Supplies: 3/8" aluminum plate and WD-40, sharpie pens.
Tools: measuring devices, jigsaw with course wood blades, router(the bigger the better), clamps, drill press, carbide burrs, files.
Or a mill.Layout the cuts.
Cut out the pieces, I used all woodworking tools with no problems at all. For the long straight cuts I used a 12" miter saw. Use wd40 to lube the blades. To square up the jigsaw cuts I put a carbide burr in a drill press and used my hands as a XY table. Then I used the router to get fancy. the rougher blades work better in the jigsaw because the aluminum is soft and gums up the fine metal blades.
Test fit
Front plate
Used a jigsaw to rough cut, then a rough burr to smooth out the curves, then a smooth burr to square all in the drill press.
Router really set it off
Let's do a fancy speed hole
Polish
Mounted plumbing holes tapped to 1/2" npt from harbor freight.
