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Hey everyone. So I have a project that some of you may have found out about through that other WTB thread I have up about the efficient diodes. However, this is a slightly more odd request.
I have a host that I need a heatsink for. Normally, I would make the heatsink myself. However, in this case, the interior of the head is conically and parabolically shaped (i.e. it is a curved cone, much like a semi-ellipsoid). This would be nearly impossible to get a great fit on a manual lathe, and I need the heatsink here to make good thermal contact with the body. So, I am going to outsource it.
Is anyone who has access to a CNC machine capable of doing such cuts? I am not even sure if it's possible, to be honest :thinking:. But I figured I would ask here before contracting out to the head machinist here at ASU (he is a bit of a stickler for no commercial uses -.- ).
PM me or post here!
I have a host that I need a heatsink for. Normally, I would make the heatsink myself. However, in this case, the interior of the head is conically and parabolically shaped (i.e. it is a curved cone, much like a semi-ellipsoid). This would be nearly impossible to get a great fit on a manual lathe, and I need the heatsink here to make good thermal contact with the body. So, I am going to outsource it.
Is anyone who has access to a CNC machine capable of doing such cuts? I am not even sure if it's possible, to be honest :thinking:. But I figured I would ask here before contracting out to the head machinist here at ASU (he is a bit of a stickler for no commercial uses -.- ).
PM me or post here!