Now for some background I'm a cnc programmer and have access to machines both in and outside of my shop so I'm not going to have an issue finding mills or lathes to do the necessary work.
Now I'm not even sure if this is worth looking into but since I have the capability I might as well ask. Is this even worth bothering with? How much of the overall price is typically going to even be heatsinks?
Now typically I work on one way mechanical clutches and gearboxes for planes and helicopters so my knowledge of heatsinks is limited to what I know from computers. Material shouldn't be an issue for me to order either, does anyone know if they use standard aircraft aluminum or if it's some special type with better heat transfer properties? Is there any real science to the design or are just a bunch of thin pegs/posts going to work? Assuming I make these and all I pay for is aluminum how much would I actually save on say 9 citizen clu058 heatsinks? I can get a 3x3 bar of aluminum 10ft long for a pretty reasonable price through local like 200-250 tops, and I figure I could get at least 18-25 out of a bar depending on the heat I need to disappate.
Now I'm not even sure if this is worth looking into but since I have the capability I might as well ask. Is this even worth bothering with? How much of the overall price is typically going to even be heatsinks?
Now typically I work on one way mechanical clutches and gearboxes for planes and helicopters so my knowledge of heatsinks is limited to what I know from computers. Material shouldn't be an issue for me to order either, does anyone know if they use standard aircraft aluminum or if it's some special type with better heat transfer properties? Is there any real science to the design or are just a bunch of thin pegs/posts going to work? Assuming I make these and all I pay for is aluminum how much would I actually save on say 9 citizen clu058 heatsinks? I can get a 3x3 bar of aluminum 10ft long for a pretty reasonable price through local like 200-250 tops, and I figure I could get at least 18-25 out of a bar depending on the heat I need to disappate.
