> You say --
>
> >I found a local sheet metal shop that has CNC LASER
> >metal cutting equipment.
>
> Such a deal! Do they do mail-order work? Maybe they should ...
[Steve Katz] No, I seriously doubt it. Why would they? If you
have CAD software (even AutoCAD, which is a very inexpensive program) and
can download the CAD files to them via the internet, this saves setup time;
however, cost for shipping 16ga CRS chassis can exceed the cost of the
chassis themselves in many cases, and complicates the review/approval
process. However, everywhere I've lived (NJ, CA and points between, even
the Florida panhandle) has sheet metal shops listed in their Yellow Pages,
and many modern shops use 100% CNC equipment, and many of them also have at
least one CNC LASER. The Amada LASERMAC (I think it's called) is only the
size of a turret punch, uses the same programming language, and in very
popular use in most of the shops around these parts...
WB2WIK/6
> I had not considered the higher tech methods for panel fabrication such as
> laser, EDM, and water-cutting. Maybe I should have.
>
> I think there might be a tidy little mailorder business for one-off,
> quick-turn panel cutting. I can think of some projects I've done that I
> would have gladly forked over a dead Andrew Jackson for somebody else to
> hog out the holes.
>
> Jim N6OTQ
>
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