For Sale Amiga 1200 Tower Backplates (Laser cut)
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Well done @spokegrat
ill have to do a video of my homemade one too with these backplates
Here is some pictures
Of my attempt using these backplates
My setup is a Amiga 1200 1.D.4 3.1 Roms
4xeide
Blizzard 1260 with SCSI Adapter with 2x128mb ram
Mediator 1200TX
Indivision MKII
PCI Radeon 128mb
PCI Voodoo 3000
PCI USB card (not yet configured)
PCI Dlink network card
PCI sound card
Ps2 keyboard Adapter
80GB HDD
Black PC FDD with cable mod to work on Amiga
DVDRW
Backplate just needs a paint
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Of my attempt using these backplates
My setup is a Amiga 1200 1.D.4 3.1 Roms
4xeide
Blizzard 1260 with SCSI Adapter with 2x128mb ram
Mediator 1200TX
Indivision MKII
PCI Radeon 128mb
PCI Voodoo 3000
PCI USB card (not yet configured)
PCI Dlink network card
PCI sound card
Ps2 keyboard Adapter
80GB HDD
Black PC FDD with cable mod to work on Amiga
DVDRW
Backplate just needs a paint
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Hi
slightly off topic question but what software did you use to design the plates?
or does anyone know of any free software I can use to design similar that can be sent to manufacturers?
slightly off topic question but what software did you use to design the plates?
or does anyone know of any free software I can use to design similar that can be sent to manufacturers?
Beavis
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I know what I use, and that is CamBam (and no, it's not what your dirty mind thinks that it is
), I draw simple stuff with it, and export the G-code to my machine.But you can also use Inkscape, it's freeware, and also exports .DXF files, but the mfgr. still needs to know what to do with it, eg. toolpaths need to be made, based on the size of the cutter, but a quirky bloke knows how it works.
I know what I use, and that is CamBam (and no, it's not what your dirty mind thinks that it is
But you can also use Inkscape, it's freeware, and also exports .DXF files, but the mfgr. still needs to know what to do with it, eg. toolpaths need to be made, based on the size of the cutter, but a quirky bloke knows how it works.
Thanks for the reply, and thanks to mastergr for his PM.
When I design PCB's I send over Gerber files to the manufacturer who then builds the PCB, is the .DXF similar? I send that off to some one who manufactures/cuts steel sheets?
I know this sounds like a very noob question but we all start somewhere
Beavis
New member
Ok, a .DXF (Autocad Exchange Format) is a vector orientated file, but you still have to specify some parameters, so look at this piccy.
The part that needs to be cut out is in red, the blue square is the toolpath, and that's smaller, why? Because I used a tool of 4 mm, when you're using a laser, then the tool size is (almost) neglectable.
The part that needs to be cut out is in red, the blue square is the toolpath, and that's smaller, why? Because I used a tool of 4 mm, when you're using a laser, then the tool size is (almost) neglectable.
OK thanks, I guess am going to have to do a bit more reading on this subject as I had (naively) assumed I could draw a square with a circle in middle and end up with a square piece of metal with a hole in it!! Lol
So on your example here would everything between the red and blue disappear/bet cut out by the drill? And is that space 4mm as per the size of your drill bit?
