[sdiy] Shipping Containers

[Kyle Stephens]

Something like "Combat waveform generator" comes to mind, heh.


_Kyle

--- On Sat, 10/16/10, cheater cheater <cheater00 at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: cheater cheater <cheater00 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [sdiy] Shipping Containers
> To: "Kyle Stephens" <lightburnx at yahoo.com>
> Cc: "Mike Beauchamp" <mikebeauchamp at gmail.com>, synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> Date: Saturday, October 16, 2010, 4:49 PM
> Hey, those things look pretty cool!
> 
> D.
> 
> On Sat, Oct 16, 2010 at 23:56, Kyle Stephens <lightburnx at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> > 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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