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Knife maker Bob Warner, one of the moderators on the CDK Forums
Tool Time
forum, has a website which contains a nice group of tutorials on building some of
your own shop equipment for knife making. One of his tutorials contains the diagrams
and a parts list for building your own electro-etching unit.
The following is a detailed description of how I built one of these units, and a list
of the tools and parts used. Thanks to Bob for making the original information
available and his willingness to share his knowledge. Bob’s website is
www.warnerknives.com.
Parts and BM_Supplies
Tools
;)
Almost all of the parts that I used for this box can be purchased from RadioShack.
I would recommend ordering them from their website,
www.radioshack.com, because you
will stand a better chance of finding everything that you need than you will at one
of the local stores. Another advantage to ordering from the website is that you will
not have anybody trying to sell you a new cell phone or 60 days of free internet
service. There are a few miscellaneous parts that you will have to get somewhere
other than RadioShack. Most of these parts can be found around the shop or at
Wal-Mart.
RadioShack Parts and Prices as of August 2003 (PDF List of RadioShack Parts) Slow-Blow 1 1/4"x 1/4" Glass Fuses-1.0A 250V Cat.# 270-1021 $2.39 Panel Fuse Holder Cat.# 270-364 $1.79 Toggle Switch with On/Off Label Plate Cat.# 275-602 $2.69 Toggle Switch DPDT with Center Off Position. Cat.# 275-1533 $3.49 Heavy-Duty Chassis-Mount Transformer w/leads Cat.# 273-1512 $9.99 Full-Wave Bridge Rectifiers Cat.# 276-1181 $2.49 Solderless Banana Plugs Cat.# 274-721 $2.49 Banana Jacks Cat.# 274-725 $2.49 120-Volt Neon, Red Cat.# 272-712 $2.99 Self-Stick Rubber Feet Cat.# 64-2346 $1.69 Enclosure 8x6x3" (20.32x15.4x7.6cm) Cat.# 270-1809 $6.99 AC Power Cords 6-Ft. - Black Cat.# 61-2859 $3.99 Slim Clip 2" Cat.# 270-346 $2.69 UL Recognized Hookup Wire 18AWG Cat.# 278-1226 $4.99
Total Price (Shipping and Tax not included) $51.16 Other miscellaneous parts and BM_Supplies needed
Double Sided Foam Tape Wal-Mart $?.?? Felt Wal-Mart $?.?? Small Rubber Bands Wal-Mart $?.?? WireGuard Twist Wire Connectors (12 pk) Wal-Mart $?.?? Small Block of Wood ????????? $?.?? Small Piece of Stainless Steel ????????? $?.??
;)
This is a complete list of the tools which I used. Not all of these tools are
necessary, so if you don’t have something here, just use something else. Most of
these are pretty common shop tools though.
More Important Tools Soldering Iron & Solder Hand Drill Drill Bits (1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 5/16) Sharpie Marker Scissors Philips Head Screw Driver (Small) Pliers Less Important Tools Drill Guide Propane Torch 1/2 Round File Philips Head Screw Driver (Large) Adjustable Wrench Leatherman Micro-Tool Electrician’s Tape
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