Sheet metal enclosures... inspire me

Sometimes I fabricate enclosures for other appliances too..

Reactive load. This one is quite large. 28x20x8cm.
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Signal generator
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Here's a recipe - how to make an enclosure without sheet metal bender.

You need:
- one piece of the aluminium square tube (width, height, length - close to the final size of the box).
- one piece of the aluminium sheet
- two pieces of the aluminium angle
- rivets, screws,

Here's the main element - square tube. Just remove one wall (top or bottom) - with hacksaw, table saw, jigsaw. Clean the edges with a file.
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Rivet two short pieces of the aluminium angle.
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Cut aluminium sheet to size - it's going to be top + front + rear surface.
Drill all the holes - pots, led, 3pdt,
Bend the piece to form C shape (it's doable witout a sheet metal bender).
Drill the mounting holes (front and rear walls of the C).
Now mark and drill small holes in the aluminium angle - using previously drilled holes as a guides.
Tap the holes.
And you have a custom box for your build.
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These are fantastic, thanks for sharing.

I finally went down to our metal supply shop and got myself the sheet metal I needed. I also got some brass round bar so I can make some brass knobs which I think will look pretty good. We're in the middle of a heat wave here though so I've not gone out in the garage for over a week. The heat ought to relent next week so I'm looking forward to sharing some of my failures with you all here :ROFLMAO:
 
When I saw an alert to a new post in the thread, I clicked on the link but it loads to the top of the page (4), and so I read through to the bottom and I want to click "Like" on a lot of posts, but apparently I've already been here done that.

Always good to refresh the memory, and of course to read the new posts as well.
 
DGWVI said:
Yep, they're all steel so far. We use a sorta weird bottom plate mounting system, and not sure aluminum would hold up
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I've been looking at different ways to mount the bottom plate and sides and have come up with a few ideas that I plan on trying out to see what I like more so I really appreciated you showing all of that. Your method of pressure fitting that plate in there is pretty brilliant in it's simplicity and elegance, for what it's worth.
 
DGWVI said:
Yep, they're all steel so far. We use a sorta weird bottom plate mounting system, and not sure aluminum would hold up
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I had to upgrade my "Like" to "Love" for this post, 'cause I finally got 'round to watching the vid and ...

Tell us more about the Hot Rod and the dog!

Back on topic.

I don't have a brake, but my friend has one (same friend I got to try his welder the other day), so I'm thinking I might try an old-school Muff-like enclosure;
I like the enclosures that the front, face, and back where the jacks are is all one piece, and the sides and bottom the second piece. I don't think my welding is good enough yet to attempt that style of enclosure. Maybe in time...


Really inspiring thread, thanks to all the contributors.
 
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