[kwlug-disc] Machine shop?

John Van Ostrand john at netdirect.ca
Wed Jan 12 14:54:50 EST 2011


It seems to me a belt sander with a heavy grit will take off that few mm quite easily and the rough surface would probably be good for heat tranfer.

----- Original Message -----
> Yeah, bring the fan into the lab on a Tuesday night. We should have
> something that you could use (after some brief safety training for
> insurance purposes), or you'll get plenty of suggestions on how best
> to fix it up.
> 
> Darcy.
> 
> On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 1:34 PM, Richard Weait <richard at weait.com>
> wrote:
> > On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 9:18 AM, L.D. Paniak
> > <ldpaniak at fourpisolutions.com> wrote:
> >> And now for something a little different...
> >>
> >> I have a CPU cooler that is a few mm too tall for the carputer case
> >> I'm
> >> trying to squeeze it into. I'm sure a few seconds on a proper
> >> milling
> >> machine would take care of the problem. Can anyone out there
> >> recommend
> >> a machine shop in the KW area?
> >
> > I'm not sure it KWArtzLab has a mill yet, but I'm pretty sure they
> > have either a belt sander or a disc sander. I'm sure those would get
> > the job done. Perhaps for the cost of replacement sandpaper and a
> > couple of beer.
> >
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