RJ11 Jack, Panel-mount, ROUND HOLE

"Jim Thompson" wrote in message news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com...

I don't know if one exists specifically for RJ-11, but there are plenty meant for Ethernet (RJ-45), and you can plug RJ-11 plugs into RJ-45 jacks and all.

See, e.g.,

---Joel

Mouser has one but it isn't cheap at 27 bucks.

What kind of 'panel'?

May not be elegant but use an RJ11 wall plate for like a buck or two.

MMMMM $173 each . bargain.

Buy a punch or use a milling machine. If the material is soft you can use a drill-press and a cross vice as well.

ABS Project Box.

Can wall plates be had in black? ...Jim Thompson

No access to a milling machine.

Can you point me to a punch? ...Jim Thompson

Expensive,very expensive......but good if there's lots to do.

Use a dremel....finish off with a file.

"Jim Thompson" wrote in message news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com...

If you have a drill press, you can use a Broache to make a square hole. Might be cheaper than a Punch.

But for this I would use a nibbler, like the one RadioShack sells (or used to)

Cheers

Just use a file. It won't take that long.

Wall plates, sure. Slightly more difficult for RJ11.

Keystone has a 'modular' system. I.E. you get a plate with square holes and then populate them with what you want. Looks like their fewest holes is 2 but, on Amazon at least, 3 is cheaper and you can put blanks in unused holes.

I think this is the RJ11 for them

Kinda cool, actually. You can even get banana jack, binding post, and, of course, RCA jack inserts.

Of course, on a project box you can drill holes for those but for wall mount the plate in neat.

Multiple people make these things as "Keystone insert" is rather like a 'standard form factor'.

Would probably be best to find a place that has the lot rather than piecemeal via Amazon.

I don't claim these folks are 'best price' but they seem to have a good selection and at least it would be combined shipping.

Here they say in 2, 3, 4, or 6 but I swear I see a '1' in that picture and the 'length' box, which I presume is number of holes, has '1' as a choice.

Not sure this one is actually 'black' but it looks close enough.

The 'blank'

carve the hole with a dull jack-knife and a nailfile.

On Feb 17, 5:01=A0pm, Jim Thompson wrote: well.

How about a nibbler. Something like this one fro Radio Shack:

It can't handle the 1/8".

You're right. *That* one can't. The one I bought from RS about 20 years ago can. I use it about twice a week. There should be similar products out there that will handle that depth in plastic. Other alternative is a deep-throat fret saw. something like

Do they have a Home Depot or Lowe's or Builders' Emporium or equivalent in Arizona?

They've got RJ11's up the ying-yang.

Good Luck! Rich

Or a hot X-acto knife, or even an X-acto saw.

Good Luck! Rich

Not to worry - JT's always crowing about how loaded he is.

Cheers! Rich

That was my latest thought - a variable-temp soldering iron.

Just how many of these do you need to make, John? 1, 2, 3? Or is this a semi-production-type project?

Jim John Jack Jub-Jub, one day I will learn names (but none of you have faces)