How To Make A Sheet Metal Box With Ip Rating

Ip ratings for electrical enclosures.

How to make a sheet metal box with ip rating.

We start the box by making its sides. I made a sheet metal box in class it is really simple mostly all you will need is a piece of metal the layout some shears a hammer a spot welder a sheet medal machine and a sand blaster or sand paper the struggles you will have mostly with this project is trying to make the folds line up to spot weld. It is easier to cut off a 4 x 12 strip if you have a 12 x 12 sheet first then cut two 3 1 2 pieces from that strip. Sheet metal tool tray.

The sides will be 3 x 3 but we add 1 2 tabs on three sides. The patterns for a cardboard box will look very similar to what you need to plan out for the sheet metal box. They use a dual numbering system to define levels of sealing effectiveness of electrical enclosures against intrusion from foreign bodies tools dirt etc and moisture. Ip ratings are defined by international standard iec 60529.

This is a basic tool project. I used recycled sheet metal from computers and dvd players etc. Ihope you find this interesting and got inspired by this. It shows the layout cutting forming and three different options for welding the box togethe.

I like this project because it makes the students re. This is the first multiple part project my students work with in class that they will have to assemble together. The box i have my students create in class ends up being 5 5 x 2 x 3 5. A flat version of your box.

Bud industries offers the electronics industry a wide range of nema box selections formed from sheet metal steel that meet exacting nema standards including nema 4 4x ip65 enclosures ip67 enclosures and ip66 enclosures water tight environmentally secure and sturdy these nema rated enclosures are ideal for a wide variety of applications ranging from industrial equipment to medical devices. I have a graph paper drawing in the pics below but its not for this box 2 trace your template on to your piece of sheet metal as pictured i suggest 20 22 gauge steel 3 cut your piece into the same shape as template. Creating a 22 gauge sheetmetal box from scratch. Video tutorial includes cutting the sheetmetal template and bending the pieces on my 24 grizzly box pan b.

This is the last sheet metal project i assign in my level one manufacturing class. This is a tutorial video on how to make a sheet metal tool box. So mark out two 4 x 3 1 2 sections of sheet metal and cut it in the metal shear. Use the corner notcher to cut out any right angles.