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loss1234
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bugfight
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how about here?
http://stoogepanels.com/
now owned by doug wellington, a swell guy... |
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fluxmonkey
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| loss1234 wrote: | anyone know where to buy the PCB brackets that used to be made by STOOGE?
or how to make them without special tools? i worry that if i use steel easy enough to bend, that it wont be strong enough to support standoffs and a pcb or two.
there is a link
http://www.wiseguysynth.com/larry/brackets/bracket-draw2.jpg
on how to make them and it specifies steel but others have said aluminum.
i just think i would be able to FIT so much more behind a panel if i used these.
any thoughts?
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i use aluminum, since i can cut it with snips (tho it takes some effort) instead of a shear, and bend it in a vice. actually, i often use very thin aluminum... between the bend, the stiffening due to the PCB itself, and support from flying wires, it's plenty sturdy even for gigging.
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neandrewthal
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I just used galvanized step flashings from home depot. Can be cut with small shears, bent with your hands, and plenty strong enough to support multiple PCB's. A $.99 piece usually makes me 3 brackets.
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Scott Stites
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| Quote: | | I just used galvanized step flashings from home depot. Can be cut with small shears, bent with your hands, and plenty strong enough to support multiple PCB's. A $.99 piece usually makes me 3 brackets. |
That's exactly what I do!
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Danno Gee Ray
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Okay Scott,
What is that beast you pictured there? could that be the mysterious MPS? |
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Dave Kendall
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Hi all.
For smaller formats (eurorack) I use 25mm x 25mm x1.5mm aluminium angle from the hardware store. All you need is a hacksaw, centre-punch, drill, and something to de-burr the holes. ( I sand mine down afterwards, but that's optional)
Nuts and bolts to hold PCB onto bracket are M3. The photos show a short length, holding a CGS65 tube VCA with clean/dirty mod, feedback pot with separate normalled I/O jacks, and 2 CV inputs jacks. The pot that doesn't go through the bracket is spaced from the panel rear with an M8 washer.
It's cheap, small, and strong enough. 
cheers,
Dave
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clickmrmike
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Three pot versions are available from Synthesis Technologies.
Scott at Bridechamber has them in various sizes pre-drilled for CGS and MOTM, etc. About US$6.
(http://www.bridechamber.com/bridechamber.com/Brackets.html)
Good guy to deal with, etc...
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Scott Stites
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Nawp, that's my Triple Wilson SVVCF:
http://electro-music.com/forum/topic-17215.html
I might mention that when mounted vertically, using flashing is great, because on that axis they're very sturdy. However, when held horizontally, they're not solid at all and can move around. It works for me because I don't gig, but if I had to transport the synth, I'd remove the modules first. If you take the thing from gig to gig, I'd think the solid bracket would be more appropriate (Bridechamber or Doug Wellington).
Cheerios,
Scott
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LetterBeacon
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*BUMP*
I've got a big sheet of 0.8mm sheet aluminium that was planning to cut up to make PCB brackets. I bought some tin snips from eBay for the job (they look exactly like the ones Scott has in his picture). The only problem is that they don't seem to do the job at all! They only bend the metal, not cut it. Is the sheet aluminium too thin for the snips? Or are my snips in need of a sharpen? |
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