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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
Hmm… Four screws or two screws for hexagonal stars on the C8 heatsink? No reason not to put four on there I think. (the tooling marks are purely “visual,” by the way. It’s flat and smooth in the pocket.)
Edit: two screws is fine for 20mm noctigons. I’ll roll with that.
Well, I ended up having to redesign my S2+ pill and completely change up the machining strategy but I am quite happy with the result…. 12 hours later:
Next I’ve got to finish the 2nd ops of the Convoy C8 pills… Then onto the Courui D01 pills…. Then probably I should release my pride and joy, the expanding “Octosink” for D mags…
10 of custom sized XM to XP… Base OD = 10mm, Base Height = 0.8mm, Inner Centering Ring OD = 9mm, Inner Centering Ring Height = 0.8mm, to suit a square XP footprint.
This but with an XP square opening…
Also I would love to get a couple of copper pills if you do a run to suit the XinTD C8 and the D mag heatsink sounds interesting and is probably something I would be keen for.
Expanding Octosink? Is that part of the mystery MAG “D” package you talked about September 2014 that you were developing? From your thread asking for MAG “D” interior dimensions (Post #17):