Re: Muckite


"martin griffith"

Anyone else use this phrase for the material that Diecast boxes are
evolved/grown/groan/ from, Hammond, Eddystoned etc. are made of?


** Never heard of "Muckite" .

But a Kiwi colleague would often refer to cheap, brown PCBs as being made
from "compressed dog turds".

Diecast boxes vary greatly. Some are light as a feather, so must be mostly
Zinc and Aluminium - while others are heavy and so must contain a large
percentage of lead in the "muck".

IME, the light ones are tricky to machine largish holes in for XLRs etc.

I find a " step drill" ( made by G & J Hall Ltd in the UK) to be invaluable
when dealing with them.




........ Phil




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