Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sunybcs!boulder!ccncsu!ncr-fc!mikemc From: mikemc@mustang.ncr-fc.FtCollins.NCR.com (Mike McManus) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: Project Enclosures Message-ID: Date: 12 Jan 90 20:35:17 GMT References: <126@gazette.bcm.tmc.edu> <840.25ad19af@simpact.com> Sender: news@ncr-fc.FtCollins.NCR.COM Organization: NCR Microelectronic Products, Ft. Collins, CO Lines: 32 In-reply-to: jeh@simpact.com's message of 12 Jan 90 07:41:35 GMT In article <840.25ad19af@simpact.com> jeh@simpact.com writes: >In article <126@gazette.bcm.tmc.edu>, andreask@watson.bcm.tmc.edu >(Andreas Kasenides) writes: >> Can somobody more experienced indicate the source of materials or may be >> a source of enclosures... [for electronic projects] >I'm not all that experienced... but >I'm quite fond of making boxes out of eight-inch thick acrylic plastic ^hmmm, 1/8" maybe? :-) >(common trade names are Plexiglas and Acrylite). A good idea, I've done this many times myself. I prefer the clear placstic myself, kind of gives things that "high-tech" look. >Look in your Yellow Pages under "Plastics -- Rods, Tubes, Sheets, Etc., >Supply Centers". You can also find plexiglass as most local hardware stores. They sell it as storm door/window replacements. -- Disclaimer: All spelling and/or grammer in this document are guaranteed to be correct; any exseptions is the is wurk uv intter-net deemuns. Mike McManus (mikemc@ncr-fc.FtCollins.ncr.com) NCR Microelectronics 2001 Danfield Ct. mikemc@ncr-fc@ncr-sd.sandiego.ncr.com, or Ft. Collins, Colorado mikemc@ncr-fc@ccncsu.colostate.edu (303) 223-5100 Ext. 360 (they're ugly, but they work!)