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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR-CA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>So far, the best I found would be to ‘unite’ 2 Hammond 1550G side by side<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>But with their united sides sawed before uniting them ( with their side removed).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>So their ‘U’ shaped sides would be screwed together.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>This would give a ( 8.7 inches x 2 large) by 5.7 inches deep enclosure.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The height would be the result of the bottom angle sawed to give like<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>one inch high at the front and around 2.5 inches at rear.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.hammondmfg.com/pdf/1550G.pdf">http://www.hammondmfg.com/pdf/1550G.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The final bottom can be any metal plate with rubber feet.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I’ll probably use some kind of self-adhesive silkscreen top<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>To hide any junctions of both enclosure and give<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>A professional look.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thank you all for your thoughts !<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>JP<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>De :</span></b><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Walker Shurlds [mailto:walkershurlds@gmail.com] <br><b>Envoyé :</b> 19 septembre 2015 17:31<br><b>À :</b> Jean-Pierre Desrochers<br><b>Cc :</b> synth-diy@dropmix.xs4all.nl<br><b>Objet :</b> Re: [sdiy] Diecast enclosure for footswitch board with 12 switches..<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div id=mbx-wrapper><div id=mbx-content><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div id=mbx-old-email><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>I'm looking for a diecast aluminum enclosure<br>to build a footswitch board with 12 pushbutton switches..<br>I'm looking for something like this:<br><br><a href="http://www.hammondmfg.com/1590B2_B.jpg">http://www.hammondmfg.com/1590B2_B.jpg</a><br><br>But BIGGER !<br>Something like 15"wide x 12"deep x 2"thick max.<br>A slant top would be fine too.<br><br>Hammond enclosures web site has a whole collection of<br>diecast enclosures but they are all 'boxy' instead<br>of being flat. When the enclosure is large enough<br>the thickness is too high for footswitching..<br><br>I found some slant enclosures but they are not large<br>and deep enough and are made of 1/16" thick aluminum (not diecast)<br>that would bend with many actions on the switches.<br>Not very reliable..<br><br>If anybody has a link on something..<br>Thanks<br><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><span class=mailbox-inline-edit></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=mailbox-inline-edit></span>You could use the kinds of chassis people use for guitar amps. Maybe not dicast aluminum though. Something like this: <a href="https://www.amplifiedparts.com/products/P-H1441-26">https://www.amplifiedparts.com/products/P-H1441-26</a><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Walker<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>