[sdiy] Remember Paia's rackmount boxes?

[David Griffith]

On Mon, 16 Aug 2010, Tom Wiltshire wrote:

> Sorry David, I'm not quite clear, are you looking for 19" rack enclosures?
>
> If so, there are loads available:
>
> 	http://www.hammondmfg.com/racks.htm
> 	http://www.gbeelectronics.com/gbe/index.php?page=shop.browse&category_id=802&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=72
> 	http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=34159&C=Froogle&U=34159&T=Module
>
> If this isn't it, what exactly was different about the Paia ones?

These were very inexpensive things without a front panel.  Three flat 
pieces and two "tops", each of which had three 90 degree bends. Here's one 
in the process of being made into a Midibox SID: 
http://661.org/images/paia_2u.jpg.  The extruded right-angle pieces were 
added by me.  I'd make one myself if I had a box and pan brake.


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David Griffith
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