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S. Heslop:
Whoa nelly. Turns out that hump in the middle made it impossible to fit without partially disassembling the machine.



I remember I realised that when I was first drawing the box up - I made it extra tall so I could get it in. But when trying to fit the panels into a single plywood sheet I forgot all about that.


This is where the laptop will go. It turns out laptops count as a 'horizontal surface', and like any horizontal surface it collects clutter. This is more of a storage solution than anything else!


Also as feared the catches interfere with the drag chain. Still thinking what to do. The obvious thing would be to move them to the top and bottom but they're here to help keep the front flat for the sake of sealing the box. The hinges just clear on the right hand side so I can't move the whole thing further right, and I can't move the chain any further back. Plus the chain is flush against the side. No room to brace the door flat there internally... So I guess I might have to go with an external toggle or maybe a threaded insert in the side and a screw to pull the door in.

Oh yeah also gotta make some taller feet so there's clearance for airflow.

AdeV:
Just thinking out loud here: Could you adapt the bracket that's mounting the catch so the screws go backwards instead of sideways; then rout a notch out of the side wall and screw the bracket into the back of the notch, such that the rollers are in the same position, but now moved out of the way? Admittedly, it's not going to win any beauty contests, but it would be the quickest solution.

Another option would be some kind of lever latch, again with the pin embedded in the side wall & a slot for the tongue to engage. Either make some kind of spring-loaded push-pull tongue (triangular shaped, so it could force its way past the pin), or just a hook shape, and have a handle on the front to open it. Quite a bit of fiddly mechanical workings out to do for that one though... but it would look tidy.

S. Heslop:
I just realised I could totally brace it on the front with a big beefy and tall handle. Then I can just stick with latches on the top and bottom, out of the way of the chain.

AdeV:
Excellent idea - it'll look cool too!

WeldingRod:
Nice enclosure!
I used a pair of.magnets to latch mine.  You could rout them in to the two surfaces.

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