Acceptable price enclosures comes from Bernic, Bopla or Pactec. just to make an idea about a $10 enclosure (see the included datasheet): http://store.comet.srl.ro/en/Catalogue/Product/23697/ Low cost enclosure Chinese manufacturer: Gainta Industries. Can be found on almost any retailer. good luck! Vasile On Fri, Apr 22, 2016 at 10:00 PM, Neil wrote: > Some context... this project is a quick one-off messaging system for a > friend's client. A receptionist will be able to send quick messages > (from a PC app) to the boss (on this box with a 4x20 LCD). The boss will > be able to press one of a few buttons for a quick canned response. I'll > be using an Arduino for this, and VB for the PC side. > > So here's the kicker... I have a total budget of $500, of which I > estimated <$100 for parts, and I expect I'll spend less than 10 hrs on > this, cause I'm re-purposing some other code. Really doing this as a > favor for a friend. End customer already approved the $35 LMB case I > linked to earlier, but the frustration in chasing down a datasheet had > me looking at alternate enclosure options. At this point wood is also > an option, which a friend at a local makerspace says he can make me for > less than $50. > > Cheers, > -Neil. > > > > > On 4/22/2016 11:26 AM, Sean Breheny wrote: > > If you can find something off-the-shelf then that is likely the cheapes= t > > option, but I would like to put in a plug for Protocase. They make cust= om > > aluminum or steel enclosures, complete with silkscreened labeling, pain= t, > > and all the holes and cutouts you specify. I have no financial interest > in > > them - I've just used them for 3 or 4 projects and been very pleased wi= th > > both the quality and the relatively low-cost. Just to give you an idea = - > a > > 250mm by 250mm by 500mm steel enclosure with maybe 20 mounting PEMs and > > several large custom-shaped cutouts, with silkscreen printing, is about > > $500 US including overnight shipping, for a total turnaround time of > about > > 7 business days. Definitely worth it for one-off commercial projects > where > > your time is worth money. > > > > Sean > > > > > > On Thu, Apr 21, 2016 at 5:55 PM, wrote: > > > >> Sure, > >> > >> > >> > https://www.okwenclosures.com/en/category/683f8ae0-69b5-11e5-ab58-bc764e2= 0b40e/products?vs=3Daf742520-c2e5-11e2-8e2c-0050568225d7%24%24ALL > >> > >> Regards, > >> > >> Jim > >> > >>> -------- Original Message -------- > >>> Subject: Re: [OT] Enclosure suggestions > >>> From: Neil > >>> Date: Thu, April 21, 2016 3:58 pm > >>> To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." > >>> > >>> > >>> Jim > >>> > >>> Do you have a link? I can't find anything searching for 908 on their > >> site. > >>> Cheers, > >>> -Neil. > >>> > >>> > >>> On 4/21/2016 2:37 PM, jim@jpes.com wrote: > >>>> Check out the OKW 908xxxx series enclosures. > >>>> > >>>> Regards, > >>>> > >>>> Jim > >>>> > >>>>> -------- Original Message -------- > >>>>> Subject: [OT] Enclosure suggestions > >>>>> From: Neil > >>>>> Date: Thu, April 21, 2016 11:56 am > >>>>> To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> Hi all, > >>>>> > >>>>> I'm looking for an enclosure for a one-off application, that has th= e > >>>>> following characteristics... > >>>>> - Has a small flat (horizontal) area for a few push-button switches= , > >>>>> - Has a tilted area for a 20x4 LCD display. So it's readable by > >> someone > >>>>> sitting at a desk, without leaning over > >>>>> - Is professional looking. > >>>>> > >>>>> I'd like this to be roughly 6" to 9" wide. Just a bit larger than > the > >>>>> LCD, as electronics is minimal. > >>>>> > >>>>> So far the best I've found is this... > >>>>> http://www.iprojectbox.com/product_info.php?products_id=3D61{2}31{5= }29 > >>>>> > >>>>> But LMB has no datasheet for it and Mouser has this marked as > >> obsolete. > >>>>> Seeing if there's a better option before I take the plunge. This i= s > >> for > >>>>> a one-off project. Any other ones you know of? > >>>>> > >>>>> Cheers, > >>>>> -Neil. > >>>>> > >>>>> -- > >>>>> http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > >>>>> View/change your membership options at > >>>>> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > >>> -- > >>> http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > >>> View/change your membership options at > >>> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > >> -- > >> http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > >> View/change your membership options at > >> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > >> > > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .