Wow Hoop, impressive!
Hoop those are really nice ,i am going to use a Noctigon XP32 so i will not have problem with wires etc,thanks.
Round sounds like a winner. Thanks!
As long as you can keep the tolerances good, round is OK, but at least with the plastic spacers it seems like the round ones have a much wider tolerance range, which often makes them end up loose.
I suppose that round holes alleviate the need to add pockets for the excess solder relief.
Ok, managed to squeeze in some more machine time for these. They came out nice though the picture doesn’t look that great. My process is getting better. I’ll shoot you fellas a PM.
Wow Hoop, very impressive. What size tool are you using?
I’m using 3/16” down to .020” end mills, so far.
I should add copperclad circuit boards to this thread. (contact plates, etc) I already have a bunch of 1/16” thick 4oz double sided board material. Some 1/32” 1oz double-clad as well.
Do you mean are turning down the actual sinkpads? If so, is it possible to get a couple? I’ve not been as successful at avoiding shorts and even when I get it working, I don’t trust led+ trace a knife blade away from shorting out.
They are sold through Mtn but it looks like they might be out of stock. I don’t have any of the stars at the moment.
Lightly filing around the edge at a 45-degree angle doesn’t do the trick?
You know… I’m embarrassed to say I didn’t even try a hand file. :–5 I was using a dremel and trying to clean it up with a utility knife. I imagine my difficulties are a result of my methods. I had such a hard time with the first two I did that I mentally gave up on trying to find a better method. I’ll give the hand file a try on the next one.
any news?
MG and nofearek9’s gaskets have shipped. 
I closed the sale because I need to put all of my spare time into superior product offerings… starting with a run of copper S2+, C8, and D01 heatsinks. I’m running some now.
Edit: took three tries and I had to edit the machine post parameters to smooth out the thread interpolation but it’s looking pretty good now.
those look great ,send you a pm.
Darn, missed that this was closing… Could have used some of the xp-xm adapters and maybe some of the S2 adapters.
That Copper machine work looks so smooth hoop. The thread start without a bur, orsm.
I dont know how you do it.
Since I closed the sale there has been a surge of interest, which is pretty motivating. I was not expecting that. I’ll leave it open and just do them when I can. It takes about 3-4 hours to do a batch but it’s worth it if there’s several people wanting gaskets.
Thanks MRsDNF. That’s a big compliment coming from you. I’ve seen some of your work!
It may not be as big a complement coming from me, but I also think that your work looks great! 
I’m glad you re-opened sales of the gaskets on a “produce when I can” basis.
Thanks wight! I try to make my parts as pretty as I reasonably can. It is the little details that the average person wouldn’t even notice, but a machinist might, that make parts great instead of just good. I was taught this by an old hand when I first started out.