Making a pid case

[stormingnorm]

So I m waiting for the parts to make my pid. I have a problem buying a metal case or file box so as I had time and scrap metal I made this this afternoon. what I started with.
cleaned and sized
pieced together.
almost done.
will paint tomorrow. Then cut face plate when get parts. I guess it is nice to be retired and bored.

[Mike W1]

Looks good! Mine only has front and rear of aluminum, rest is plywood.

[stormingnorm]

That would have been easier. I wanted to go with plastic but figured hot lead and melty stuff does not mix. Do you have a schematic? The one on the sticky does not come up. I d rather follow a diagram than easter egg it.

[bhn22]

I made my case from the traditional PC power box. The local PC shops give dead ones away free.

[Mike W1]

That would have been easier. I wanted to go with plastic but figured hot lead and melty stuff does not mix. Do you have a schematic? The one on the sticky does not come up. I d rather follow a diagram than easter egg it.

Depends on which PID you use. Think I have stuff for the 3 different ones that are usually used.

[stormingnorm]

Mypin ta4

[LenH]

Nice metal work, I like the idea of the guys using a metal ammo can. A 30.cal would probably be just right.

[stormingnorm]

Ya and I have plenty of those but do not want to ruin a good a good storage can.

[EdS]

I'm happy to help you with a schematic. What do you plan to include: on/off switch, fuse(s), indicator light, 110V receptacle, terminal strip? -Ed

[stormingnorm]

Yes to all of that. Thank you. I will pm you with my email.

[Ausglock]

I used a dead UPS case. It now holds 2 PID's for my 2 Lee pots.

[stormingnorm]

So you pour from one pit to the other and get clean lead?

[Mike W1]

So you pour from one pit to the other and get clean lead?

Done it that for quite awhile also and added a 2nd PID for the top pot fairly recently.

[labradigger1]

Lots of radio shacks are going out of business. Prices cut throughout the store. I bought about 2 of everything for pid's except the controller which they don't sell.
Lab

[Spruce]

Nice pictures of your setups guys. Thanks for sharing.

[dikman]

Nice job, stormingnorm. Retired is good, time to do more interesting things than work . Bored? Nah.

Plastic is fine for housing a PID, as you can keep it away from any hot bits (all mine are in plastic housings, much easier to work with). Ausglock, I used a plastic UPS case too, unfortunately mine was considerably bigger than yours and needed some serious cutting to reduce its size!

[stormingnorm]

Ya retired twice and now working part time in my house as a data entry Winnie for a med billing comp. When me and the 2 doxies feel like getting up that's when I work and if I get bored tired or just don t care I stop.

[cheese1566]

How dare you do something like that from scratch?!!!

Your going to get some people very uptight for all the time and effort to make one from scratch when you can buy one already made....


looks great!! Kudos for you in the skills you have!

[stormingnorm]

I took welding classes so I could work on a 1958 willy jeep truck. Truck still needs work but beyond my expertise. So I make little rinkidink things I need but am to cheap to buy. I saw a stand in reloader mag that puts your press at eye level making it easier to see when you are setting the boolit in the case with out the bleeding pinched fingers. So I made it out of scrap I had laying around.

[stormingnorm]