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Are good old rectangular metal project enclosures really that expensive now?

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westfw:
I my experience, "professional" pre-made boxes have been "silly expensive" for at least 40 years.  Unless you find one of the right size on the surplus market (increasingly rare, as custom-made boxes have become more popular for commercial gear, and surplus stores have been done in by cheap overseas "new" components.)
In high school, I used to build projects into cardboard boxes, and after graduating from college I noticed that your average "home-supply store" looked like they had a better selection of interesting and not-too-expensive boxes than what you'd get from an electronics supplier.
(of course, 40y ago, "silly expensive" was a much lower absolute number than it is now.)

CatalinaWOW:
Visit your local sources for dead microwaves, toaster ovens etc.  In addition to odd lot of switches and the like, the enclosures are largish sheets of mild steel or stainless steel.  Plenty for small to medium boxes.  You can also branch out to washered, dryers, fridges etc to get materials for large boxes.

vk6zgo:

--- Quote from: BrianHG on February 28, 2023, 01:00:51 am ---Seems cheap to me:

Small
Bigger
Even bigger
Big Box
Boxier

Also, usually Aliexpress has no import taxes with orders under 100$ to Canada.
Everything I listed has a 1$-9$ shipping.

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They are all a tad smaller than I would normally build things in.

MathWizard:
This reminds me I have to buy a can of cookies or something, to make a shielded test box.

armandine2:
Thinking outside the box - maybe the IKEA knarrevik table?  :-X

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