On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 4:36 PM, Benjamin Hagemann benny@benny.de wrote:
Hello,
- Harald Welte laforge@gnumonks.org [2010-03-17 14:48]:
e.g. want to hand out our own SIM cards at an event like a CCC congress or HAR2009 ? In that case, we would have to cut hundreds of cards manually, not a really great exercise. I personally like roh's proposal for using the CNC to create our own punching tool sooner or later.
what do you think about this tool: http://www.magicsim.com/cn/sim/uploadfile/2006721201153668.GIF
This tool is awesome! It would save a lot of time!
An other question: Is it not possible to buy SIM cards finish cutted?
It's more difficult that finding plain cards.
I just "invented" a device that should be quite easy to build from DIY store parts. Do you understand the "schematic" . operation is as follows:
-a wood block with an indentation that holds a full card in place. -two covers (wood blocks) with cutter blades that can be rotated so that the blades cut the card with pressure. I did not find a way to arrange four blades in a rectangle, so the cut can be done in two steps. Two tools can be built, each one with a task, so that one people makes the first cuts, while a second one can make the other cuts. The result is a small rectangle, the edge can be cut easily with a third step with a blade at 45° or with cissors.
Just my vapor-hardware for today...
Building ideas:
blades: http://www.garveyproducts.com/images/40475%20Blade.jpg http://www.woojinblade.com/images/product/Snap-off-Cutter.jpg (seems light to cut a card with pressure only, but worth a try.)
hinges: http://img.alibaba.com/photo/11415780/2_Ball_Bearing_Butt_Hinge.jpg
These can be found everywhere I think.
Sebastien