Sloped Panel Enclosures

[superjoe]

Anyone know where to get a sloped panel enclosure like Fulltone uses for alot of their effects? Hammond makes one similar but the back has vent hole type things.

[no one ever]

those hammonds are 8 in long!

[tskullt]

Hey,
  I'm looking into making some, I've gotten a couple of quotes, but I need a couple of more.   I'm looking at buying quite of few to get the cost down.   I'll probably have them by February or so, I can keep you posted if you're interested.  I'd like to know if there is interest in the DIY community as well...
m.

[Rodgre]

http://www.hammondmfg.com/dwg16.htm#10degree

These are similar to the ones that Snarling Dogs and Lovetone use.

LMB makes them too.

Roger

[Paul Marossy]

Fry's Electronics sells some that are about 4" wide. You can make something that looks like this with one of them

[mojotron]

Fry's Electronics sells some that are about 4" wide. You can make something that looks like this with one of them
...

I saw a few of those from LMB - seemed kind of flimsy. I would be really interested in a slopped enclosure that was road-worthy-tough like those Fulltone 16 gage steel ones so let me know if you find a source - thanks.

[Paul Marossy]

I saw a few of those from LMB - seemed kind of flimsy.

Yeah, they are a little on the flimsy side. They get a lot strurdier when you bend those tabs in a little bit more on the sloped face - it makes a big difference when you step on the switch. But, OTOH, I wouldn't expect it to last that long if you aren't careful with it... 

[superjoe]

Hey,
  I'm looking into making some, I've gotten a couple of quotes, but I need a couple of more.   I'm looking at buying quite of few to get the cost down.   I'll probably have them by February or so, I can keep you posted if you're interested.  I'd like to know if there is interest in the DIY community as well...
m.

yeah, most definatly, ill buy a couple from you if do get em made...dimmensions? cost? jrobertson1019@yahoo.com is my email, keep me posted.

[formerMember1]

i just got a mouser order today, and i have one of those LMB enclosures.  It looks just like a fulltone, but is slighlty bigger, but still not as tall as a wah, it looks bigger in the pictures then what it is,...the slant front is shorter and steeper than a fulltone i think,...

It isn't as strong as the hammond aluminum cast, but it is still strong,...or it looks so,..maybe after i put a switch in and use it, you might be right,...

here is a pic from side next to a wah
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c317/_!_/c3ad68dd.jpg

here is a pic from front next to a wah
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c317/_!_/35414233.jpg

here is a pic from front next to my FuzzFace
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c317/_!_/d58f78b4.jpg

when i ordered it, it said ivory, but it ended up being cream/ivory on top, front and back, and sides and bottom are brown,...it looks good to me,...but time will tell,....only complaint is i wish they didn't make it so tall on the back,

it is 1" and 7/8" tall at back, it is 4 and 15/16"long on bottom(back to front) and slope is 2" and 7/8",  flat top is a little under 2" 1/2" long(back to front), and the pedal is 2" 15/16" wide, perfect for me!!

I'll report in a few weeks when i get to that project,...how it worked out as an enclosure,...

but you should probably listen to paul when he says it isn't strong, he is usually right 


PS:paul is yours the same as mine dimensions wise? or is yours bigger? 

[sfr]

I've used this enclosure from Radio Shack frequently. (A thread about it here) and it's fairly easy to modify it so it has a sloped front. (I've done it a couple of times) with a good pair of heavy duty metal shears or a dremel tool.  While it's not the strongest of boxes, seems plenty sturdy enough for everything I've thrown at it.

[Paul Marossy]

paul is yours the same as mine dimensions wise? or is yours bigger?

It appears to be the same dimensions from what I can tell.