[sdiy] Custom Aluminum Shops?

[Chris H. Park]

Thanks Tim for the callout on Small Bear! We try to supply useful things. Full service enclosure + powder coat + silkscreen and/or UV print hard to find in one spot but Disaster Area Designs does that. Pedal Parts Plus used to but just closed their retail offerings to focus on larger scale private boutique pedal customers.


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On Sep 7, 2024, at 2:09 PM, TERRY SHULTZ via Synth-diy <synth-diy at synth-diy.org> wrote:


Hi Chris,

We have used Neal Feay in Santa Barbara area https://www.nealfeay.com<https://www.nealfeay.com/> for our most complex and exotic panels

And you guys might want to look at Front Panel Express. I believe their tools are free for design and layout.

Just my 2 cents.

Regards,

Terry



On Sep 7, 2024, at 11:20 AM, Chris McDowell via Synth-diy <synth-diy at synth-diy.org<mailto:synth-diy at synth-diy.org>> wrote:

Bratek and Premium (both linked in my last email) are full service, like do whatever you want kind of places. Premium is insane and will do -anything-. anodize, powder coat, silk screen, cable assemblies, 3D printing, injection molding, wire EDM, really anything. those are all things I've had Premium do in the past year and they're always awesome.

Cheers,
Chris

On Sep 7, 2024, at 1:01 AM, loss via Synth-diy <synth-diy at synth-diy.org<mailto:synth-diy at synth-diy.org>> wrote:


thanks for all the responses.

At the moment I am trying to do non-hammond style enclosures

 (but getting some pre-drilled powder coated hammond style boxes is always useful too so thanks for that Tim--AND OMG those drill jigs look like such a good idea! def gonna try that)



in response to those who sent me aluminum bending places-- do you also use them for powerdercoating and silkscreen?

It might be too much to ask (or it might not exist these days) but I am dreaming of finding a place I could get them to do metal., powder AND silkscreen (or that new printing process for the graphics.... )


a man can dream :)

thanks



On Sat, Sep 7, 2024 at 12:05 AM Tim Parkhurst <tim.parkhurst at gmail.com<mailto:tim.parkhurst at gmail.com>> wrote:
Hey Dan,

Looks like Small Bear Electronics is still (back?) in business, and you could probably get some drilled and painted enclosures there. They also offer drill jigs for a few enclosure sizes, so that looks like a cool way to knock out a prototype or two.

https://smallbear-electronics.mybigcommerce.com/enclosures/

Tim (let's get drill jiggy with it) Servo
---
"Imagination is more important than knowledge." - Albert Einstein





On Fri, Sep 6, 2024 at 7:40 AM Dan Snazelle via Synth-diy <synth-diy at synth-diy.org<mailto:synth-diy at synth-diy.org>> wrote:
Hello All

Feel free to contact me off list if this is too esoteric but I was wondering if anyone has contacts in the USA or Canada for places that can do runs of custom aluminum boxes even better if they can also do powdercoating/etc.


All my old contacts circa 5 years ago seem to have gone under.


thanks


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