[TowerTalk] Tool for F-connector holes

[Richard (Rick) Karlquist]

First, drill an ordinary (round) hole in the Carlon
box.  Next, use a 3D printer to make a plastic washer
with a double flatted hole in it that fits the connector.
Finally, glue this washer to the Carlon box using
the connector as an alignment jig.

The distance across the flats is 5/16 inch.

If you have two type-F's side by side you can make
a double washer that is held in place by the connector
nuts, which eliminates the gluing.  I have seen this
done with custom metal parts at HP.  (In HP's case,
the connectors were BNC's).

A McMaster Carr 90339A033 washer is another possibility.

Chassis punches basically only go down to 3/4 inch,
with a few models down to 1/2 inch.  Nothing at
3/8 inch.

73
Rick N6RK


On 3/11/2019 3:34 PM, tony.kaz--- via TowerTalk wrote:
> Does anyone know of a tool that makes a nice hole in Carlon boxes for a
> female F-connector with two flats that makes a nice hole so the connector
> doesn't spin?
> 
> Tnx
> 
> N2TK, Tony
> 
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