I've been buying mine from Amazon.com. They carry electronic enclosures from Bud Industries and other manufacturers, in all different sizes, styles and materials.Where you guys get the boxes or "electronic enclosures" for your projects? Looking for metal and not plastic and the only thing I found was on ebay small boxes made of plastic.
Found the box I want on digikey, thanks.Both Mouser and DigiKey have parametric searches for "boxes". Just select the correct filter for metal, e.g.,
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That is from a DigiKey.com search for "boxes," which gave roughly 9282 hits.
John
Unable to find an appropriate box for my PSU I drew out my dimensions on some stainless, and had my local AC sheetmetal shop bend and spotweld it for me...
This is what I have usually ended up doing, get a local tin shop to make it, it turns out a bit cheaper than the usual enclosure vendors prices.(just the top half, keyboard and screen area).
But if I can get it made locally for under $200, that would be an option worth considering.
The guys at the sheet-shop were very good about it... I bartered a case of beer for the servicehow much did you pay for that?
I'm in a similar crux. I need a half-scale version of this console:
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(just the top half, keyboard and screen area).
I cannot find ANYTHING that matches. I checked the usual Mouser, Digikey, Newark, Allied, etc. plus BUD, OKW, eBay, Amazon, Hoffman, Rittal, Omega, Hammond, Cooper, Weigmann, and more. I do not think it exists. So I am considering buying a press brake and making the damn thing myself. But if I can get it made locally for under $200, that would be an option worth
There are several suppliers down here that would offer something like that (very professionally made, and with oven-processed electrostatic paint) for about $700 dllshow much did you pay for that?
I'm in a similar crux. I need a half-scale version of this console:
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(just the top half, keyboard and screen area).
I cannot find ANYTHING that matches. I checked the usual Mouser, Digikey, Newark, Allied, etc. plus BUD, OKW, eBay, Amazon, Hoffman, Rittal, Omega, Hammond, Cooper, Weigmann, and more. I do not think it exists. So I am considering buying a press brake and making the damn thing myself. But if I can get it made locally for under $200, that would be an option worth considering.
Crenlo has an encore product line of kiosks to server enclosures to control panels. They hav a catalog of standard parts that let you configure your own or they will also do custom work. $200 won't even cover shipping though. I think you will be over $1k for the parts, possibly more.how much did you pay for that?
I'm in a similar crux. I need a half-scale version of this console:
View attachment 82375
(just the top half, keyboard and screen area).
I cannot find ANYTHING that matches. I checked the usual Mouser, Digikey, Newark, Allied, etc. plus BUD, OKW, eBay, Amazon, Hoffman, Rittal, Omega, Hammond, Cooper, Weigmann, and more. I do not think it exists. So I am considering buying a press brake and making the damn thing myself. But if I can get it made locally for under $200, that would be an option worth considering.
Yeap... that's about the market price down here too... more or less...Crenlo has an encore product line of kiosks to server enclosures to control panels. They hav a catalog of standard parts that let you configure your own or they will also do custom work. $200 won't even cover shipping though. I think you will be over $1k for the parts, possibly more.
http://www.crenlo.com/wp-content/uploads/PDFs/CRN.3000.01.13_esq_referencemanual_FINALw.pdf
There is an guy on eBay, username WonderCoBuy (or thereabouts) -- he is in Taiwan and sells many different projects enclosures. If you buy in lots of say 20pcs the price is good. I have purchased many boxes from him.Where you guys get the boxes or "electronic enclosures" for your projects? Looking for metal and not plastic and the only thing I found was on ebay small boxes made of plastic.