RE: metal supplies (aluminium) for HA projects

["Keith Doxey" <ukha@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The first KAT5 end panels were made by a local precision engineering
firm
from plain aluminium sheet.

The second batch were made using the blank panels that came with the cases
(obviously didn't have a supply of those for the first batch !)

The current end panels are made from anodised aluminium sheet by a local
sign company and then silk screened.

I recently bought some plain sheet aluminium for a car project from another
local engineering firm. Just look in the yellow pages under precision
engineers, or drive round the local industrial estate. Any of the
engineering firms will have offcuts and will usually be more than willing
to
sell off a few scraps in exchange for a couple of beer tokens :)

Some will even bend sheet for you as well if needed. I once built a
heatsink
for an amplifier (4 x 150W) using sheet aluminium which was guillotined nad
bent for me by as local sheet metal company. Don't know why I bothered with
a fan because it never got warm let alone hot even when thrashed. Was quite
a heavy amp though :)

HTH

Keith

-----Original Message-----
From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Mark McCall
Sent: 14 May 2008 21:46
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] metal supplies (aluminium) for HA projects

> Just wondering if anyone here's in the metalworking/supply business
and
> knows of a cheap good source for small off cuts of aluminium plate
> (several mm to 10-20mm thick)? I've just bought a CNC mini-mill and
plan
> to make a few HA related items including front panels for various
devices
> and need some stock to play with.

Try Keith, he got some made for the KAT5 end plates.

M.


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