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hway23
Joined: Jul 23, 2008 Posts: 61 Location: ks
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Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 1:57 pm Post subject:
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All my synth projects have been all to amateur looking because of one problem. FRONT PANELS! ARRG! I started it with random boxes around my house. Than when I built my soundlab mini, and housed my 8 step sequencer, I cut my panels from sheet metal. (which looks not all that great btw.) So my question is: Is there a place (like home depot?) where I can by pre cut aluminum rectangles? And for under $15? ( I am going to start building my fully patchable modular soon I hope ) |
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Uncle Krunkus
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Joined: Jul 11, 2005 Posts: 4761 Location: Sydney, Australia
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Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 2:52 pm Post subject:
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Try and find a local aluminium supplier.
My closest one is in Coffs Harbour, which is a bit of a drive, but when I get there,....
They cut any sheet, angle etc. to size on the spot (square and to the nearest mm!) and they still end up %20-30 cheaper than any hardware store. _________________ What makes a space ours, is what we put there, and what we do there. |
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RF
Joined: Mar 23, 2007 Posts: 1502 Location: Northern Minnesota, USA
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Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 5:02 pm Post subject:
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I get aluminium panels cut to size from scrap 'drops' at a nearby metal fabrication shop. They charge me one dollar per panel for 1/8 inch metal.
I used to just buy the 'drops' and cut them to size myself - it was marginally less expensive that way - but I have a better chance of not losing any of my digits by having them do it.
bruce
[EDIT] The panels I have them cut are are generally 10.5 *2.25 * 1/8 inch aluminium _________________ www.sdiy.org/rfeng
"I want to make these sounds that go wooo-wooo-ah-woo-woo.”
(Herb Deutsch to Bob Moog ~1963) Last edited by RF on Fri Dec 19, 2008 10:13 am; edited 1 time in total |
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mark_olson
Joined: Oct 26, 2006 Posts: 177 Location: Lawrence, Kansas
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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 8:25 am Post subject:
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I get .080 5052 aluminum sheet in 6" x 48" pieces for about $10.00 from cutsmetal.net. Since I am totally making stuff up as I go, so far haven't used a standard width for anything, but everything IS 6" high.
From what it says on their Web site you could probably have them cut pieces to size for a small charge.
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KaZpeR
Joined: Feb 02, 2008 Posts: 4 Location: Sea-land
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Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 5:18 pm Post subject:
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front panel express
why don't you make it look good... |
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ChrisSousa9
Joined: Nov 29, 2008 Posts: 14 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2008 2:44 pm Post subject:
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OnlineMetals.com can get you custom cut sheet metal. I bought some for my WSG project for about $12 for custom cut including S&H _________________ www.soundabstract.net
"Overprotecting intellectual property is as harmful as underprotecting it. Culture is impossible without a rich public domain. Nothing today, likely nothing since we tamed fire, is genuinely new: Culture, like science and technology, grows by accretion, each new creator building on the works of those who came before. Overprotection stifles the very creative forces it's supposed to nurture." - Alex Kozinski, Ninth Circuit Federal Court of Appeals Judge |
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Danno Gee Ray
Joined: Sep 25, 2005 Posts: 1351 Location: Telford, PA USA
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Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2008 3:24 pm Post subject:
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Some hobby stores carry sheet aluminum. If they sell model train supplies and parts chances are they sell the aluminum panels. I buy mine there and they are .163" thick if I recall. They work rather well and are relatively inexpensive. |
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Ricko
Joined: Dec 25, 2007 Posts: 251 Location: Sydney, Australia
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Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 9:27 am Post subject:
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Uncle Krunkus:
I am frequently in Coffs Harbour: where is that aluminium store?
Cheers
Rick |
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