Wow!
I can't believe the prices...
I need to make a few holes for serial connectors from time to time.
These are the 9-pin size. DB-9...
The best way I know of is a chassis punch. The best one is made by Greenlee. It's their model 229.
Here is a picture...
http://67.189.65.181/eBay/greenlee/229.jpg Anybody have any suggestions (besides eBay) about where to pick one up affordably?
Got one you wanna sell...?
Please let me know.
Thanks, in advance.
Sincerely,
Jack :)
I can't see buying a press and punch for less than several hundred dollars (Although you may already have the press, the cheapest d-sub punch I found was $247).
If you only need a few, why don't you try a local fabricator?
Coastal Tool used to have some of the best prices. I haven't bought from them lately but when I still had the brick & mortar alarm company I shopped there regularly. They were a great bunch to work with. Here's their URL:
I know, I had one for running conduit to my front doors.
For a D connector, how about cutting a rectangle with a sabre saw, then mount connector over hole to make the viewed side look okay?
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