aluminum plates and profiles

[jhaible]

At the moment I have a similar problem. I consider putting
the HiFli into a 19" / 3 or 4 HE box, and have the front panel made at
Schaeffer.
I can think of two alternatives: Buy one of these black 19" boxes from 
Conrad Electronic. They are very nice, with two handles left and right, and
cost
under DM 100,- . Then I would replace the blank panel with the one from
Schaeffer.
I also think about using a Schaeffer Front panel and a wooden enclosure.
I will have all inputs and outputs on the front panel, anyway, so I could
build the rest from plywood. Very cheap, and you won't see it as long
as it's rack mounted.

JH.

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> Von: Martin Czech <martin.czech at intermetall.de>
> An: synth-diy at mailhost.bpa.nl
> Betreff: aluminum plates and profiles
> Datum: Dienstag, 8. Dezember 1998 15:05
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I just got an answer from Schaeffer Apparatebau (these people do engraved
> front panels). I asked if they could also cut aluminum plates for the
> other 5 sides of a module box, and also alu profiles in order to connect
> front panel and the 5 other sides.  Well, they can do this, but since
> they have no saw but only a computer controlled engraving machine this
> can get very expensive. OTOH aluminum cutting is an awful job, I guess
> a proper saw (be it circular or not) would cost about 600 DM.
> 
> Does anybody know a shop in Germany or nearby where I can get my aluminum
> cut?
> 
> m.c.
> 
> 
>