Detector housing

[Max]

So i played few hours with this software....I designed one box/housing.
Uncommonly shape and sizes cose i wanted to put everything inside. My TGSL pcb is 120x65mm. Also i put lower space for batteries...
Not bad...this software! Not bad at all! I just need to learn it more...There were few things i wanted to change here, but didnt knew how!?
Anyway good for a start...

Hi,
seems nice cad work. Which kind of output can give the program ?

I mean compatible with CNC machines...

Best regards,
Max

[IBGold]

Vacuumn Forming

Hi Vacuumn forming is easy I have built a Vacuumn former that takes a 800 x 600 sheet of ABS and use it to produce my own coil housings up to 28 x 18 inch eliptical I use a garden Blower / Vac 2000 watt it works for me the heating is the expensive part but I use a heat gun and infra red lamps the cheap alternative. Regards IBGold

[ivconic]

Hi,

seems nice cad work. Which kind of output can give the program ?

I mean compatible with CNC machines...

Best regards,
Max

EMS format..?!? I am new in this stuff...Could be exported to cad also , but without 3D...
You may check all on link above...

[Max]

Hi Vacuumn forming is easy I have built a Vacuumn former that takes a 800 x 600 sheet of ABS and use it to produce my own coil housings up to 28 x 18 inch eliptical I use a garden Blower / Vac 2000 watt it works for me the heating is the expensive part but I use a heat gun and infra red lamps the cheap alternative. Regards IBGold

Hi IBGold,
thanks for the info. For the heater part you can use Nickel-Chrome wire like... in some hairdryer or hotgun and the like directly on top of an oven plate. That way you'll be away from fumes during heating.

What do you use as breather of to convoy outside fumes ?

What's the maximum thickness of walls you can reach using your 2KW blower/vac?

How do you prepare e.g. metal mould/matrix ? CNC or something else ?

Best regards,
Max

[Qiaozhi]

Hi Vacuumn forming is easy I have built a Vacuumn former that takes a 800 x 600 sheet of ABS and use it to produce my own coil housings up to 28 x 18 inch eliptical I use a garden Blower / Vac 2000 watt it works for me the heating is the expensive part but I use a heat gun and infra red lamps the cheap alternative. Regards IBGold

Sounds cool ...
How about some photos?

[IBGold]

Hi Max I have a housing for the special heaters but cant afford $900. for them at the present as for venting I have an extraction fan and rotary ventilators venting workshop for formers I use chip board former spaced 6 mm of vacuumn bed . Qiaozhi I will try to take some photo,s this week and post them. Regards IBGold

[Max]

Hi Max I have a housing for the special heaters but cant afford $900. for them at the present as for venting I have an extraction fan and rotary ventilators venting workshop for formers I use chip board former spaced 6 mm of vacuumn bed . Qiaozhi I will try to take some photo,s this week and post them. Regards IBGold

Hi IBGold,
many thanks... you're providing very useful informations to us.

Kind regards,
Max

[ivconic]

TEKO

Now, i founded some nice housings on the .net. Made by TEKO...
If only i could order those here...

[ivconic]

Nuclieye this is closest to suit my epxectations from enclousers for my TGSL... The fatest one is the cutest one...

[ivconic]

Look what i said...!?

The largest one is most cute on! Although other are nice too!

[Qiaozhi]

Nuclieye this is closest to suit my epxectations from enclousers for my TGSL... The fatest one is the cutest one...

I've been using these enclosures.

[digger barns]

some points

RE that design above post no 14. This would only be possible for injection moulding. Forget it. Would cost 100 000, 200 000, 300 000, just for the mould. Then you have to have large amounts moulded, they wont do 50. Got to be thousands. Out of the question for small scale production.

That means Vac Form is only way. 2mm thick sheet. Not paper thin as in pictures. You need proper pump and heaters for 2mm thick ABS sheet.

ABS sheet must be stored in dry place. Get it damp and its scrap. Find out what sheet sizes you can get before you build machine, or you throw away a lot of sheet.

Molds can be machined from solid ally. No need for CNC. Just need skilled machine operator or gifted amateur. No need to cover every thing in hundreds of holes like it says in books. Just a few will do
.
Trimming molded parts is the big big problem

Two part ally loaded epoxy is great way to make moulds.

Wooden moulds do not last long

[ivconic]

That is pretty nice box!

[Carl-NC]

Reminds me of the old Fisher boxes from the late 70's, 440 & 550 series.

[gef12]

Dont minelab use similar boxes ???