aluminum plates and profiles

[Andrew Schrock]

Which leads nicely into my question.. where can I get large pieces of 19"
aluminum suitable for panel mounting? Would need to be fairly sturdy,
since I don't like my panels to flex at all when I insert/remove jacks. I
would prefer to be able to purchase them in 1U width increments. I'm
definitely looking to do this on the cheap, so any info is welcome. I
realize this is probably a FAQ, but I couldn't find info on it anywhere. 

Thanks, 
Andrew

| Andrew Schrock							|
| Network Programmer, Synthesizer and electronic music enthusiast	|
| aschrock at cs.brandeis.edu						|

On Tue, 8 Dec 1998, Dr. Davis wrote:

> Just out of curiosity, why do you say cutting aluminum is an awful job?
> It has been my experience that, so long as you have a fine-toothed metal
> cutting blade 3/8 inches wide (I had one made for a 14 inch bandsaw for
> $10), a relatively low-power bandsaw works just fine.  And while it does
> create aluminum "sawdust", it does not send it flying like a circular saw
> does.  If you buy or make a ripfence, then cutting nice square panels is
> quite easy.  The edges need only a minimal amount of smoothing.  Anyway,
> just my opinion.
> 
> Dave
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Martin Czech <martin.czech at intermetall.de>
> To: synth-diy at mailhost.bpa.nl <synth-diy at mailhost.bpa.nl>
> Date: Tuesday, December 08, 1998 9:27 AM
> Subject: aluminum plates and profiles
> 
> 
> >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.
> >
> 
>