From: Okkim Atnarivik on
John Ferrell <jferrell13(a)triad.rr.com> wrote:
: I first encountered this type of construction in about 1950. It was
: already an old piece of homebrew amateur radio equipment and I was ten
: years old. Unfortunately, I dismantled it for parts and now there is
: little left of it.

I'm glad my inquiry triggered such nostalgia.

: My projects are usually pretty small so I will use both clad and
: unclad Circuit Board.

That's one of the advantages of this and similar constructions:
I can use our PCB milling machine to make the panels out of copperclad,
including the front and back panels with accurately positioned
cutouts.

Regards,
Mikko

From: langwadt on
On 27 Maj, 22:03, Okkim Atnarivik
<Okkim.Atnari...(a)twentyfour.fi.invalid> wrote:
> langw...(a)fonz.dk <langw...(a)fonz.dk> wrote:
>
> : something like these gets close:http://www.techno-isel.com/lmc/H860/HTML/H860P127_1.html
>
>   A very good lead, thanks Lasse. They even have a web store. The
> profiles are anodized, so it would be tough to make the enclosure
> rf tight - still pretty close to what I'd need.
>
>   Regards,
>            Mikko

how about something like this?

http://www.professionalfastenerservices.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=10&products_id=124

you'll have to drill and tap the ends, and find some inserts for the
big non threaded holes


-Lasse
From: Michael A. Terrell on

Okkim Atnarivik wrote:
>
> John Ferrell <jferrell13(a)triad.rr.com> wrote:
> : I first encountered this type of construction in about 1950. It was
> : already an old piece of homebrew amateur radio equipment and I was ten
> : years old. Unfortunately, I dismantled it for parts and now there is
> : little left of it.
>
> I'm glad my inquiry triggered such nostalgia.
>
> : My projects are usually pretty small so I will use both clad and
> : unclad Circuit Board.
>
> That's one of the advantages of this and similar constructions:
> I can use our PCB milling machine to make the panels out of copperclad,
> including the front and back panels with accurately positioned
> cutouts.
>
> Regards,
> Mikko
>

<http://www.fastenal.com/web/search/products/metals-materials-fabrication-equipment/bars/square-bars/_/N-gj4x0n&Nty=0>

Here is a group of square stock in various sizes.


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