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Beautiful Parametric Professional Aluminum Device Enclosure

AlClosure

A Beautiful Professional Aluminum Enclosure

• Simple to make, no bending necessary (machinery is required, though)
• No visible screws on front or back panels
• Parametric, can be easily customized for almost any size
• Sturdy, durable construction
• RF shielded, great for measurement devices
• Removable flat panels very easy to customize

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Neccesary parameters in OpenSCAD file:

// outer dimensions of final enclosure
outerW = 300;
outerH = 60;
outerD = 150;

// sheet metal thickness of top, bottom, front & back panel
panelThickness = 2;

// thickness of sheet metal for sides
sideThickness = 6; 

// plus: uncomment the screw/threads you want to use

Required Materials

• Front- and backpanel: anodized sheet aluminum, 1.5mm – 2.5mm
• Top and bottom panel: regular sheet aluminum, 1.5 – 2.5mm
• Sides: thick sheet aluminum, 5 – 8mm
• 4 countersunk screws, usually M2 – M3, 12mm long

Required Capabilites

• for Top, Bottom, Front and Back panels:
  • Precise (+/- 0.1mm) sheet metal cutting
  • Drill press
  • Countersink tool
• for Sides
  • Precise cutting / milling for thick (5 – 8mm) sheet aluminum
  • Drill press, drills and taps for chosen screw size (M2 – M3 usually)
  • Milling machine with side & face milling cutter like this with the same with as the sheet metal you choose for front and back panels
    • A regular milling cutter could be used, but it's slow and breaks easily

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