[sdiy] enclosure question

[Scott Bernardi]

Yeah, RadioShack.com still sells aluminum sheets, but the thickest is .06", which
is 1/16" rather than 1/8". I've found it's good enough for modules, but it might be
too thin to extend the ends of the box you're talking about.
These are plain aluminum sheets and come in a variety of sizes, up to 2ft x 4ft
(for only $20!).  I bought one of these big ones and cut it up (my og2 synth front
panel is 11" x 31").  I used 1/2" angle aluminum along the long edges to stiffen it
up so it wouldn't bow in the middle.

"Byron G. Jacquot" wrote:

> >But the one thing I can't seem to find in BUD, mouser, Digi-Key, or Newark
> >catalogs is the rack ears by which to mount the enclosure to a standard 19"
> >rack.
> >If any of you have dealt with this I'd appreciate hearing from you.
> >
> >Or, if you got a better idea...
>
> I know the box you've got...I've built a couple of guitar amps into ones
> like that...the single flat piece is meant to go on the bottom, and the rest
> of a somewhat self contained top, which would house your tubes,
> transformers, controls, etc.
>
> Since you've got the 17" wide chassis, you only need to expand it by 1" on
> each side.  You can get aluminum right-angle channel at most hardware
> stores, then cut & drill it to size.  It comes in 3' or 4' pieces for $5 or so.
>
> Whehn Radioshack.com was TechAmerica.com, they had some plain aluminum
> sheets, that came in a couple of thicknesses.  Since I haven't sene their
> paper catalog in ages, I don't know of they still have them.  They were all
> 19" wide, and I think they may have come in 12", 18" or similar lengths.
> You could use one of these as both a front panel, and the rack ears.
>
> If you want ground-up rack enclosures, check out http://www.sescom.com for
> some reasonably affordable ones.  I'm sure there are others, but they'e the
> ones I can recall off the top of my head.
>
> Byron Jacquot

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Scott Bernardi
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