1300 240 817
Little Bird Electronics
Store

SparkFun

Metal Enclosure - Custom Aluminum Extrusion (6in. x 4in. PCB)

All Products New Arrivals SparkFun Enclosures & Hardware Brands and Manufacturers Project Boxes Prototyping & Wiring
$89.56 |
In stock at supplier
No reviews yet

This metal enclosure finished in SparkFun Red will help protect your electronics from harmful contact from outside sources. The body is one piece of aluminum...

Compare
Estimated Delivery
Arrives
Disclaimer
View Markdown
Secure checkout
This metal enclosure finished in SparkFun Red will help protect your electronics from harmful contact from outside sources. The body is one piece of aluminum extrusion which contains mounting slots for your PCBs. The front and rear plates are attached with screws. The enclosure is roughly ~2mm thick (top & bottom), ~3mm thick (sides), ~1.5mm thick (face plates). Screws are 5.9mm long.
While this kit comes with machined aluminum plates, the locations of the connectors on your design will probably be wildly different. Never fear! We invented a hack: use PCBs instead! FR4 PCBs can be manufactured with excellent tolerances and for very little cost. We've linked to the EAGLE design files on the documents tab to get you started. A red PCB with an overlay sticker give this enclosure the professional fit and feel your project deserves.
This is the same enclosure used on the SparkFun RTK reference station. What will you use it for?
Includes:
  • 1x Aluminum Body
  • 2x Aluminum Face Plates
  • 8x Phillips head screws
Documents:

Jargon buster

Plain-language definitions for the technical terms used above.

PCB
A printed circuit board is a rigid board with copper tracks that connect electronic parts without loose wires. For this kit, the PCBs also form the airplane shape, so they are both the circuit base and part of the finished model.

Find this product in

All Products New Arrivals

Brands

Brands and Manufacturers SparkFun

Prototyping & Wiring

Enclosures & Hardware Project Boxes

Supplier page — sparkfun.com

Supplier Description · 540.3 KB · Click any page to view full size

Download PDF

Resources & Downloads

Guides, code examples, and more

Eagle Panel Design Files

Schematic · ZIP · 404.4 KB

EAGLE design files for custom enclosure panels

Enclosure Mechanical Drawings

Mechanical Drawings · ZIP · 219.3 KB

Mechanical drawings for the custom aluminum enclosure

Sticker Drawings

Mechanical Drawings · ZIP · 23.2 KB

Dimensioned drawings for enclosure sticker placement

Related Tutorials

Free guides on learn.littlebird.com.au

Use the Sense HAT Emulator in Raspbian

Use the Sense HAT Emulator in Raspbian

Raspberry Pi

Easy
Stella
Stella Expert

Ask me anything about this product

Maddy, co-founder of Little Bird

Need help? We're here for you!

Hi, I'm Maddy. My team and I are ready to help with your order or any questions.

Email Us 1300 240 817 Browse Help Articles