Homebrew PCBs

On Mon, 12 Sep 2005 20:47:27 +0200, Joe Xerox <joe.xerox@...> wrote:

> Hi,
> I'm interested in this way of building enclosures. Can you post some
> pictures? An how do you bend the AL and make straight and nice looking
> corners?
> Thanks,
> Joe

I use two pieces of angle iron in a vice, and a piece of wood to help  
hammer the sheetmetal over.
But then i only made rather small enclosures this way (re-use stuff for  
larger ones).
Have bent Al this way up to 40cm long for a heatsink though.
I'd like to have a bending brake, you can make the one on

<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Homebrew_PCBs/files/Bend_Sheet_Metal/>

or you can get a commercial one, ideally with removeable fingers and a  
shear on the same unit ;-)


Oh well, maybe one day... I should start playing the lottery, then i can  
dream of buying every tool one day.... ;-)



ST