Tony01
100 W
The time has come in my build to have to figure it out, and soon. I’m building a full suspension Schwinn cruiser and need a box that can stick to the curved contours of the frame.
My battery will be about 17kg, plus controller and onboard charger probably another 3kg, bus bars etc so let’s say it needs to hold about 20kg.
It needs to be seven inches wide, and follow the contour closely because I do not have much space. My lipos are very big for the ah.
What material to use? Obviously by the pic I am proficient in general fabrication but have little experience with sheet of any kind. Sheet steel I dunno how to do the curved corners. If I did it I’d probably use rivets. I looked at aluminum sheet but it is expensive and difficult to work with (mapp brazing). I have a welder but I don’t think I can do anything thinner than about .050” steel without blowing thru all the time.
I am thinking of doing ABS and welding it either with soldering iron, friction, or plain oil glue, but will it be strong enough to hold 20+kg of contents? How thick of abs sheet is needed?
My battery will be about 17kg, plus controller and onboard charger probably another 3kg, bus bars etc so let’s say it needs to hold about 20kg.
It needs to be seven inches wide, and follow the contour closely because I do not have much space. My lipos are very big for the ah.
What material to use? Obviously by the pic I am proficient in general fabrication but have little experience with sheet of any kind. Sheet steel I dunno how to do the curved corners. If I did it I’d probably use rivets. I looked at aluminum sheet but it is expensive and difficult to work with (mapp brazing). I have a welder but I don’t think I can do anything thinner than about .050” steel without blowing thru all the time.
I am thinking of doing ABS and welding it either with soldering iron, friction, or plain oil glue, but will it be strong enough to hold 20+kg of contents? How thick of abs sheet is needed?