In the past, I've designed a lot of aluminum enclosures. And I've always wanted to make something like that myself. But I had no idea how to go about it until recently. While building my current personal website, I decided to put together an article on how to design an aluminum enclosure. And because there are some important elements you must take into consideration when designing your own aluminum enclosure, I decided that this should be an entire blog post
Starting off with the first step: choosing your design layout. First off, keep in mind that there are two different types of layouts: vertical and horizontal. Vertical layouts will be easier for you to build than horizontal ones 〞 but they won't give you nearly as much flexibility or room for customization as horizontal ones do! Before we get into anything else though, let's talk about some basic things that you'll need in order for your enclosure to be successful
-A clear idea on what you're trying to accomplish with your enclosure (i.e., why are you building it?
-A good understanding of what materials are available for making custom enclosures (i.e., aluminum
-A knowledge of how these materials work (i
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