[sdiy] Metal enclosures - DIY'ing ?

[b h]

I'd probably save yourself alot of effort and trial and error and grab some of Rogers dot com modular blanks.
He does them in 1,2,4 and 8 module widths and are nice and strong with the folded back sides..... They are notched top and bottom so easy to mount to a timber or steel frame. Go for a big octal or maybe mix and match for that classic moog modular look with the raw aluminium dividing lines between a group of smaller panels.

https://www.synthesizers.com/q133.html


I built all my early diy modules into them and still have them.

Don't get me wrong im not trying to put you off though...... Quite the opposite it's great to see someone willing to put the energy in to even thinking of the options :)
Seems diy these days for many means paint by numbers kits that include a panel already punched and screened for them.
Of course they also want that to totally bespoke and unique just for them but all for about the price of a coffee...... Sheesh!



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Subject: Re: [sdiy] Metal enclosures - DIY'ing ?

that's a long email with a lot of questions. you'll have more luck getting answers to one concise question at a time.

On Sat, 9 Jun 2018, 12:28 , <sleepy_dog at gmx.de<mailto:sleepy_dog at gmx.de>> wrote:
Hey list.

I just looked at some pictures of Moog synths like Model D, and even
more so, Voyager, again, and I must say I'm quite a fan of that kind of
case design and the fact you can tilt the upper part up to your liking,
and back in for less cumbersome transportation.

Ok, apart from that, more generally: The upper part - metal case for
audio electronics, with front panel.

Is that steel, or aluminum, or more importantly, whatever it is -
*could* you make that out of aluminum and it's be stable enough?
Probably only depends on the thickness. But I have no experience with
such things.

So, is 1.5mm, or even 1.2mm, thickness of aluminum something that could
work decently for a case roughly Moog Voyager case sized? (I would be
willing "cheat" with some reinforcement bars here and there if that's
what it takes ;))

Why 1.5mm (1.2) alu? Because that's the max thickness (for alu) handled
by the strongest of those manually operated sheet metal bending machines
that are fixed with a sturdy vice or such, for longer lengths it's only
1,2mm. You turn a lever, presumably while making bear-like noises...
Well, those are floatnig around on ebay (here anyway) for 100...200 EUR,
depending on the max material length and thickness.


There you read my assumption - that one could bend parts of such a case
yourself. Perhaps not exactly like the Voyager - it looks like the upper
"5/6th of a box" are one part, or at least bent around two axes - they
would be in each others way if I tried that with such a contraption I
guess. And then just a plate at the bottom.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku0BdjNasko&t=2m32s
But maybe one could bend two halves, one "grabs around" in vertical, the
other in horizontal direction? Not only bending sides/front/back, but
another slimmer rim, another 90 degrees, to drill holes into and fix the
other part onto.

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Anyway, if it turns out that 1.5mm aluminum* is far too thin for this,
at least for that size, I may forget about DIYing here (for things of
that size anyway), as I don't think I'd buy something much more
expensive than said contraptions for this purpose.

* no harder than, I think it was called "6061". Because that's something
I can actually route openings out of, with my weak China CNC router.


- Steve


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