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need suggestions on material thickness for case
Hi,
I want to build a couple of pc cases and a few trays. The front/back panels I will probably have done on a cnc machine. And the top/side cover I'll probably have done by a shop. What I will want to build is the base/internal box and support structures for the mother board, drives, power supply, and such. This could be aluminum or steel. My concern is of which material would be the easiset/cheapest to produce. While I would like to buy some nice equipment to do this work with, I don't really think I would use the machines that much to warrant the expense. I have a Jet table saw, and I've seen a few posts about cutting aluminum on a table saw, but don't know what the minimum thickness would be that could safely be cut on a table saw. And, cutting on a table saw seems a bit scary. I've seen these power cutters that look like a hand drill that cut 18 ga sheet. I thought that I might mount one of these on an arm and make a sliding table to get straight edges with. Not sure if this is 18 ga steel or aluminum. And I don't know if 18 ga is thick enough for drive cages or the bottom pan/mother board tray. I do have to mount the power supply to the back panel and these weigh a good chunk. So, I guess I need a suggestion as to: 1. What material and at what thickness do I need to use? 2. A means of cutting this material safely and cheaply? Thanks |
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need suggestions on material thickness for case
noel wrote:
Hi, I want to build a couple of pc cases and a few trays. The front/back panels I will probably have done on a cnc machine. And the top/side cover I'll probably have done by a shop. What I will want to build is the base/internal box and support structures for the mother board, drives, power supply, and such. Have you made sure that you can't in fact obtain what you want? For example, go to http://www.ebuyer.com/ and peruse the case list. |
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need suggestions on material thickness for case
noel wrote:
Hi, I want to build a couple of pc cases and a few trays. The front/back panels I will probably have done on a cnc machine. And the top/side cover I'll probably have done by a shop. What I will want to build is the base/internal box and support structures for the mother board, drives, power supply, and such. This could be aluminum or steel. My concern is of which material would be the easiset/cheapest to produce. While I would like to buy some nice equipment to do this work with, I don't really think I would use the machines that much to warrant the expense. I have a Jet table saw, and I've seen a few posts about cutting aluminum on a table saw, but don't know what the minimum thickness would be that could safely be cut on a table saw. And, cutting on a table saw seems a bit scary. I've seen these power cutters that look like a hand drill that cut 18 ga sheet. I thought that I might mount one of these on an arm and make a sliding table to get straight edges with. Not sure if this is 18 ga steel or aluminum. And I don't know if 18 ga is thick enough for drive cages or the bottom pan/mother board tray. I do have to mount the power supply to the back panel and these weigh a good chunk. So, I guess I need a suggestion as to: 1. What material and at what thickness do I need to use? 2. A means of cutting this material safely and cheaply? Thanks For thin stuff on the table saw use a piece of plywood, particle board, or somesuch to back up the alum. mj |
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