And don't forget your local dollar store. They've got metal baking pans for enclosures, cookie sheets for sheet metal, and plastic cutting boards. Everything you need to fabricate anything you need.
I used thin plywood to make a plank to mount my pcb's to, and didn't "enclose" it at all,, so far I havne't had any problems with the electronics being exposed, and I use my project daily, and hold it the entire time it's in use . (it's a specialized game controller). It does get stained from my hands, but I love the feel of wood so much more than the plastic of normal gamepads.
Very helpful. There were a few things I hadn't considered doing for my projects. (I wanted something more than cardboard and less effort than 3D printing.) Thanks!
Great video! 😃It reminds me so much of my late father. He was a DIYer (electric, electronic, mechanic, wood) of the1960-70 with particular attention to enclosures, either commercial ones or handmade ones made of wood, sheet metal, or recycled metal or plastic boxes. He also made all sorts of custom storage cabinets. In the early 70, we had one of the first TV remote control (wired). It was a kind of indexing electromechanical device connected to the mechanic tuner and hooked to a wired remote. Its wire was hidden underneath the carpet along half of the living room walls. The remote itself was made from a black plastic commercial enclosure with a screwed metal plate at the bottom. There was one button to change the channels (4 or 5 of them in Montreal back then) previously "programmed" in the indexing mechanism. There was a rotating volume knob and an audio jack to plug a pair of headphones. All visitors were stunned by this ingenious and futuristic device. But the real fun with visitors was to hide the remote and change the channels with the "power of our mind" 😄
It's a pica pole from the newspaper my dad used to work at-- note the units! I labeled it way back when I worked in a shared-ruler environment, so it would always find its way back to me. Thanks for watching, Zach!
It's so nice to see another girl that is well versed in this. I have used cardboard, tupperware, packaging for radar detectors, wood carved out and panels, proper boxes from Active & Digikey, and finally now I use a 3D printer (from Maya animation software as is what I know) for everything that doesn't need to be metal. I have a CNC with a laser but have yet to try one of those cutouts, they do look cool though ;) Digikey has always been our goto place for manufacture parts and design, plus they are here in Canada so really fast delivery!
Superglue does a great job bonding acrylic. sheet into custom-shaped boxes. You can buy special purpose glue as well, but the ones I've used from that category use methylene chloride - not for use in your closet with the door shut!. If you've got access to a 2.5 axis CNC router, you can make a nice rectangular box from any color acrylic sheet you want. Harvey has some special toolbits for plastic you can use with your router (ex: part number 897362) that do a bang-up job. A general purpose bit does NOT work. The plastic will often as not form a molten blob on the tip of the bit, ruining the bit and the part. Spend the extra money. I use 3M #401m double-sided rubber tape to mount your stock to a waste board. It's plenty burly to hold against machining forces, yet easily peeled from the wasteboard. I like to use particle board from the hardware store as waste board. It's got good thickness tolerances, and is cheap.
I also am curious about heat management in project enclosures. I have had bad luck in trying to put some projects, especially those with ESP32 chips (HEAT!!!), into enclosures. The heat trapping can ruin the board.
Hola, que bien te queda todo, me encantan tus trabajos, por favor, me gustaría que hicieras videos reutilizando materiales extraídos de: televisores, radios, controles remotos, pc o computadoras de escritorio, es decir aparatos viejos, para recuperar: plaquetas, componentes electrónicos, etc. Gracias 😊
I love it!! See at 2:34 fluffy touch buttons and a delightful heart in the box. Beautiful.
And don't forget your local dollar store. They've got metal baking pans for enclosures, cookie sheets for sheet metal, and plastic cutting boards. Everything you need to fabricate anything you need.
This is a great idea! 👍🏿
Oh those little wooden boxes are great for some types of enclosures!
5:17 Like legendary film director Joe Pytka said, never underestimate the usefulness of a dog's reaction! Great tutorial Becky! 😎✌️
I used thin plywood to make a plank to mount my pcb's to, and didn't "enclose" it at all,, so far I havne't had any problems with the electronics being exposed, and I use my project daily, and hold it the entire time it's in use . (it's a specialized game controller). It does get stained from my hands, but I love the feel of wood so much more than the plastic of normal gamepads.
Very helpful. There were a few things I hadn't considered doing for my projects. (I wanted something more than cardboard and less effort than 3D printing.) Thanks!
Great video! 😃It reminds me so much of my late father. He was a DIYer (electric, electronic, mechanic, wood) of the1960-70 with particular attention to enclosures, either commercial ones or handmade ones made of wood, sheet metal, or recycled metal or plastic boxes. He also made all sorts of custom storage cabinets. In the early 70, we had one of the first TV remote control (wired). It was a kind of indexing electromechanical device connected to the mechanic tuner and hooked to a wired remote. Its wire was hidden underneath the carpet along half of the living room walls. The remote itself was made from a black plastic commercial enclosure with a screwed metal plate at the bottom. There was one button to change the channels (4 or 5 of them in Montreal back then) previously "programmed" in the indexing mechanism. There was a rotating volume knob and an audio jack to plug a pair of headphones. All visitors were stunned by this ingenious and futuristic device. But the real fun with visitors was to hide the remote and change the channels with the "power of our mind" 😄
I need a DigiKey part number for "Becky's favorite" ruler so I can order a few
It's a pica pole from the newspaper my dad used to work at-- note the units! I labeled it way back when I worked in a shared-ruler environment, so it would always find its way back to me. Thanks for watching, Zach!
Becky is so great!!
It's so nice to see another girl that is well versed in this. I have used cardboard, tupperware, packaging for radar detectors, wood carved out and panels, proper boxes from Active & Digikey, and finally now I use a 3D printer (from Maya animation software as is what I know) for everything that doesn't need to be metal. I have a CNC with a laser but have yet to try one of those cutouts, they do look cool though ;)
Digikey has always been our goto place for manufacture parts and design, plus they are here in Canada so really fast delivery!
Good use of a pica pole
🎉 Fewer and fewer people even know what that is, but yes: perfect application for it! 😎✌️
I got it when my dad's newspaper finally purged their nondigital stuff 😁
@@BeckyStern 😄 Lucky! Wish I had grabbed one on the way out of my first "real job!" Truly appreciate your videos! 😎✌️
Thank you so much, i needed this so much!
Nice Becky! I like it!
Thanks for the helpful video.
❤thx
Superglue does a great job bonding acrylic. sheet into custom-shaped boxes. You can buy special purpose glue as well, but the ones I've used from that category use methylene chloride - not for use in your closet with the door shut!. If you've got access to a 2.5 axis CNC router, you can make a nice rectangular box from any color acrylic sheet you want. Harvey has some special toolbits for plastic you can use with your router (ex: part number 897362) that do a bang-up job. A general purpose bit does NOT work. The plastic will often as not form a molten blob on the tip of the bit, ruining the bit and the part. Spend the extra money. I use 3M #401m double-sided rubber tape to mount your stock to a waste board. It's plenty burly to hold against machining forces, yet easily peeled from the wasteboard. I like to use particle board from the hardware store as waste board. It's got good thickness tolerances, and is cheap.
Quick tip for seamless and sturdy acrylic bonding: aceton..
Just doing a quick research you'll find a few tutorials✌🏻😉
@3:48 Minor point , its actually allowance and not tolerance, i think.
Great video. I would have mentioned heat transfer.
I also am curious about heat management in project enclosures. I have had bad luck in trying to put some projects, especially those with ESP32 chips (HEAT!!!), into enclosures. The heat trapping can ruin the board.
Hola, que bien te queda todo, me encantan tus trabajos, por favor, me gustaría que hicieras videos reutilizando materiales extraídos de: televisores, radios, controles remotos, pc o computadoras de escritorio, es decir aparatos viejos, para recuperar: plaquetas, componentes electrónicos, etc. Gracias 😊
woah! neat get!
I used to use Tupperware, until my wife caught me. JK... Thanks, I learned some new things!
Legos!
A more technical video to create actual enclosures would be appreciated