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02-18-2003, 06:25 PM | #1 |
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basic tools and materials for making blocks
ive been wanting to try and make some of my own designs on a peice of copper and try it out on my system. being only a minor i do not have access to a CNC routing machine. what can i use instead of that? im looking at drilpresses since my designs wont be complicated. are simple channels considered complicated? i mean i could just connect the places i drill to make some sort of channel
on my checklist for now i have tap/die drill press with various bitsizes wd40 files.. does home depot sell copper blocks? TIA |
02-19-2003, 02:40 AM | #2 | |
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i also get to use my schools mill....out of school time im currently milling it with thoose parts you have atm you could build a decent performing block cheers
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02-19-2003, 03:20 AM | #3 |
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pokpok, you should consider buying (or borrow) a dremel, connecting the drilled holes into channels with dremel cutting wheel is the best and easiest way to do it.
Good luck!
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02-19-2003, 10:41 AM | #5 |
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ok cool i have a dremel! are you sure the cutting wheels can cut ok through the copper? or did yo guys used the reinforced ones
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02-19-2003, 12:56 PM | #6 |
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you can get the diamond discs and double them up on the wheel. I was able to cut through steel and Alu with mine.
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02-19-2003, 02:29 PM | #7 |
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I used emery discs, and I think g.l.amour used reinforced ones. Just make sure you have couple of them
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02-19-2003, 03:07 PM | #9 |
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Thx jaydee116! I presumed that is obligatory. I use clear shield for the whole face, saved me couple of times of that broken emery discs flying at the great speed!
Yup pokpok, don't forget the safety! Just a little warning, this happened a few day's ago, at approx 10 000 rpm's...be careful!
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02-19-2003, 05:02 PM | #10 |
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wow ive cut cases before...never bent the shaft
lol dremling a block dosent really look good if its gnna bend the shaft like that...hah |
02-19-2003, 05:37 PM | #11 |
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the dremel is inferior to the bosch or rotozip line. They go at 30000 rpm and explode eyeballs on impact. Much better imho. Dont forget they both have a large wheel attachment that looks like a metal pvc 90 degree elbow. It has a gear in it that slows down the rpms, but the larger discs allow you to cut through stuff like butter. butta.
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Yeah the "Dremel" SHOULD have originally been designed like the RotoZIps!!! Dremel's are so WEAK for metal usages... it's a wood and plastic POS. But Mines held it's own, besides, who wants to shell out near $150 for one of them things?
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02-19-2003, 09:45 PM | #13 |
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so where do you guys buy your thick copper sheets? what is it really a sheet or block? a sheet is thin, a block is thicker in my imagination, somewhre in between i guess
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02-19-2003, 09:55 PM | #15 |
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thnx
do you guys use the flat bars or the plates? usually whats the avg thckness of a WB? |
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02-19-2003, 10:12 PM | #17 |
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Here is a collection of tools and stuff, that will come in rather handy, when wanting to do what you want...
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02-19-2003, 10:27 PM | #18 |
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silicon sealent ..hmm
in terms of strength do you reccomend using that over jb weld? |
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nope... only for sealing, not for strenth... and nowadays I use Goop, much stronger than sealant....
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i was cutting into my PSU ... and well at 32,000rpm it went right into my foot.... it didnt pirce the skin, but i got a blister
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02-20-2003, 06:42 AM | #21 |
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one thing im worried about when i do cut my 1mm channels in my waterblock is, how i will do it, for example if i were to use a dremel how would i keep it steady while cutting it ?
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02-20-2003, 04:25 PM | #22 |
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lets say i buy the copper flat bar...what should u use to cut it into a square? would a jigsaw be fine in cutting it?
edit: whats a good tap/die kit to get...the ones ive seen go for 40$ or more...are theyre any cheaper ones? Last edited by pokpok; 02-20-2003 at 05:07 PM. |
02-20-2003, 07:45 PM | #23 | |
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I would just get the tap you intend to use and not a whole kit. You just need the tap and a tap wrench. |
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02-21-2003, 11:11 AM | #24 |
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what drill presses are good? are 1/3 hp 8in tabletop drill presses ok?
BTW what does the "inches" on the specs mean? |
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