[sdiy] Shipping Containers

[Kyle Stephens]

The one I took a shot of was going for $135, though I might be able to talk it down. They might argue it's in pretty good shape to warrant the price though - others I've seen have been nigh mummified in packing slips, warning labels and skuff marks.

Did some poking around, and while I'm not sure if this is the exact model, it's close:

http://www.casescases.com/shared/pdfs/EC-T_AL3424-0805.pdf

Main ish is getting square 'pegs' (5U modules) into the round edged inside 'hole'. Think some kind of face frame would do it, and then securing that to the plastic in a way that won't tear into it in the long run.

Anyone think a box within a box would offer good support or just be overkill? I'm not going to tour anytime soon, if ever, but I'd wana take the system out for a spin now and again.

Here's a xsection: http://www.cases-cases.com/shipping/index.html


As for the TinyURL, it's just a habitual thing for what amounts to cosmetic reasons. I'd have the hyperlinked it if the list supported it, though if it's sour to some folks I'll keep things to the full URL herein out.

In terms of eating up the internet, it's not as bad as getting 10MB PowerPoint slideshows (or even larger Word docs) that my mom forwarded to her entire address book though!

Regards,


_Kyle

--- On Fri, 10/15/10, Mike Beauchamp <mikebeauchamp at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Mike Beauchamp <mikebeauchamp at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [sdiy] Shipping Containers
> To: "Kyle Stephens" <lightburnx at yahoo.com>
> Cc: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> Date: Friday, October 15, 2010, 8:20 PM
> That looks like it would be very cool
> for a modular cabinet actually,
> especially if you can get them for cheap. I see no reason
> why you
> shouldn't try it personally, but maybe others have reasons.
> The
> modules are the "heart" of the system anyways, so you can
> always move
> those into a different enclosure later on if you don't like
> it.
> 
> Can I ask why you bothered to tinyurl the picture url
> though? URL
> shortening services are doing the internet no favours.
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Sat, Oct 16, 2010 at 11:25 AM, Kyle Stephens <lightburnx at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> > I've been seeing these plastic reuseable shipping
> contaners at swap meets and surplus stores. Here's one I saw
> today for example:
> >
> > http://tinyurl.com/2e8kj73
> >
> > They seem to be made of stern enough stuff, light-ish,
> and some like the one in my pic even have casters or the
> like built in.
> >
> > So, making a module cabinet out of one: good idea/bad
> idea/dunno, just go for it?
> >
> >
> > _Kyle
> >
> >
> >
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