[HBR] Chassis Questions

[kris merschrod]

I've used baking trays or pans.  They come in all sizes and are aluminum.
How about a Bundt pan?  Put the muffin fan under the center hole and mount
the 500-Z above it for glow and flow! Opps, that's the xmitter section!

The baking supply section of the super market has some great materials.

Kris KM2KM

MERSCHROD
123 Warren Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
Skype: Merschrod

-----Original Message-----
From: hbr-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:hbr-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
Behalf Of Bill Cromwell
Sent: Tuesday, March 4, 2014 7:39 PM
To: hbr at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [HBR] Chassis Questions

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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