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daguuy · Post by **daguuy** » Sun Feb 12, 2006 6:29 pm

i just made a metal holder thingy kinda like that but it's made of really tough metal (old computer drive bay). how would i put holes in tough metal?

jeffslot · Post by **jeffslot** » Sun Feb 12, 2006 6:31 pm

Daguuy,

Can you use a drill to put a hole in it? That's what I did for some 7805 heatsinks.

Jeff S

daguuy · Post by **daguuy** » Sun Feb 12, 2006 6:34 pm

that would work for light/soft alluminum like a heatsink but i'm talking about big heavy metal and i have no diamond blade drill bits
EDIT: i think i have a tool somewhere that does something like that, i'll be back in a bit with a pic of it cause i have no clue how to use it...
EDIT2: i'm back! here's the pic of the tool and the metal:

does anybody know if this tool would work or how to use it? if not, any other suggestions are welcome

coolio · Post by **coolio** » Sun Feb 12, 2006 6:43 pm

does that tool have a hole in the front of it? It looks like a rivet tightener but i can't quite tell from the picture.
Would you be able to post a front picture of it?

G-force · Post by **G-force** » Sun Feb 12, 2006 9:29 pm

It appears to be something called a metal "nibbler" (heh, futurama!). It can take small "bites" out of thin sheet metal.

Good job on that rewiring job marsh, looks real nice.

daguuy · Post by **daguuy** » Sun Feb 12, 2006 10:13 pm

thanks G-force, anyway i tried the drill and it worked

Dr.Weasel · Post by **Dr.Weasel** » Sun Feb 12, 2006 11:39 pm

Yeah, that tool is a pop rivet gun... you drill a hole between two pieces of sheet metal. Put a rivet in the tool. put the other end in the two pieces of metal and squeze the handle and it rivets the two pieces together.
-Hayden