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

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Alex Eisenhut:
I want to make a C64 power supply from parts I already have, I need an enclosure about this size

https://canada.newark.com/hammond/511-0900/enclosure-511-series-ventilated/dp/09WX4011?pf_custSiteRedirect=true

But the price is bonkers. And ebay and aliexpress aren't much help since the shipping is high.

At that price I can just buy a modern replacement supply for a few $ more.

Local stores in Montreal are not much help, far fewer stores, bad hours, little selection.

Is this the new normal now?

Coordonnée_chromatique:
hello,
https://www.audiophonics.fr/en/eco-chassis/hifi-2000-case-eco-e551815-180x150x55-p-1391.html

floobydust:
I also find the prices for aluminum enclosures are silly expensive now. Even the ones out of Asia on eBay or Ali.
china has been dumping aluminum products for years. Extrusions USA and Canada CBSA like heatsinks, flat rolled sheet etc. so we are paying anti-dumping and countervailing duties- EU, USA, Canada.

Lots of Hammond Canada products are made in china or Taiwan. There is also Bud Industries USA but you will still feel ripped off as the prices are absurd from Digi-Key or Mouser.

Once I got a local sheet metal HVAC shop to bend up an enclosure, then I got the bill which included the union labour (!) and it was a half-stoned tin basher that couldn't bend a lip properly.

james_s:
I got a couple of enclosures a few months ago that were considerably cheaper than that, unfortunately I don't remember where I ordered them from. They're made in Taiwan and seem to be reasonable quality.

Zenith:
Not much use if you are in a rush, but it's worth looking out for junk instruments, particularly something specialised and obsolete. Often you can buy them for next to nothing. You have to replace the front panel, which depending on the design, you may be able to do with a sheet of aluminium.

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