Re: enclosure suggestions
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I already had the 3D printer - built it myself about four years ago. It's really not difficult, and as for expense, it's one of those projects where you can source the parts yourself and spread the costs out over time. Mine is a Mendel90 with a frame made of 1/2" MDF, liberally painted with polyurethane to keep moisture out. Steppers are Wantai brand, and inexpensively sourced off EBay, as was the Melzi controller board. The single most expensive part was the hot-end, and you can get cheap ones of those as well (though from personal experience I don't recommend it - go with an E3D!). A 3D printer can be dead useful for a lot of things!
Rich KC8MWG
On Sunday, January 29, 2017 9:43 AM, Steve Robertson <bobs_otr@...> wrote:
Buy a $59 radio and then buy a 3D printer to make a case, that makes me chuckle.? We'd all love to have a 3D printer, but for now I think most of us are looking for more off the shelf or easily fabbed with common tools solutions.
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I would love to use an old rig case, but they aren't usually available by themselves, they always seem to want to sell them with the chassis and want too much money.? An old HeathKit HW-101, Yaesu FT-101, Tempo One, etc. case would be fun and have tons of room, heck we could probably build an antenna tuner in.
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Plastic seems the cheapest for most, I'm wondering if that thin metal stick on tape used in HVAC would afford RF protection if stuck inside of a plastic enclosure?
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/Steve, KA0NEB
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