help designing a case

[Mustard Duster]

ok, for my senior project i am designing a case with autodesk inventor (i'm not actually building it). could someone tell me if this would work for connecting the sheet metal? the blue cylinders would be pop rivets or nuts/bolts.

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http://www.geocities.com/mustardduster/case

 

[pik4chu]

link is bad...try again

 

[Mustard Duster]

try pasting it into this window and not the one that pops up. it worked for me. wierd. anyway here you go
http://www.geocities.com/mustardduster/case

 

[pik4chu]

tried something else and it worked..

Well it looks like it would work, since thats basically how the cases nowadays are constructed.

 

[Captain Slug]

Bending sheet metal is a huge chore. I instead recommend cutting out some cubes which you could drill and tap for screws.
The cubes could be made out of steel, nylon, brass, or polycabonate. Anything that can hold a thread will do.

 

[Mustard Duster]

i am not actully building the case, just making the drawings for one. as long as my drafting teacher thinks it will work, i am fine. i just needed to make sure that it would support itself using that design.

 

[Captain Slug]

It will, but Im just saying it would be a booger to construct since bending sheets requires specialized equipment.