So for those of you that might want to make a Magnetic or even glued in Probe Holder different from what's available (more holes/less holes/different colors etc..)
I wanted/needed to have a 4-hole magnetic Probe Holder that would need for both pieces to be exposed to SW so this is what I did and how I went about it. First off gathering necessary materials which I already mostly had except for nylon screws. I made three because it does not take much longer and knew once completed would have friends say "Hey, where's mine"
Patterning out probe layout on scrap piece of 5/8" then drilling out holes. Cut off piece and drill next one.
Reset Drill Press to bore then tap holes for nylon set screws by hand.
Using some 1-1/4" acrylic rod that I salvaged from a shower grab bar while remodeling my Master Bath I cut to length for this next part.
Then back to Drill Press with matching size mortising bit to fit
These pieces were cut to 5/8" in length to hold 5/8" x 1/2" neo mags, but were first flat sanded and cleaned up a bit along with Probe Holder body.
I then took the clean pieces and placed in the body section for a better/safer hold while boring out for magnets in a round piece of acrylic
One set for each unit after boring I set aside and other I glued in neo-mag then flipped over and glued onto base with Weld-On 16 to fully encase the magnet like this
For the remaining sets I capped off with some 1/8" acrylic sheet (blue) using same #16 then sanded to fit before doing a light polishing with buffing wheel and rouge. Then tested for accuracy of placing magnets in correctly.
Back to top pic as was first installed in my sump showing need for being all water proof because location over baffle. The empty hole location was/is for a Conductivity Probe.
Cheers, Todd
I wanted/needed to have a 4-hole magnetic Probe Holder that would need for both pieces to be exposed to SW so this is what I did and how I went about it. First off gathering necessary materials which I already mostly had except for nylon screws. I made three because it does not take much longer and knew once completed would have friends say "Hey, where's mine"
Patterning out probe layout on scrap piece of 5/8" then drilling out holes. Cut off piece and drill next one.
Reset Drill Press to bore then tap holes for nylon set screws by hand.
Using some 1-1/4" acrylic rod that I salvaged from a shower grab bar while remodeling my Master Bath I cut to length for this next part.
Then back to Drill Press with matching size mortising bit to fit
These pieces were cut to 5/8" in length to hold 5/8" x 1/2" neo mags, but were first flat sanded and cleaned up a bit along with Probe Holder body.
I then took the clean pieces and placed in the body section for a better/safer hold while boring out for magnets in a round piece of acrylic
One set for each unit after boring I set aside and other I glued in neo-mag then flipped over and glued onto base with Weld-On 16 to fully encase the magnet like this
For the remaining sets I capped off with some 1/8" acrylic sheet (blue) using same #16 then sanded to fit before doing a light polishing with buffing wheel and rouge. Then tested for accuracy of placing magnets in correctly.
Back to top pic as was first installed in my sump showing need for being all water proof because location over baffle. The empty hole location was/is for a Conductivity Probe.
Cheers, Todd
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