[HBR] HBR Chassis Kit

[Brian Burns]

Hi Guys,

Received wisdom is to "build it like a battleship". I'm about to try a
regen build on a chassis made from a sandwich of 1/4 inch plywood bonded to
.012 inch (12 mil) aluminum from McMaster Carr using contact cement. The
idea is to get the stiffness and mass of the plywood, and the conductivity
of the aluminum.

I want to build it like a battleship, without its costing like one.

73,

Brian

On Thu, Dec 3, 2015 at 6:11 PM, B. Smith <smithab11 at comcast.net> wrote:

> The Heeger Omni kit construction looks very similar to the "Byers" kits
> that I have used  in other projects but now are not available due to Fred's
> passing.  One nice touch  with the Heeger kit is the holes are all ready
> drilled for top and bottom covers.  As you stated the  .040 aluminum may
> need some help.
>
>
>
> http://k4che.com/HBR/Chassis%20Construction/Main%20Chassis%20Construction.htm
>
> breck k4che
>
>
>
>
> On 12/3/2015 2:25 PM, Martin Marris wrote:
>
>> I have ordered LH Heeger "omni" chassis several times.
>>
>> The quality is excellent. It is also quite useful sometimes to be able to
>> mount components on a top plate for instance, prior to screwing on the
>> sides.
>>
>> You can see some photos of one of my Heeger-chassis projects here:
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/khckgdu
>>
>> and here:
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/lrpkoya
>>
>> Please note however that I used a relatively small chassis in this case
>> (10"
>> x 5" x 3"). The aluminum is relatively thin. I don't know how this sort of
>> construction would hold up for a large project such as an HBR -- perhaps
>> it
>> would work best if you used two or three smaller chassis bolted together,
>> and you might have to add angle brackets for extra stiffness.
>>
>> 73 from Martin, KB1WSY
>>
>> ======================
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: HBR [mailto:hbr-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of B. Smith
>> Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 13:50
>> To: HBR Receiver List
>> Subject: [HBR] HBR Chassis Kit
>>
>> Several months ago someone mentioned  LM Heeger (link below) as a source
>> of
>> chassis "kits".
>>
>> Q. Has anyone ordered  a  chassis from this company and if so do you have
>> any comments on quality good or bad?
>>
>>
>> http://lmbheeger.com/omnichassiskit.aspx
>>
>> 73
>> breck k4che
>> http://k4che.com/HBR/HBR%20page%201.htm
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