Wooden Enclosures and Consoles

Phatriff · 11th August 2007, 04:52 PM

I looking for a fancy wooden enclosure to house a small electronics project. It needs to be about 8 inches by 6 inches with a sloped (console) top so that the front is shorter than the back.

This unit here http://www.crookwood.com/products/Mo...s%20-%20C2.htm

is similar albeit slight more complex to what i am building. It is basically a monitor controller.

I have not had much luck finding a console enclosure that doesn't look so generic like the ones in radio spares so any directions here would be great.

Thanks

Nordic · 11th August 2007, 06:16 PM

Plywood and a bit of glue should get you going... If you want you can draw the whole thing out and maybe ask a local DIY shop to cut the planks out for you... A few coats of hamertone from a can, gets pretty hard over time, and has that antique electronics looks.. it is also pretty easy to fill the gaps and cracks by just applying a few extra coats of hamertone there... it is very forgiving in hideing blemishes...

Or even just the plywood and some danish oil.

Phatriff · 17th August 2007, 03:06 PM

Thanks.

There must be some nice well crafted cases somewhere. Any ideas?

philpoole · 17th August 2007, 03:21 PM

This is DIY after all

I've just recently finished a DAC enclosure out of MDF and pine (with a view to painting it - hence I don't care about the wood used) but it could have easilly been done with some nice plywood.

I was hoping to post a photo at some point, but I wanted to sand and paint it first.

Phatriff · 24th August 2007, 10:42 AM

I have found some nice units from Hammond if anyone is interested
http://www.hammondmfg.com

cheers

Jon

Nesdram · 21st September 2007, 09:36 AM

Have you tried www.boxcleverltd.com they have a vast range of enclosures, or they can vacuum form or plastic fabricate to your ideas.

11th August 2007, 04:52 PM	#1
Phatriff diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2007	Wooden Enclosures and Consoles I looking for a fancy wooden enclosure to house a small electronics project. It needs to be about 8 inches by 6 inches with a sloped (console) top so that the front is shorter than the back. This unit here http://www.crookwood.com/products/Mo...s%20-%20C2.htm is similar albeit slight more complex to what i am building. It is basically a monitor controller. I have not had much luck finding a console enclosure that doesn't look so generic like the ones in radio spares so any directions here would be great. Thanks

21st September 2007, 09:36 AM	#6
Nesdram diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2007	enclosures Have you tried www.boxcleverltd.com they have a vast range of enclosures, or they can vacuum form or plastic fabricate to your ideas.

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11th August 2007, 06:16 PM	#2
Nordic diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2005	Plywood and a bit of glue should get you going... If you want you can draw the whole thing out and maybe ask a local DIY shop to cut the planks out for you... A few coats of hamertone from a can, gets pretty hard over time, and has that antique electronics looks.. it is also pretty easy to fill the gaps and cracks by just applying a few extra coats of hamertone there... it is very forgiving in hideing blemishes... Or even just the plywood and some danish oil.

17th August 2007, 03:06 PM	#3
Phatriff diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2007	Thanks. There must be some nice well crafted cases somewhere. Any ideas?

17th August 2007, 03:21 PM	#4
philpoole diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2004	This is DIY after all I've just recently finished a DAC enclosure out of MDF and pine (with a view to painting it - hence I don't care about the wood used) but it could have easilly been done with some nice plywood. I was hoping to post a photo at some point, but I wanted to sand and paint it first.

24th August 2007, 10:42 AM	#5
Phatriff diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2007	I have found some nice units from Hammond if anyone is interested http://www.hammondmfg.com cheers Jon

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