IEC socket punch

[Trevor Wilson]

Any ideas on a source for an IEC socket punch for steel chassis? RS
Components have them, but at horrendous cost.


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Trevor Wilson
www.rageaudio.com.au

 

[Michael A. Terrell]

Trevor Wilson wrote:

Any ideas on a source for an IEC socket punch for steel chassis? RS
Components have them, but at horrendous cost.

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Trevor Wilson
www.rageaudio.com.au

How about cutting the holes with a Nibbler?

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Former professional electron wrangler.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

 

[Trevor Wilson]

"Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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Trevor Wilson wrote:

Any ideas on a source for an IEC socket punch for steel chassis? RS
Components have them, but at horrendous cost.

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Trevor Wilson
www.rageaudio.com.au


How about cutting the holes with a Nibbler?

**That would option #2.


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Trevor Wilson
www.rageaudio.com.au

 

[Michael A. Terrell]

Trevor Wilson wrote:

"Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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Trevor Wilson wrote:

Any ideas on a source for an IEC socket punch for steel chassis? RS
Components have them, but at horrendous cost.

--
Trevor Wilson
www.rageaudio.com.au


How about cutting the holes with a Nibbler?

**That would option #2.

--
Trevor Wilson
www.rageaudio.com.au

I used to use a Greenlee chassis punch made for the P&B KHP series
relay socket and shape the ends with a nibbler until someone swiped over
$1000 of punches. They got everything except the 1/2" "D" punch for 3AG
fuseholders. I'm looking at a table top milling machine to cut holes,
but I'll have to save up my spare change to buy another expensive toy.

--
Former professional electron wrangler.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

 

[Ken Taylor]

"Trevor Wilson" <trevor@SPAMBLOCKrageaudio.com.au> wrote in message
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Any ideas on a source for an IEC socket punch for steel chassis? RS
Components have them, but at horrendous cost.


--
Trevor Wilson
www.rageaudio.com.au

IIRC many years back we bought one from AllTools.

Ken

 

[Mark Harriss]

Trevor Wilson wrote:

Any ideas on a source for an IEC socket punch for steel chassis? RS
Components have them, but at horrendous cost.

I see most computer power supplies have a rectangular
hole which the IEC chassis connector covers fully.
About 22 x 27 mm in size. That'd be about 7/8" by 1&
1/8" approximately: is there a punch that size?.

 

[Mark Harriss]

Mark Harriss wrote:

Trevor Wilson wrote:

Any ideas on a source for an IEC socket punch for steel chassis? RS
Components have them, but at horrendous cost.




I see most computer power supplies have a rectangular
hole which the IEC chassis connector covers fully.
About 22 x 27 mm in size. That'd be about 7/8" by 1&
1/8" approximately: is there a punch that size?.

Bugger: $325 for a punch!!, I was planning to make
one for a lever press at some stage but then I have
access to a friend who made dies for a living once
so I can use his expertise.