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From: esmonddp@jupiter.crd.ge.com (Daniel P. Esmond)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: RE: Project Enclosures
Keywords: sheet metal box project enclosure
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Date: 15 Jan 90 03:44:07 GMT
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In article  <126@gazette.bcm.tmc.edu> Andreas Kasenides writes:

>Well I though as a last resort I can always drop by the hardware
>store pick up a couple of square yards of aluminum and machine my
>own box. More surprises there. No hardware store (at least in my 
>area, Houston) carries any such aluminum panels that can be used
>to make boxes for electronic projects.

Hardware stores are designed for Joe Consumer. If you want quality,
affordable, sheet metal in small quantity, go to an autobody supply
shop. They offer several guages of a few metal types, often in sheets
as small as 2'x 4'. You should be able to get strengths ranging from
soft enough to bend with your fingers, to thick enough to resist
severe impacts.

 - Dan