 04:20 PM)DaveH Wrote: John,
Very neat, you didn't harden it then?

DaveH

What ever it was made from was very tough
It will cut thin steel as well
I think it was a bit of EN8 (the cutting bit)
The rest was just bright bar
John

[DaveH]

It did a good job John

DaveH

[EdK]

Nice John! That will help keep your collets organized and dust free. That's the sort of stuff you can't buy. You just make it.

Ed

[stevec]

Great idea John, I'm gonna file that away for the day when I get a round toit.

[sasquatch]

Real nice work,, and love the cabinets with the drawers.

[f350ca]

Very nicely done.

[DaveH]

Here you go Steve just for you


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DaveH