Aluminium build from Australia

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Aluminium build from Australia

Postby snaguy » 29 Jun 2011, 20:51

Almost finished.

Waiting on Y-splitter for use with Ricoh CA1 remote from Frans Van De Kamp.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fvdk3d/sets/72157624151791739/

Frame is made from 1" (25.4mm) Aluminium Square Tubing and Connect-It Components
http://www.rcr.com.au/index.php/Connect-it-System/Connect-It-Components.html

Aluminium Profiles
http://www.rcr.com.au/index.php/Aluminium-Extrusions/Metal-Mate-Profiles-Aluminium.html

Both the frame and aluminium are available at our local hardware stores.

Canon A480's, ac power, drawer sliders, camera mounts, 12v Fluorescent Light, Ricoh CA1, came from ebay.

Glass for platen came from display shelves.

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Re: Aluminium build from Australia

Postby inline4 » 30 Jun 2011, 00:24

looks good! I never thought about pop rivets!
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Re: Aluminium build from Australia

Postby dpc » 30 Jun 2011, 17:55

Looks nice and clean. Will have any problems with reflections off all those shiny parts?
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