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Zouave Tue 03 January 2012 10:36

Building an Enclosure
 
So, as I was looking around the shop, I realized that I have a fair amount of 14ga steel available from other projects that I'm not using. And my friend has a rather nice MIG welder. So, my question is...

Am I totally insane to be considering building my own enclosure? The main issue I see is the poured in place gasket, which I'm still scratching my head over how to do that, but I think a rubber gasket could be fairly easily installed.

Am I really insane? Should I just shell out the $310 for a Nema 12 20x20x9 enclosure and sub plate?

smreish Tue 03 January 2012 10:51

Not insane....smart.
You don't need to be crazy sealed up, just use simple weather strip as your gasket and make an enclosure.

14ga will be a very HEAVY box, but just dandy.

Have fun building.

MetalHead Tue 03 January 2012 10:59

Or I can sell you a 20x20x10 NEMA4/12 with a back plate for $190.00 plus shipping.

Zouave Tue 03 January 2012 11:02

Okay, I suppose having a full 3-D model of a Weigmann enclosure will help me along on this endeavor...

So now, pimp out my control box. What features should I add, since I'll be building my own and can do whatever I jolly well please.

Quarter twist locks in the corners, padlock in the middle.
E-stop button.
Power switch (with lock-out)
LED status lights.

Anything else? Plexiglass/real glass front panel inset to see what is going on inside?

Zouave Tue 03 January 2012 11:09

Mike, I just saw your control box on your site. What gauge is the box and back panel?


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