[sdiy] Good source for housings?

[Matthias.Herrmann at jeppesen.com]

i used proma housing profiles for 19'' technology, euroformat. they will 
deliver every width you want, from 2TE up to (n-1)TE... they are supplier 
for dopefer, too. call them and they will send you a pricelist. if you 
want a custom width (they sell 50TE and 84TE off the shelf, as i recall), 
you'll have to ask them for the according price.
you'll only need a screwdriver:
http://www.proma-technologie.com/englisch/rundum_l/index_e.html

example of a tabletop housing profiles 19'' technology used for a modular 
fx unit:
http://www.modular.fonik.de/Page25.html

cheers,
matthias

owner-synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl wrote on 11/01/2006 11:19:23 PM:

> Hi everyone,
> 
> I suppose this topic has come up before, but I was wondering if 
> anyone has a recommendation for a source of housings/cases.
> 
> For a DIY project, I'm looking for a plastic or metal case of 
> approximately 28 cm wide, 13.3 cm high (that's 3U, like Doepfer 
> modules etc.) and approximately 10 cm deep.
> 
> I'd prefer an off-the-shelf solution, as I have neither wood nor 
> metal working skills or tools (soldering only, really).
> Alternatively, something like a Schaeffer built-to-order case.
> 
> Does anyone know of a company that sells housings in many different 
> sizes, so that even a non-standard size like this would be in their 
> product range?
> Bopla doesn't seem to have anything that fits but doesn't exceed my 
> size requirements.
> http://www.bopla.de/
> 
> What are people's experiences with Schaeffer cases? I'm very happy 
> with the work they did on my front panel, but there is no case-design 
> program as they have for panels.
> The Schaeffer front panel designer application is being ported to Mac 
> and Linux by the way, although the Beta doesn't seem to be online yet.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Alex