just post a pic of your DIY case/skiff and maybe give some info on how it was made



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Those look great. What was the cost to get the parts / cutting from onlinemetals.com ?ersatzplanet wrote:I have posted these before but some may have not seen them. They are made from metal purchased from www.onlinemetals.com and cut to size by them. All I had to do was drill the holes to mount the rails and end panels. I originally made them with custom plexiglas end panels but then started buying 1/4" thick bar stock (also from Online metals) and now use it. The extruded aluminum comes in many sizes, the two I use are 3" x 3" and 2" x 2" so you can make shallow skiffs as small as 3U but the 3" deep ones have to be 6U and above. I have made both 84HP and double wide 168HP skiffs from them. The handles are rack handles I had laying around. I even made a mini skiff too. Here are some pic:
man, this is some fine craftsmanshipersatzplanet wrote:I have posted these before but some may have not seen them. They are made from metal purchased from www.onlinemetals.com and cut to size by them. All I had to do was drill the holes to mount the rails and end panels. I originally made them with custom plexiglas end panels but then started buying 1/4" thick bar stock (also from Online metals) and now use it. The extruded aluminum comes in many sizes, the two I use are 3" x 3" and 2" x 2" so you can make shallow skiffs as small as 3U but the 3" deep ones have to be 6U and above. I have made both 84HP and double wide 168HP skiffs from them. The handles are rack handles I had laying around. I even made a mini skiff too. Here are some pic:
6U 2" deep with plexiglas sides
Monster 168HP with aluminum ends
Mini Skiff
The cutting is free and here are the prices for the pieces at the time.kisielk wrote:
Those look great. What was the cost to get the parts / cutting from onlinemetals.com ?
John is this custom made by you? The concept and flow makes the case a piece of art itself! And listening to your sounds simultaneously feels very congruent with the picture. Nice work!John Noble wrote:My live setup:
GGW wrote:I'm still a bit of a newbe here but I'm just finishing up on a "fine woodworking" version of a portable skiff. It will look great but it is taking a long time. These enclosure ideas are great; I this this thread had been here when I began because I may have reconsidered what I am doing. This would be a good sticky for others getting started and photo detail tutorials would be an asset. I can understand the wood ones and like the aesthetic; the aluminum is very impressive but I can't visualize the details. I don't have any metal experience. The aluminum design might be easy to incorporate a lift-off hinge top/lid.
GGW wrote:I'm t of a newbe here but I'm just finishing up on a "fine woodworking" version of a portable skiff. It will look great but it is taking a long time. These enclosure ideas are great; I this this thread had been here when I began because I may have reconsidered what I am doing. This would be a good sticky for others getting started and photo detail tutorials would be an asset. I can understand the wood ones and like the aesthetic; the aluminum is very impressive but I can't visualize the details. I don't have any metal experience. The aluminum design might be easy to incorporate a lift-off hinge top/lid.