a circular plastic enclosure is impossible to find

[angel418]

i have been googling and googling to find a circular plastic enclosure but i have had no luck of any find.  i am looking for one about 12inchs but if not that size thats find and about 2-4 inchs in depth.  has anyone seen a site selling a enclosure somewhat close to this??

let me know if  u have seen somewhere selling an enclosure of this size let me know.  or if you know of anywhere that sells any other enclosures as well.  and of course i have seen pretty much all the top 40 google sites on this.

thanks

[stryd_one]

Tupperware my friend! :D

[cimo]

metal would do?

[nILS]

http://www.midibox.org/forum/index.php/topic,11909.msg96836.html#msg96836

[angel418]

nils i searched to no avail.

and about metal maybe so, what do you think would be the best way to paint it so the paint wouldnt  come off or be sticky.  and as well as with metal also with plastic?

[angel418]

nah no tupperware, i got a really cool design i wanta do.

[nILS]

nils i searched to no avail.

Did you try google? If so wth did you search for? I just threw some keywords at it and it spit out a whole bunch of shops that sell round plastic boxes. Guess what I searched for? Hint: round, plastic, box.

what do you think would be the best way to paint it so the paint wouldnt  come off or be sticky.

Metal: Paint. Spraypaint is probably the easiest way. Paint has a tendency to dry and harden - no stickiness. The anti-paint-come-off stuff you're looking for would be primer.

Plastic: Plastics and paint often don't play nice, depending on the plastic and the paint. Find out what material you're actually going to use, then find the matching paint.

[Peake]

metal would do?

Mmm, dansk music. Buttery, sugary dansk music.

[stryd_one]

Did you try google? If so wth did you search for? I just threw some keywords at it and it spit out a whole bunch of shops that sell round plastic boxes. Guess what I searched for? Hint: round, plastic, box.

LMAO!

nah no tupperware, i got a really cool design i wanta do.

What's wrong with tupperware? It's extremely high quality plastic in the shape and size you want.... It's expensive but hey...

[diablojoy]

just as an idea try a plumbing supply look for large diameter plastic pipe the size you want

this stuff paints pretty easy see if they sell end caps to suit

[think outside the square]  :D  ;D diy

[Bassman]

Get some Alumilite and make your own

http://www.alumilite.com

[dstamand]

i have been googling and googling to find a circular plastic enclosure but i have had no luck of any find.  i am looking for one about 12inchs but if not that size thats find and about 2-4 inchs in depth. 

DIY!

This can done with Acrylic sheets. Solvent cement and a torch.

[cimo]

Quote from: angel418 on Yesterday at 17:20

i have been googling and googling to find a circular plastic enclosure but i have had no luck of any find.  i am looking for one about 12inchs but if not that size thats find and about 2-4 inchs in depth.

DIY!

This can done with Acrylic sheets. Solvent cement and a torch.

please take pictures/video

[stryd_one]

Yeh, I'll believe that when I'm watching the youtube video (in awe)

[dstamand]

;D

[cimo]

i think we wanted to see a circular box, and made by Angel418....

[stryd_one]

Yeh, circular, and bent that way with a torch, by angel....

[mc4]

Circular designs are great!

[Sasha]

Hey MC4, is that your project. That film container looks perfect. Sequino sounds like it is Arduino based sequencer. Right?

[mc4]

Hey MC4, is that your project. That film container looks perfect. Sequino sounds like it is Arduino based sequencer. Right?

You're a very smart guy! ;)

Yes, that was one of the many design studies and a film container was at hand for a circular design.

The idea was to arrange a complete open source DIY-Kit with PCB, enclosure, controls and knobs for the arduino.

Frank

[Sasha]

Thanks for quick answer Frank. Please inform us about the progress. I like a circular design as the loop is circular so it is natural.

[mc4]

I like a circular design as the loop is circular so it is natural.

I think the same, circular sequencers have their very special fascination. But I have to find out, if people would prefer the rectangular cakebox design. When I find the time  ::), I will put some infos about the SEQUINO development progress on http://www.synthware.com.  Maybe I start a poll over there and let the people decide for the circular or rectangular way.  In spite of the AVR core, some basic facts might be interesting for midiboxers, too.

[angel418]

thanks mc4 for the pic, that gives me a good idea of what to you for my circular enclosing!  it looks cool, though my  design will use a 2x40 and the knobs arranged differently.

[angel418]

alumite looks really cool as well. i might try using that

[cimo]

alumite

ouch wiki has no entry for alumite, enlighten me! seems to be some kind of treatment for aluminium surface