Odd shaped enclosures

[geekmacdaddy]

Hey Guys,
I'm building the Neutron Filter, and it sure would be great to find the proper 2 level enclosure for it. Any thoughts?

Many thanks
Geek

[petemoore]

  My 10,001'th post...
  For easier bending, score the bend line *heavily [it may become flimsy at some point...[, then use verygood hardwood, heavy plywood?] strips ripped to the height you want the step [1'' at least or use metal bars instead] to clamp across the sheet using through bolts/washers/nuts at either end, make the strips about 5'' longer than the width of the box, drill through holes to align the bend assist strips.
  Mount that to your really solid bench edge [add screw or bolt holes to the edge of the bench that has deep front edge], use another board to make the first bend, pounding it with hammer/board to distribute the force of the blows...making a nice even bend across the width.
  Now turn it and screw the strips/metal sheet  into the top of the bench and make the other step top bend using wood driven by hammer.
  some of the bends, scored heavily and having a deep enough substrate to press your hand against, can be made that way, being careful to bring the edges along where there is less surface tension as toward the middle.
  For softer bends, provide tension relief along to two, close, parallel bend scores by altering the angle of the score tool or by moving the clamped straight edge. On tougher metals Ive even used a drill, just cutting to a small depth [not near all the way through] dotting along the bend line.
  ANyrate, using wood/metal [I'd buy the bending brake instead of DIYing that tool from metal, unless I had the pieces there] to form bending brakes you can make a stepped top box.
  I've never actually made a stepped top box, but those are my thoughts.

[geekmacdaddy]

Thanks Pete,
I was thinking more in terms of buying one, than bending the metal.

Geek

[petemoore]

  Being sensible eh?
  tools time etc.
  You need experience to know where that 'one bad slip' might occur, one of those and the whole project, up to and including playing guitar can be thrown out the window on the way to the Hosp. {IMExp....I forgot to mention that.

[petemoore]

...something sold 'as is' on ebay ?

[Harry]

Hey Pete will that work on a hammond style box?

[The Tone God]

Hey Pete will that work on a hammond style box?

Not the diecast enclosures. Too thick and even if you could been it would break like a cracker.

Back to the topic at hand a suggestion might be to use a 1590DD as a base and mount a 1590BB on top of that drilling holes in the DD for the BB's mounting and wire runs.

Andrew