The MicroLab

Uncle Krunkus · Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 9:22 pm Post subject: The MicroLab

And lastly,
here is a pic of a cool little box I found today.
I'm planning on building the smallest SL ever into it.
It's real aluminium framing, and the clear plastic is only about 2-3mm thick, but very tough.
The whole thing contained nothing more than a couple of lipglosses for little girls (they've gone to Felicity and Indigo) and cost AU$10
I couldn't believe such a perfect case would turn up so cheap!! Very Happy

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opg · Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 6:15 am Post subject:

Nice!

I'm still looking for one myself. I was told to use one of those red plastic lunchboxes from the 1980s. Something with the A-Team or Knight Rider on it...

jksuperstar · Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 8:32 am Post subject:

Hey OPG, you could check out a company called "Harbor Freight", they have a lots of stores across the US.

www.harborfreight.com

They sell lots of cheap tools and whatnot, but they also have some cases for good prices, like this one:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=36870

They're lined with a 1/4" of foam rubber, and they're rock solid for the $$.

Clack · Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 9:19 am Post subject:

I was thinking about that, you can get some nice subminature-switches and minature pots ( can you get sub-minate pots? ) , how do you plan to do the pcb ? its about 160mm wide!

opg · Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 10:31 am Post subject:

They sell lots of cheap tools and whatnot, but they also have some cases for good prices, like this one:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=36870

They're lined with a 1/4" of foam rubber, and they're rock solid for the $$.[/quote]

Hey, that IS a good deal! I'm only working on the Weird Sound Generator now (my first project ever), but I plan on building the bigger Sound Lab next. I like the case!

The WSG is incredibly tiny, possibly smaller than a cigar box. This is good, because I would be able to afford more expensive raw materials (strange plastics and metals) from McMaster-Carr because I won't need much at all. But I still like the idea of gutting an old toy and using it as the case. That's what yard sales are for!

Uncle Krunkus · Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 4:18 pm Post subject:

Yeah,
the toystore near us has some big plastic Sci Fi laser guns. The soaker's have heaps of room for circuitry to.