Anyone used this Hammond enclosure?

[LyleCaldwell]

http://www.mouser.com/catalog/625/1439.pdf

Is the top sturdy enough for stompswitches?  No flexing?

[coitmusic]

Not sure about their strength, but the price doesn't seem worth it. That is, for a little more, you could get a cast aluminum one. Try small bear or circuit specialists for cheaper knockoffs.

Also, if it does flex, you can create a support beneath the switch so that any pressure on it goes to the floor and not the case. I've done this successfully with plastic cases and stomp switches with wing style solder tabs.

Chester

[LyleCaldwell]

I know all about cast aluminum cases.  This line just offers some sizes that would be ideal for a project, while the diecast enclosures would be too tall in the proper width and length.  I just don't want the top to cave in.

Or maybe I could use one upside down.

[coitmusic]

There are other ways to support the top as well...thin posts from the top to the bottom. Just epoxy some long standoffs to the botom wherever they will fit after you've finished the build. Wooden blocks,  etc....lots of versions of this idea. I mean, if this is what you want, then get it and you can probably figure out how to make it work. 
But I'm just a tinkerer and willing to do that sort of thing to save a buck or get what I want. You may not.

Good luck,
Chester

[radio]

Kind of yes and no!!

At work we use them to case ethernet routers,BUT

these have no pots,so you might figure out that pots

are a bit difficult to integrate as the PCB is slided in

from one side:i remember thought that in Berlin

a boutique pedaleer is using them,it is NOT banzai

If you want to compare enclosures all around the world

look here under OVERDRIVETESt:

http://www.dietside.de/OVERDRIVETEST.htm

Hop this helps until I remember the correct site.

Greetings JME

[Mark Hammer]

These are functionally equivalent to the old modem cases I used to recommend (and buy, still have about 10 of them), except high impact plastic.

They are more than strong enough, provided you don't place any stompswitches exactly in the middle of the largest face.  Even then, the case will exhibit some "give" that throws the tactile feedback part off a bit, but it certainly won't break under normal weight.

Perhaps of more concern is the impact that sort of case has on installing and testing components.  It's really made for stuff you slide in and out, rather than something like a small PCB with wires and pots/toggles hanging off it.  You can certainly mount your pots and switches on the end pieces but mounting them so that they are on top where you can see and easily reach them is a real pain.  **IF** you can PC mount pots and toggles, it is relatively simple to pop holes in the top, slide the board in and everything sticks out of its own proper little hole, butr that's unlikely to happen with amateur one-offs unless you're one of those high achievers.

I have a bunch of old modem boxes that also use extruded aluminum (mostly for old Hayes 1200 baud jobs).  There is more than enough space in there for stuff, but the problem is it all has to be inserted from the end, a bit like building a ship in a bottle.  If you can cut an opening on the bottom and make a cover plate, then you can probably use them without much difficulty, but without those mods they might prove more trouble than they're worth.  They look great, though, I have to ssay.