Help Sourcing roughly "2ft length by 4in+" metal enclosure

[pappasmurfsharem]

I'm going to be making my own midi 13 step foot controller for playing some samples using a laptop.

There are some interesting sources on the internet already and the Teensy 3.X boards natively support midi which is nice.

I'm thinking roughly an enclosure roughly 2FT in length by at least 4in in width.

I found some extruded aluminum rectangular 2x6 tubing that "could" work but would make installing quite the hassle without cutting off the bottom.

http://www.metalsdepot.com/products/alum2.phtml?page=aluminum%20rectangle%20tube&LimAcc=%20&aident=#p303  (stock number T36218 - 6 x 2 x 1/8 wall 6061 Aluminum Rectangle Tube)

A 2FT portion would be about $32.80 which isn't the worst, but again install would be quite a hassle.

Anyone have any other ideas for something sturdy that ISN'T wood?

[Quackzed]

maybee, though 1.25" height is a bit tight... itll fit a stomp sw tho..http://www.homedepot.com/p/ClarkDietrich-ProSTUD-1-1-4-in-x-6-in-x-12-ft-20-Gauge-Galvanized-Steel-Wall-Framing-Stud-120159/206843784

[pappasmurfsharem]

maybee, though 1.25" height is a bit tight... itll fit a stomp sw tho..http://www.homedepot.com/p/ClarkDietrich-ProSTUD-1-1-4-in-x-6-in-x-12-ft-20-Gauge-Galvanized-Steel-Wall-Framing-Stud-120159/206843784

Not far off the 2x6 with 1/8" walls really, I still have the issue with installing.

I'm guessing the best thing is so just use wood or get some sheet metal folded to the propershape, but I was hoping someone might have had a gem floating around.

[Quackzed]

if you look close, the piece i posted is open on the bottom, so you'd just need a flat 'bottom' for it...  or mount it to a piece of wood maybee?

[J0K3RX]

maybe try here
https://metalscut4u.com/

This company will do custom size and they have about every imaginable type of material..
http://www.dhgate.com/store/14571851#st-navigation-storehome

[digi2t]

Did you look at Loop-Master?

http://www.loop-master.com/blank-true-bypass-strip-enclosures-p-292.html

They have enclosures up to 30" long, though anything over 12" long is only 3" wide.

[pappasmurfsharem]

Did you look at Loop-Master?

http://www.loop-master.com/blank-true-bypass-strip-enclosures-p-292.html

They have enclosures up to 30" long, though anything over 12" long is only 3" wide.

Not a bad find.

Truthfully this is going to be a "poor mans" taurus pedal so I'm going to stagger the switches similar to the white and black keys on a piano.

The switches will be  similar to the following characterss

.'.'. .'.'.'. .

So as long as there is sufficient space between the buttons for my foot/toes 2.2" could be doable.

Nice find I'll keep these in mind. Thanks.

[digi2t]

How about this?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bass-PEDAL-Assembly-from-organ-13-notes-for-MIDI-DIY-Project-Foot-Pedals-octave-/282101411343

[pappasmurfsharem]

How about this?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bass-PEDAL-Assembly-from-organ-13-notes-for-MIDI-DIY-Project-Foot-Pedals-octave-/282101411343

I was looking at some of these. My main concern would be easy of travel and weight.

[PEPPER!]

Would you consider a 1U rackmount enclosure?  The short-depth guys give you 17" x 4" x 1.8" to work with.

$40 at Mouser (but remember you have to buy a lid as well!) - http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Bud-Industries/CH-14400/?qs=3afg%252bAJeqdmeG1rRPVIaXA%3D%3D

[Quackzed]

going wood wouldn't be too bad, as far as shielding some thin sheet metal cut and screwed would be easy enough, and you can do exactly the dimensions you want pretty cheaply... if it were me i'd probably go with wood, maybee try to find a flamey piece of maple at home depot for the top for looks . just a different option to consider...

[amptramp]

You can get rectangular shaped aluminum extrusions as shown here:

http://www.canart.com/stdshape_pipestubes_rec_tube_square_corners.html

Aluminum extruders also make extruded shapes for trade show partitions that allow you to connect sheets of aluminum in-line or at right angles to create booths or enclosures.  This would allow you to make all your mechanical mounting on a plate then incorporate it into a box structure by attaching flat plates to these mounting spines.