Making enclosures

[jmusser]

I love the blue box (looks a lot like the original), and the lettering, really nice job! That thing is built like a tank! I guess if the effect doesn't work, then you can always use the box for a car ramp for changing your oil :lol: Is the channel something you make, or something you buy? If you're building this yourself out of 1/8" aluminum plate, then you have access to tools that very few of us have. You would need a fairly hefty break, shear & notcher to make it from scratch. I have worked in metal fab, so I know what it takes to make something like that from scratch. The tools are expensive too!

[wiplash]

I love the blue box (looks a lot like the original), and the lettering, really nice job! That thing is built like a tank! I guess if the effect doesn't work, then you can always use the box for a car ramp for changing your oil  Is the channel something you make, or something you buy? If you're building this yourself out of 1/8" aluminum plate, then you have access to tools that very few of us have. You would need a fairly hefty break, shear & notcher to make it from scratch. I have worked in metal fab, so I know what it takes to make something like that from scratch. The tools are expensive too!

Thank you, I've built it for my father who have a garage :lol:

I'm really started from scratch, with a 2mm aluminium plate (~0.08 inches), you dont need a lot of tools, I've used metal saw,hammer,(shear, but the saw is sufisant) and a vice (something to block the aluminium plate for bend), abrasive paper to sandpaper...and patience...
you can try with 1mm plate...

for the lettering I've paint with my owns two hands

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[wiplash]

photos of the building...It's not hard but need work.DIY!!!!







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[ESPguitar]

photos of the building...It's not hard but need work.DIY!!!!







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Did you weld anything at all?

RB

[wiplash]

no  welding it is just folded

[jmusser]

I've done stuff like that before too, but mine NEVER came out that well. Mine usually looks like it was bent in a vise, and has teeth marks from the vise jaws. I could make it look that nice with a brake, but definitely not with a vise. You have a gift my friend!

[rubberlips]

If you use metal like iron you can weld, but the aluminium is difficult if you are not specialist.

Depends on your welding gear I guess. I've got a gasless mig at home, you can buy the gasless aluminium welding wire for it as well, almost like soldering
It's probably quicker and easier to do a bit more bending and less welding

Pete

[wiplash]

I've done stuff like that before too, but mine NEVER came out that well. Mine usually looks like it was bent in a vise, and has teeth marks from the vise jaws. I could make it look that nice with a brake, but definitely not with a vise. You have a gift my friend!

to avoid the marks of teeth I use wood boards between the jaws of the vice ,and abrasive paper to finish if there is some marks, and the paint mask the imperfections

Depends on your welding gear I guess. I've got a gasless mig at home, you can buy the gasless aluminium welding wire for it as well, almost like soldering  
It's probably quicker and easier to do a bit more bending and less welding

I never tested this :wink:

[Paul Marossy]

That's some nice work on that blue box!  

[Hal]

wow.

whats the Al from?

[wiplash]

My tyco is finish look: