But none fitting his desire for cheaper than what he found at $60 since they have to be purchased from distributors like Digikey.com.This company makes some nice enclosures.
Electrical & Electronic Enclosures, Cabinets & Racks, Outlet Strips and Electronic Transformers
Hammond Manufacturing is a leading manufacturer of industrial enclosures, electronic enclosures, racks & rack cabinets, transformers, outlet strips and climate control products.www.hammondmfg.com
But none fitting his desire for cheaper than what he found at $60 since they have to be purchased from distributors like Digikey.com.
Is there such a thing?
I have a project that I'd like to finalize into an enclosure. The best fit I can organize comes to about a 8" wide, 8" tall, 12" deep enclosure. The least expensive pre-made enclosure I can find is on eBay for $60. $60!!
What do you all do for cost effective (aka cheap) large enclosures? (P.S. in the USA)
Does it need to meet any electrical standards?
What type of cutouts?
Plastic, metal,etc?
Waterproof?
Does it need to accomodate circuit board mounting?
It is a home project, meeting electrical standards is relative. It needs to be safe to use and work on.Do the contents need to be accessible without the use of tools?
Does the enclosure need a window?
I'm not sure how knowing all the specifics effects the possible sources of large inexpensive enclosures.
A forum, this forum, any forum, would be the last place I would look for information on compliance of NFPA 70/UL508A codes for just this reason. At the same time how many home projects (most of which are what is on here) will be verified to be compliant.There is an unfortunate tendency here for experts to take over projects, complicating things, and telling posters how they should be doing it, even in response to a simple question.
The thread would beg to differ. Posters #4 and 5 both know exactly what Hammond enclosures are. If you have ever frequented the larger online electronics retailers (Digikey, Mouser, Allied, Newark, etc) for an enclosure one of those names has been listed.Use a used Tupperware cake box, a large Christmas cookie tin box, pull the guts out of a 90s era Sony receiver and put a polycarbonate faceplate to replace the original, stop by Walmart and look at the storage bins or trash can section or office file box - available in PP, ABS, wicker, wood, steel.
if your question is so straight forward, and anything will work for you, open your eyes, these boxes are available all over the place. Stop by your local Goodwill store and get one for a buck. Most people coming here don't even know what a bud box or Hammond box is or where to source one. It is rare that someone so knowledgeable comes here asking for Dumpster Diving instructions.
Next time, tell us what experience you have, what doesn't work for you (bud /Hammond) and what price target snd lack of specifications is ok for you. or, just visit the sister website: dumpster-diving-online,com.
The thread would beg to differ. Posters #4 and 5 both know exactly what Hammond enclosures are.
Sorry I don't think this is a newbie question but a crowd-source question to post and gather information (some free advertising for your favorite "hole-in-the wall" or local (or online) supplier. I expect there to be some listed I know of, but omitting them would limit the responses.Very few thread-starters asking such a newbie question know what a Hammond or bud box is).
Defined already:Unfortunately, some people come here with experience on how to do things correctly but have no idea how to do something on the cheap. Then they say "inexpensive" without reference to what is inexpensive. To most people, half price is inexpensive (see Lowe's box above) but then they still cry when it is not inexpensive by their definition.
The best fit I can organize comes to about a 8" wide, 8" tall, 12" deep enclosure. The least expensive pre-made enclosure I can find is on eBay for $60. $60!!
Also defined:Please clarify what you need (want).
(so the 6" deep Lowes boxes do not fit the bill, though they are large and nice given you are paying for water resistant)I have a project that I'd like to finalize into an enclosure. The best fit I can organize comes to about a 8" wide, 8" tall, 12" deep enclosure. The least expensive pre-made enclosure I can find is on eBay for $60. $60!!
What sources or techniques/methods do you know of for large inexpensive project boxes (aka enclosures) in the USA?I'm not looking for an enclosure. I'm inexpensive sources of enclosures, especially those I may not have thought of. It is obvious to me (should be to any that could answer the question) that anything made by Hammond, Saginaw, and Bud will not fit the bill of 'inexpensive source'. Good stuff, just not hobbiest or DIYer priced.
I have no clue what that means.So, you want an enclosure that is not an enclosure that "you haven't thought of"
what "inexpensive" means.
8" wide, 8" tall, 12" deep enclosure that costs less than $60 shipped.The best fit I can organize comes to about a 8" wide, 8" tall, 12" deep enclosure. The least expensive pre-made enclosure I can find is on eBay for $60. $60!!
What is non-answerable or do you have to guess abouta non-answerable question intertwined with a childish guessing game.
(at this point, I would have to venture you gophert, are the one "cry[ing] for social interaction and trying to prolong the interaction".What sources or techniques/methods do you know of for large inexpensive project boxes (aka enclosures) in the USA?
I am not asking for a source of the specific box. I am asking a/the general question.Part of the problem is you need a rather odd shape; types that are wider and shallower / flatter are somewhat easier to find, eg. wallbox style or desk case / equipment rack housing style.
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