Joe[/quote]
Can you enlighten us all on what materials we would use and how much it would cost to make an enclosure from scratch?
Do you know of a website link that you can provide us on how to make our own rackmount enclosure?
Are there any manufacturers and/or distributors where we can buy well made enclosure in either steel or aluminum for a VERY reasonable price?
Thank you for all your help ahead of time Joe.
CHEERS![/quote]
Hi... there are a few other ways to make some good looking enclosures too besides the method JD described. It's pretty straightforward sure but still, it's a lotta work I think. It is also described in a lot of detail for fancy tube amp builders in a book called Building Tube Amps (I think?) I have it... you use aluminum channel, plate, taps and dies and the enclosures are very strong and nice for high end fancy audiophile equipment.
I'm a big fan of recycling enclosures, just about everything I've built has been in modified boxes that are often really high quality. Like I got a 24" deep 3U UPS box with simple fron and rear panels that could be re-used so I cut it in three sections and made a rear panel for the front section with 3mm aluminum ... the whole thing cost me 6$ and I can get two more enclosures out of it. I got a really cheesy 2U network box at a hamfest for $2 and replaced the front panel with a $3 3mm panel and it also came out pretty decent... not proffessional at all but still really usable. Here's a picture.
The paint was the most expensive thing on that box.
Also! The hammond mid size boxes just happen to be perfect for a 2U enclosure and cost lest than half of what a par-metal box would be. Again, just add a front panel.
I also scavenge old computer equipment boxes to build non-rackmount stuff and pedals. I work in a computer store owned by DIY hackers with junk going back to the early 80s so I have an advantage there. :razz: Here is a broken CSU/DSU box that I'm building a preamp in.
I've thought about this a lot too because unlike some folks my DIY projects are always drastically cheaper than the equivalent commercial stuff and the cost of a really nice finished enclosure would often be more than I could afford for an entire project.
HTH, and welcome to the forum it is a really remarkable place. :razz:
Kiira
[quote author="Tweak"][quote author="JRE Productions"]In the old forum I post a DIY rack enclosure. I wonder if the pictures are still floating around. They are quite easy to make from items at Home Depot.Joe[/quote]Can you enlighten us all on what materials we would use and how much it would cost to make an enclosure from scratch?Do you know of a website link that you can provide us on how to make our own rackmount enclosure?Are there any manufacturers and/or distributors where we can buy well made enclosure in either steel or aluminum for a VERY reasonable price?Thank you for all your help ahead of time Joe.CHEERS![/quote]Hi... there are a few other ways to make some good looking enclosures too besides the method JD described. It's pretty straightforward sure but still, it's a lotta work I think. It is also described in a lot of detail for fancy tube amp builders in a book called Building Tube Amps (I think?) I have it... you use aluminum channel, plate, taps and dies and the enclosures are very strong and nice for high end fancy audiophile equipment.I'm a big fan of recycling enclosures, just about everything I've built has been in modified boxes that are often really high quality. Like I got a 24" deep 3U UPS box with simple fron and rear panels that could be re-used so I cut it in three sections and made a rear panel for the front section with 3mm aluminum ... the whole thing cost me 6$ and I can get two more enclosures out of it. I got a really cheesy 2U network box at a hamfest for $2 and replaced the front panel with a $3 3mm panel and it also came out pretty decent... not proffessional at all but still really usable. Here's a picture.The paint was the most expensive thing on that box.Also! The hammond mid size boxes just happen to be perfect for a 2U enclosure and cost lest than half of what a par-metal box would be. Again, just add a front panel.I also scavenge old computer equipment boxes to build non-rackmount stuff and pedals. I work in a computer store owned by DIY hackers with junk going back to the early 80s so I have an advantage there. :razz: Here is a broken CSU/DSU box that I'm building a preamp in.I've thought about this a lot too because unlike some folks my DIY projects are always drastically cheaper than the equivalent commercial stuff and the cost of a really nice finished enclosure would often be more than I could afford for an entire project.HTH, and welcome to the forum it is a really remarkable place. :razz:Kiira
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