aluminum boxes

[Rick Jansen]

Well, then buy thin aluminium sheets, 0.5 mm or so,
bend them using your kitchen table and bolt your PCB
on the inside. Strengthen with alu profile where and
if necessary. Works with iron sheet material too, of course,
but thats far more difficult to work, drill holes in etc.
Make sure you dull sharp edges.

Rick Jansen


Martin Czech wrote:
> 
> 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
> :::Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
> :::
> :::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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