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previous: dgiust Ok, I posted this question before, ... -- 6/13/2000 8:59 PM

Re: Footswitch box

6/13/2000 11:20 PM
PTJohn	Re: Footswitch box OK-here goes. You could get a BUD box (cast aluminum), hinge the lid (it'll take a bit of filing), and mount the switch on a crosspiece in the box, the box being "upside down" since the lid is actually the bottom plate. Put 2 bolts through the top and bottom, probably about #10-32 facing each other so you can put a spring between them. Get a piece of 3/8" to 1/2" wide by 1-1/2" long aluminum extrusion, and slot it with a file, bend a 90 about 1/2" from one end, and attach this to the lid/bottom (the part that will move). Drill a hole through the side of the bottom(or large part) of the box, tap it, and put a screw through the box and line the slot of the aluminum extrusion up with the screw, and finish screwing the screw in. You now have a spring-loaded switch of considerable size and durability. Lotta work, but it'll probably work pretty well.

6/13/2000 11:20 PM

PTJohn

Re: Footswitch box

OK-here goes. You could get a BUD box (cast aluminum), hinge the lid (it'll take a bit of filing), and mount the switch on a crosspiece in the box, the box being "upside down" since the lid is actually the bottom plate. Put 2 bolts through the top and bottom, probably about #10-32 facing each other so you can put a spring between them. Get a piece of 3/8" to 1/2" wide by 1-1/2" long aluminum extrusion, and slot it with a file, bend a 90 about 1/2" from one end, and attach this to the lid/bottom (the part that will move). Drill a hole through the side of the bottom(or large part) of the box, tap it, and put a screw through the box and line the slot of the aluminum extrusion up with the screw, and finish screwing the screw in. You now have a spring-loaded switch of considerable size and durability. Lotta work, but it'll probably work pretty well.