[sdiy] Aluminum Panel Thickness

[Paul Perry]

At 08:13 PM 3/03/01 -0000, Tony Allgood wrote:

>I prefer 2.5mm for my MOTM compatible 2U wide panels, but all my bigger
>19" rack stuff is 3mm. And it still flexes, so be careful and use the
>other parts of the case for strength.
>
If panels are designed so that an aluminium L section strip can be 
attached to the long edges, then there is no problem.
(even a relatively thin square cross section hollow rod is hard to bend)

paul perry melbourne australia