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

[Mike Beauchamp]

Hi Jean-Pierre,
does it need to be diecast aluminum?

If you find a local sheet metal shop, they should be able to bend some
steel or aluminum into a a U shape for you. From there you can attach a
wood bottom/sides or have them do flanges at the bottom/sides for metal
attachments. 

There's some local places that sell sheet metal here and they'd be happy
to knock something like this out from a napkin drawing over their lunch
break for some under-the-table cash. 

Mike





On Thu, 2015-09-17 at 14:54 -0400, Jean-Pierre Desrochers wrote:
> 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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