Kevin, I also learned about the use of Front Panel Express from some e-mail exchanges with Jim (W6PQL). I then discovered that they are local to the Seattle area (my QTH is Kirkland, in the Seattle region). In fact, they are a couple of doors down from the Woodcraft Store in south Seattle. Since my woodworking hobby regularly takes me to Woodcraft I dropped by their location on one of my trips. But, it is not a retail office — I think they do almost all of their interaction via the web.
But, expensive! I costed out a small cabinet fitting to the 2-meter amp and it was about $100 or so. They are set up to do dozens or 100s of copies from a single design. They do sell raw material though in good sizes for making your own box and this is what led me into looking at the 90-degree corner brackets that Elecraft uses but charges quite a bit for them. 73, phil, K7PEH > On Sep 21, 2015, at 4:40 PM, Kevin Stover <kevin.sto...@mediacombb.net> wrote: > > I think I read in one of the higher power amps write up that he uses a > company called http://www.frontpanelexpress.com/ to make his cabinets. I'll > bet it's like PCB express. > > On 9/21/2015 6:21 PM, Phil Wheeler wrote: >> Kevin, >> >> At the link shown earlier there is this info: " Drawings for making the >> chassis parts are here: front panel >> <http://www.w6pql.com/2m/80w-amp/photo-07.jpg> rear panel >> <http://www.w6pql.com/2m/80w-amp/photo-08.jpg> bottom >> <http://www.w6pql.com/2m/80w-amp/photo-09.jpg>cover >> <http://www.w6pql.com/2m/80w-amp/photo-09.jpg>. For heat sink material, a >> heat sink with a base thickness of .300 or better should be used. The size >> of the one I used was 8" long x 5.375" wide." >> >> Not my cup of tea; not into 2 m from my location (was 20 years ago, and >> broke my pick due to poor location). >> >> 73, Phil W7OX >> > > > -- > R. Kevin Stover > AC0H > ARRL > FISTS #11993 > SKCC #215 > NAQCC #3441 > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to phys...@mac.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
