aluminum boxes

[Martin Czech]

That would be the "right" way to do it,
but I wanted something quick and dirty.
Like, put it out of the carton, drill a few holes,
do some scales with a marker pen and ready.
Looks awfull, but works. Later on, I'll don't
need them and possibly throw them away.

Thanx anyway.

m.c.

:::Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000 10:23:53 +0200
:::From: Rick Jansen <rja at euronet.nl>
:::To: Martin Czech <czech at Micronas.Com>
:::CC: synth-diy at node12b53.a2000.nl
:::Subject: Re: aluminum boxes
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:::Martin Czech wrote:
:::> 
:::> I'm looking for aluminum boxes to protect an Euro Card PCB (160*100 mm).
:::> Dimensions like 170 x 110 x 70 mm. Seems to be a simple task, but hey, all
:::> suppliers seem only to have plastic stuff, some with aluminum panel.
:::> The only 100% aluminum stuff I found is those little aluminum casted RF
:::> boxes, very rugged but too small and expensive.
:::> 
:::> I simply want to put the already existing wire wrap modules in
:::> a "quick and dirty" enclosure to protect them against all kind
:::> of damage.
:::> 
:::> Germany -> Europe -> ROTW
:::> 
:::> is the prefered order of location.
:::> 
:::> I'd be grateful for any hints.
:::
:::
:::Why not get some standard aluminium profiles and some aluminium sheeting
:::and D-I-Y? Aluminium is easy to work, drill, bend. Simply bolt your PCB onto
:::an alu sheet (1, 1.5 mm) at a distance of 5 mm or so. Alu U-profile around
:::it, another sheet on top and there's your box.
:::
:::Look in the yellow pages for aluminium suppliers, usually they have a machine
:::to cut sheets of aluminium to measure, and even a saw to cut alu profile to 
measure, 
:::possibly they can saw at 45 degrees angles. So, if you make a list of the
:::bits you need they may be help you easily.
:::
:::Rick Jansen
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