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I'd probably save yourself alot of effort and trial and error and grab some of Rogers dot com modular blanks.
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He does them in 1,2,4 and 8 module widths and are nice and strong with the folded back sides..... They are notched top and bottom so easy to mount to a timber or steel frame. Go for a big octal or maybe mix and match for that classic moog modular look with
the raw aluminium dividing lines between a group of smaller panels. <br>
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<a href="https://www.synthesizers.com/q133.html">https://www.synthesizers.com/q133.html</a><br>
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I built all my early diy modules into them and still have them. <br>
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Don't get me wrong im not trying to put you off though...... Quite the opposite it's great to see someone willing to put the energy in to even thinking of the options :)
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Seems diy these days for many means paint by numbers kits that include a panel already punched and screened for them.
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Of course they also want that to totally bespoke and unique just for them but all for about the price of a coffee...... Sheesh!
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> Synth-diy <synth-diy-bounces@synth-diy.org> on behalf of cheater00 cheater00 <cheater00@gmail.com><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, June 13, 2018 7:49:04 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> sleepy_dog@gmx.de<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [sdiy] Metal enclosures - DIY'ing ?</font>
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<div>that's a long email with a lot of questions. you'll have more luck getting answers to one concise question at a time.<br>
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<div dir="ltr">On Sat, 9 Jun 2018, 12:28 , <<a href="mailto:sleepy_dog@gmx.de">sleepy_dog@gmx.de</a>> wrote:<br>
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Hey list.<br>
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I just looked at some pictures of Moog synths like Model D, and even <br>
more so, Voyager, again, and I must say I'm quite a fan of that kind of <br>
case design and the fact you can tilt the upper part up to your liking, <br>
and back in for less cumbersome transportation.<br>
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Ok, apart from that, more generally: The upper part - metal case for <br>
audio electronics, with front panel.<br>
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Is that steel, or aluminum, or more importantly, whatever it is - <br>
*could* you make that out of aluminum and it's be stable enough?<br>
Probably only depends on the thickness. But I have no experience with <br>
such things.<br>
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So, is 1.5mm, or even 1.2mm, thickness of aluminum something that could <br>
work decently for a case roughly Moog Voyager case sized? (I would be <br>
willing "cheat" with some reinforcement bars here and there if that's <br>
what it takes ;))<br>
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Why 1.5mm (1.2) alu? Because that's the max thickness (for alu) handled <br>
by the strongest of those manually operated sheet metal bending machines <br>
that are fixed with a sturdy vice or such, for longer lengths it's only <br>
1,2mm. You turn a lever, presumably while making bear-like noises... <br>
Well, those are floatnig around on ebay (here anyway) for 100...200 EUR, <br>
depending on the max material length and thickness.<br>
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There you read my assumption - that one could bend parts of such a case <br>
yourself. Perhaps not exactly like the Voyager - it looks like the upper <br>
"5/6th of a box" are one part, or at least bent around two axes - they <br>
would be in each others way if I tried that with such a contraption I <br>
guess. And then just a plate at the bottom.<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku0BdjNasko&t=2m32s" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku0BdjNasko&t=2m32s</a><br>
But maybe one could bend two halves, one "grabs around" in vertical, the <br>
other in horizontal direction? Not only bending sides/front/back, but <br>
another slimmer rim, another 90 degrees, to drill holes into and fix the <br>
other part onto.<br>
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Anyway, if it turns out that 1.5mm aluminum* is far too thin for this, <br>
at least for that size, I may forget about DIYing here (for things of <br>
that size anyway), as I don't think I'd buy something much more <br>
expensive than said contraptions for this purpose.<br>
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* no harder than, I think it was called "6061". Because that's something <br>
I can actually route openings out of, with my weak China CNC router.<br>
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- Steve<br>
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