[sdiy] Diecast enclosure for footswitch board with 12 switches..

[Jean-Pierre Desrochers]

So far, the best I found would be to ‘unite’ 2 Hammond 1550G side by side

But with their united sides sawed before uniting them ( with their side removed).

So their ‘U’ shaped sides would be screwed together.

This would give a ( 8.7 inches x 2  large) by 5.7 inches deep enclosure.

The height would be the result of the bottom  angle sawed to give like

one inch high at the front and around 2.5 inches at rear.

 

http://www.hammondmfg.com/pdf/1550G.pdf

 

The final bottom can be any metal plate with rubber feet.

I’ll probably use some kind of self-adhesive silkscreen top

To hide any junctions of both enclosure and give

A professional look.

 

Thank you all for your thoughts !

JP

 

 

 

De : Walker Shurlds [mailto:walkershurlds at gmail.com] 
Envoyé : 19 septembre 2015 17:31
À : Jean-Pierre Desrochers
Cc : synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
Objet : Re: [sdiy] Diecast enclosure for footswitch board with 12 switches..

 

 

 

I'm looking for a diecast aluminum enclosure
to build a footswitch board with 12 pushbutton switches..
I'm looking for something like this:

http://www.hammondmfg.com/1590B2_B.jpg

But BIGGER !
Something like 15"wide x 12"deep x 2"thick max.
A slant top would be fine too.

Hammond enclosures web site has a whole collection of
diecast enclosures but they are all 'boxy' instead
of being flat. When the enclosure is large enough
the thickness is too high for footswitching..

I found some slant enclosures but they are not large
and deep enough and are made of 1/16" thick aluminum (not diecast)
that would bend with many actions on the switches.
Not very reliable..

If anybody has a link on something..
Thanks




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​You could use the kinds of chassis people use for guitar amps. Maybe not dicast aluminum though. Something like this: https://www.amplifiedparts.com/products/P-H1441-26





Although this one is 16"x8"x2", not 15x12 like you said. There is a 17x10x2 that this site had but it's special order only, whatever that means for them.





Walker

 

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