Fold-down Faceplates - ex. RETRO/ LA2A/ etc

Thee_Aldeen · Feb 25, 2015

Where can i find enclosure w/ fold-down front-panels.. i made swing hinges in metal-shop from scratch where we took a hollow rod & dowel of copper and made a hinged box.. my GOD was that a lot of work for just a tine 2mm-2mm-2mm box piece! I made all my faceplates by hand of aluminum as I'm too cheap to buy them.. however i think this will SOON change as I'm spanned 10x-30x the man-hours than it costs to buy such enclosures. since i have never bought a single enclosure except for the enclosure Hairball 1176, it looked good, bit errr, erector-ish for my style, i like big, thick panels, the enclosures RETRO use seem nice, kinda like the original Pultec or LA2A gear... & those front-folding faces .... oh god would i die to build on/in those babies, how nice to just thumbscrew the from panels open while the gear is still racked -- SOMEBODY THROW ME A BONE BABY! ;D

lol

thnx guys:]

Pic:
http://lghttp.17114.nexcesscdn.net/808784/vking/media/catalog/product/r/e/retro_176_1.jpg

emrr · Feb 25, 2015

There have been some short run group buys, not a lot of takers.

weiss · Feb 25, 2015

i only know, purusha once distributed them.

Thee_Aldeen · Feb 25, 2015

Pic: http://www.ladislavbrezovnik.com/diy/STA-LEVEL/Gates%20STA-Level%20M5167/Gates_Sta-Level_7.jpg
..wonder why the bottom is cut-out? ...maybe E-Z access? o.0

. : thanks for your guys' input:]

Thee_Aldeen · Feb 25, 2015

Not many takers! No-way! ..crazy... I've heard the Purshura name mentioned before, i did a search once on this ,, mmm, couple weeks/months ago,, ended in a dead-end, 404-link, etc... well, if ANYBODY knows where i can find them, oh-man would i love to switch all my builds over to them, or at the very least use them for all my builds from here on out -- would be about the only enclosure i would feel confident consistently using... i mean man, how can you deny that look +build quality.. i am into HEAVY-DUTY & Easily accessible -- that faceplate folding down is about the smartest (& best looking) design i have ever seen in any rack-mountable gear... Period! :')

thanks guys, hope someone can help -- still looking in to Purusha (though i thought it was a person and not a website/ make/ or company

-thee

Thee_Aldeen · Feb 25, 2015

Thee_Aldeen said:
Not many takers! No-way! ..crazy... I've heard the Purshura name mentioned before, i did a search once on this ,, mmm, couple weeks/months ago,, ended in a dead-end, 404-link, etc... well, if ANYBODY knows where i can find them, oh-man would i love to switch all my builds over to them, or at the very least use them for all my builds from here on out -- would be about the only enclosure i would feel confident consistently using... i mean man, how can you deny that look +build quality.. i am into HEAVY-DUTY & Easily accessible -- that faceplate folding down is about the smartest (& best looking) design i have ever seen in any rack-mountable gear... Period! :')

thanks guys, hope someone can help -- still looking in to Purusha (though i thought it was a person and not a website/ make/ or company

pic: http://www.ladislavbrezovnik.com/diy/STA-LEVEL/Gates%20STA-Level%20M5167/Gates_Sta-Level_7.jpg
-thee

ruffrecords · Feb 25, 2015

Schroff do one that fits their 19 icnh sub-racks. Available form Farnell.

http://uk.farnell.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?catalogId=15001&langId=44&storeId=10151&categoryId=700000005065&st=schroff%7Chinged&pageSize=25&showResults=true&pf=110027009

Cheers

Ian

shabtek · Feb 25, 2015

Hammond 5-350 or 5-325 enclosures
Piano hinge
Small fasteners
Elbow grease

Thee_Aldeen · Feb 26, 2015

ruffrecords said:
Schroff do one that fits their 19 icnh sub-racks. Available form Farnell.

http://uk.farnell.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?catalogId=15001&langId=44&storeId=10151&categoryId=700000005065&st=schroff%7Chinged&pageSize=25&showResults=true&pf=110027009
..thank you Ian:"]

Cheers

Ian

shabtek · Mar 1, 2015

Here is hammond box i'm using

Kid Squid · Jun 1, 2015

Chaps,
I'm on it. Just waiting for some LA2a / Sta Level types to come back from the manufacturer for evaluation.
As soon as I get them, I'll post some pics.

Best,
Steve

emrr · Jun 1, 2015

See rainton's thread. Don't you guys dilute the pool and run competing blank chassis programs, none of which separately generate enough interest. Pool together, sign non-competes, whatever it takes. This has launched and crashed multiple times over the years for lack of sufficient interest.

Kid Squid · Jun 16, 2015

Hows this ?

Steve

emrr · Jun 16, 2015

Looks good!

weiss · Jun 16, 2015

Why didn't you join the group buy? I think it really looks like the real one

Kid Squid · Jun 16, 2015

Weiss,
I'm going my own route with these cases - I've been designing custom cases for a while now, and It's time to offer these Beauties to the Forum. I havent had a price back yet from the metalwork guy, but as soon as I have, I'll post it.

Best,
Steve

weiss · Jun 16, 2015

Okay. I didn't know. Looks good anyway.

Jeremy.Starseed · Jun 23, 2015

Good news indeed...its been a topic of discussion IRL lately...so it makes me happy to see others are feelin' the itch. Comes as no surprise

mutterd · Jul 14, 2015

I have used piano hinge to make flip top panels for mixers, and it works great and looks good and is cheap…

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