what aluminium thickness

[wildgg]

Hey LTT members,

 

i have a question about aluminium thickness for pc pannels/cases.

my plan is to make either a custom pc case or mod a old pc case like the top and front pannels.

 

i was wondering what thickness would be good for this? i was thinking about atleast 2mm maby 3mm because it needs to be strong enough for radiator support etc.

btw. price is not a problem.

 

thx in advance!

[stealth80]

3mm is pretty thick considering aircraft skin is less than 1mm and frames/stringers around 1.6mm, but theyre bent for rigidity to be fair. I would think 2mm would be more than enough, it depends how much material is left after you cut it

[Wolther]

Also depends on how heavy you want it to be, I mean if you want a tank steel plating around your pc for times of need once ww3 hits then you'll be the most prepared ;), although it won't be portable.. Just comes down to what you want, if you want it to be portable then make it thinner, if you want it to be durable but heavier then make it thicker 

[W-L]

1 hour ago, wildthing said:

Hey LTT members,

i have a question about aluminium thickness for pc pannels/cases.

my plan is to make either a custom pc case or mod a old pc case like the top and front pannels.

i was wondering what thickness would be good for this? i was thinking about atleast 2mm maby 3mm because it needs to be strong enough for radiator support etc.

btw. price is not a problem.

thx in advance!

It depends on what tools you have access to and what kind of industrial design your going for, as mentioned 2-3mm is pretty heavy stuff like what you will find on caselab products. As long as you have the tools to do the bending and cutting you should be fine, but generally 18 to 16 gauge is pretty good for modding and such.