Homebrew PCBs

On Tue, 02 Jan 2007 05:55:56 +0100, Steve <alienrelics@...> wrote:

> Plexiglass is terrible to work with, as it's very brittle when
> cutting, and it has a very narrow temp range between soft enough to
> bend or vacuform and too hot. It gets bubbles easily when it gets too  
> hot.
> Polystyrene or styrene is much easier to work with. Cutting, bending,
> vacuforming, etc. Takes paint better, too.
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nwpropmasters
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/casting
> Make sure to check the links here and in those groups.
> Steve Greenfield


I agree, but i think it will still be very tricky to make good looking  
enclosures. They are usually injection molded, which is probably  
unreasonable to attempt. I don't think vacuum forming will yield boxes  
sturdy enough (limits on material thickness).

ST