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Adam Munich
Sat Jan 15 2011, 04:45AM
Adam Munich Registered Member #2893 Joined: Tue Jun 01 2010, 09:25PM
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Just thought of it:

Plexi/lexan + some PVC cement containing methyl ethyl ketone. That stuff is like solder for plastic.
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Sat Jan 15 2011, 06:04AM
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I have found Mouser to have a good assortment of enclosures, they start around page 1960 in the catalog. You can find them online as well, but the search is very broken for things like NEMA rating and the like.
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doctor electrons
Sat Jan 15 2011, 03:48PM
doctor electrons Registered Member #2390 Joined: Sat Sept 26 2009, 02:04PM
Location: Milwaukee Wisconsin
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Saginaw and hoffman are the two giants in the electrical enclosure world. If they dont have what you need
there is a company called enclosures inc that makes anything you can dream up! ;)
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Dr. Who
Sat Jan 15 2011, 05:50PM
Dr. Who Registered Member #326 Joined: Sat Mar 18 2006, 01:12PM
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
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A tupperware-type box (the one with the waterproof seal) would be cheap, light and of course waterproof.
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Ash Small
Sat Jan 15 2011, 06:14PM
Ash Small Registered Member #3414 Joined: Sun Nov 14 2010, 05:05PM
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Aircraft grade aluminium (6000 series), extruded angle section, screws and silicon sealant (or polyurathane sealant)?
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Adam Munich
Sat Jan 15 2011, 09:01PM
Adam Munich Registered Member #2893 Joined: Tue Jun 01 2010, 09:25PM
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Just to prove my point, here's a picture from my first attempt at an x-ray machine. It's the oil container. These pieces of lexan are held together with nothing more than PVC cement and that piece of tape.


1295125164 2893 FT106081 Dsc04374


Completely watertight, and lexan is really hard to break. Light too, this whole thing weighs only about 400 grams.
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