Hi.
Shouldn't that be 3mm?.......
The cheapest I've found for Ally panels was from a sheet metal works. My
Uncle in "dodgy geezer" mode, had a word with the foreman, and suggested
that he cut the panels from offcuts. I ended up with nearly 60U width of
different sized panels, beautifully cut and finished for about £15.
For the case, maybe try premboard from B+Q. Sounds like you've got to cut
the IKEA cabinet up anyway, so it might be easier to start from scratch,
that way you could get exactly the size you need. Premboard is pine, and
pretty easy to cut.
cheers,
Dave
on 31/8/06 11:13, Future Image at futureimage@... wrote:
Ok, but surely you mean 30mm thick, not 300? We'll probably go with
the thicker aluminium (if we can find it cheap enough, B&Q only had
0.5mm aluminium).
We've decided to buy a flat pack box from Ikea and cut the "solid
birch" up a little to give us the correct dimensions. One modified box
should hold 16U in width with two shelves of 5U.
This is gonna be more of a love hate relationship. Love the modules,
hate the Ikea cabinet.
--- In cgs_synth@yahoogroups.com <mailto:cgs_synth%40yahoogroups.com> ,
Richard Brewster <pugix@...> wrote:
Shouldn't that be 3mm?.......
The cheapest I've found for Ally panels was from a sheet metal works. My
Uncle in "dodgy geezer" mode, had a word with the foreman, and suggested
that he cut the panels from offcuts. I ended up with nearly 60U width of
different sized panels, beautifully cut and finished for about £15.
For the case, maybe try premboard from B+Q. Sounds like you've got to cut
the IKEA cabinet up anyway, so it might be easier to start from scratch,
that way you could get exactly the size you need. Premboard is pine, and
pretty easy to cut.
cheers,
Dave
on 31/8/06 11:13, Future Image at futureimage@... wrote:
Ok, but surely you mean 30mm thick, not 300? We'll probably go with
the thicker aluminium (if we can find it cheap enough, B&Q only had
0.5mm aluminium).
We've decided to buy a flat pack box from Ikea and cut the "solid
birch" up a little to give us the correct dimensions. One modified box
should hold 16U in width with two shelves of 5U.
This is gonna be more of a love hate relationship. Love the modules,
hate the Ikea cabinet.
--- In cgs_synth@yahoogroups.com <mailto:cgs_synth%40yahoogroups.com> ,
Richard Brewster <pugix@...> wrote:
>bring
> MOTM style panels are made from a flat, rectangular piece of aluminum,
> usually 300 mm thick. Modcan B panels are made out of a much thinner
> sheet of aluminum, with added rigidity from having the edges bent over
> to form a channel. Here is a picture:
>
> http://www.modcan.com/bphoto/rear%20view.jpg
>
> Because of this difference, Modcan B modules may not fit well in the
> regular MOTM-style rack. If MOTM and Modcan B modules were to sit side
> by side, you would need to add spacers behind the Modcan panels to
> them flush with the MOTM. If someone has done it, I've never heard how[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> it worked out.
>
> Richard Brewster
> http://www.pugix.com
>
> Future Image wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Yes, it must be the Modcan B panels. When you say "physically
> > different" do you just mean how they look?
> >
> >
>