And I believe you can still get 4hp panels with 8 holes punched in them...

On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 9:10 PM, Anthony Rolando < goldenechos@... > wrote:
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> How about this, instead of going at the 112 panel, just buy a blank 4hp
> panel and put the mod into that, install the panel next to the 112. If you
> are feeling confident put a mult in the panel too!
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> > To: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com
> > From: partlydrone@...
> > Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 18:49:00 +0000
> > Subject: 1 Re: Faceplate drilling advice
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> > i mean this really unfacetiously: i find it inspiring that there are
> > people out there who are so capable and diligent.
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> > i just want to get a hole through with the minimum of fuss, even if it
> > looks a mess, my whole life is a botch. if i go at it with a dremmel,
> > will i basically get through okay
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> > --- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com , Anthony Rolando <goldenechos@...>
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> > > If I were adding a switch to a doepfer module I would remove all
> > electronics and center punch the BACK of the panel before I drilled. I
> > would run my machine at about 3 or 4 thousand RPM. I would use a
> > stepped drill and deburr after making the hole.
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> > > I would drill the into BACK of the faceplate to AVOID scratching the
> > front (visible) metal and graphics with the aluminum that will spiral
> > out of the hole and spin at 3100 RPM! Place a clothe with a drill
> > thru opening on the drilling table to avoid scuffing the fron of the
> > panel. I would use a drill press to ensure that the hole was where I
> > wanted it... I have done it with a hand tool as well, but it is harder
> > to achieve good accuracy with hand tools. I would use a CLAMP to
> > secure the faceplate to the drill table TO ENUSRE THAT I DID NOT TAKE
> > THE CORNER OF THE FACEPLATE IN THE STOMACH OR THE EYE.
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> > > Another option is to punch the hole. This is much easier and safer,
> > but fewer people have metal punches.
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> > > I would not use a dremmel tool. I am sure you have a friend with a
> > proper hand drill or press. Or perhaps they have a hand drill in the
> > janitors closet where you work or go to school.
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> > > Tony
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> > > > To: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com
> > > > From: partlydrone@...
> > > > Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 11:25:37 +0000
> > > > Subject: 1 Faceplate drilling advice
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> > > > Just before I dive in, does anyone have advice or experience of
> > > > drilling through doepfer module faceplates I want to put an extra
> > > > switch across jumper J1 of my a112 to switch the LP filter in and out
> > > > (I quite like digital artefacts). Should I go through the palaver of
> > > > removing all the electronics boards first Should I really though
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> > > > will my cheapo dremmel-clone go through the aluminium quickly and
> > easily
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