Making a diy switcher: where to get big the box?

Col_Decker

I've decided I need a basic bypass / switcher box for my pedal board in the style of the GigRig Quatermaster 8, but I don't want to pay the £250+ cost for a new one. Looking on-line the circuit diagrams look pretty straight forward enough but I'm stuck as to where to get a long narrow box to put it all in. Where do you guys get your enslosures from? I've tried Maplin and RS but they seem to do only diecast boxes in smaller sizes. Had a Google at some sheet metal folded boxes made by fabrication companies but the cost for a one off made it a non starter.

I'm looking for something around 50mm (h) x (500mm) (w) x 80mm (d)

lewism

This could be right up your alley:

Stomp Box Enclosure for Guitar Pedal made in England by Swift + free 9VDC Jack

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/162767895581

Sporky

Not quite those dimensions, but RS part code 215-5304 is what I used to use for the huge stuff.

Now replaced by this which looks exactly the same:

https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/instrument-cases/0232119/

Or these two options are a bit bigger:

https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/instrument-cases/0232096/
https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/instrument-cases/0226101/

Or find somewhere that'll sell you some aluminium extrusion in a suitable shape and make some end caps...

Lebarque

Save yourself the trouble and get one from Bright Onion?

Sporky

This might work:

https://www.clickmetal.co.uk/aluminium-channel

76 x 50 x 500 is about a tenner plus VAT. You'll need to add some sheet to make a bottom and the ends which you could make from this:

https://www.clickmetal.co.uk/click-by-category/flat-bars/aluminium-flat-bar

Col_Decker

Cheers guys good suggestions. I think @Lebarque has hit a nail on head though with Bright Onion, how do they afford those crazy prices?!?

Sporky

The enclosures will be made from ali extrusion like the one I linked to, or they've got a friendly metal worker or their own press brake. Either way you're looking at £15-20 for the enclosure.

Adam_MD

Banzai do various sizes which will work.  

https://www.banzaimusic.com/Hammond-enclosure-1411-WU.html

normula1

As it happens I looked at their site last night. I reckoned to build my own would cost just in parts a significant percentage of what they charge.