[sdiy] Needed metal enclosure for footswitch board with 12 switches.. (16 switches finally)

[Timothy]

1/16" aluminum might be too flexy, but 1/16" steel would be pretty stout.

--TimR

On 9/28/2015 9:54 AM, Tom Wiltshire wrote:
> Very cool, JP. Nice to have found a place that can do custom work for reasonable prices.
>
> 1/16inch is only 1.5mm, which doesn't sound very thick to me. Are you sure it'll stand up to being stomped on?
>
> I suppose it would be easy enough to add extra supports internally.
>
> On 28 Sep 2015, at 14:22, Jean-Pierre Desrochers <jpdesroc at oricom.ca> wrote:
>
>> I finally decided to have an enclosure manufactured
>> (folded 1/16" thick metal sheet) from a local company..
>> It will accept 3 rows of 6 footswitches. (18 overall)
>> Here is what will be done:
>>
>> http://www.arcenson.com/public/MIDI_foot_controller.pdf
>>
>> The toling + material will be around $30.00CAD overall !
>>
>> I think it's the best way..
>>
>> Thanks everybody.
>> JP
>>
>> ***************************************************
>> Jean-Pierre Desrochers jpdesroc at oricom.ca
>> Thu Sep 17 20:54:19 CEST 2015
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>> 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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