[HBR] Chassis Questions

[Bill Cromwell]

Another way to "cheat" is to use angle iron or steel to frame the 
outside perimeter of a 'box' using a vice to make the bends or angle 
brackets with either rivets or nuts and screws. Then lay your chassis 
top deck on the frame rails - no bending required. Use rivets or screws 
and nuts to fasten the top deck onto the frame rails. I have made some 
that way and they are pretty dern rigid. After it's buried inside the 
radio nobody is going see any flaws you leave. For one project I even 
made a metal box to hold and protect a high current 13 volt supply. 
After trimming and paint it looked like a store bought unit. The 
aluminum plates I got as scrap from a metal shop and had them cut to 
size. All six outer panels were individually bolted to the angle iron frame.

73,

Bill  KU8H

On 03/04/2014 06:58 PM, B. Smith wrote:
> You could beef up the standard Bud chassis by cutting a heavier bottom 
> and top plate.
> Another option is build your own.  Cut sides and then bend   3/4 tabs 
> for the top and bottom plates. . . then  to avoid the tricky side 
> joints  join the sides  together with standard aluminum 90 degree 
> angle available available at your home supply store using standard 
> hardware.  No brake , take your aluminum to a nearby by 
> welding/fabrication shop, they can bend anything.
>
> 73 breck k4che
> http://k4che.com/HBR/HBR%20page%201.htm
>
>
> On 3/4/2014 5:54 PM, Steve wrote:
>> Hii All
>>   I am making progress on building up a 2x4+1 receiver as a learing 
>> exercise
>> before I tackle the HBR 14.  However, I have been locating parts etc but
>> still have not found the chassis I want.  Now that  Charles Byers, 
>> K3IWK is
>> a silent key and his buisness is closed up I wonder if anyone has found
>> another supplie of good chassis's...I know that I can get something 
>> from Bud
>> or Hammond but they seem a bit on the light duty side and will flex 
>> maybe
>> more than they should.  Anyone have any ideas on where to obtain a good
>> chassis??
>>   Steve NU0P
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