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Hi,

 

For my A-Level Design and Technology coursework, I will be designing and manufacturing a flight case for young professional musicians and DJ's that stands out to the generic black case seen most commonly. Its unique selling points must be that it has a secondary purpose other than simply for transporting equipment, that it must be well organised internally including seperating compartments for different components and that it looks good aesthetically.

 

If anyone has any suggestions or advice they could give me as to how to make this better or any ideas for design, please don't hesitate to comment. It would mean a lot!

Thanks,

 

Cameron

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a mate has a case where the front "lid" comes off and then becomes a bench top that clips to the side of the case, and has legs on the inside of the front to support the other end.

As the top lid also comes off, it makes a good workstation.

 

allow access to get cables in and out at the back, if it doesn't also have a removable back.

 

When I built a PA case for a band that I used to hang around with, we loaded it as a dry run and used a CofG test to determine the handle position so it could be carried.

It's amazing how companies like trace Eliot stick the handles in the dead centre of a cabinet and then a bloody great speaker in the front that makes carrying it a nightmare

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Check if you're allowed to use off the shelf hardware with your teachers. I seem to remember a previous post on this subject led to the OP having a nice looking and beautifully finished case, but without any ball corners or edgings because they were an off the shelf item. If you plan on using the case for real in the future then it might be worth building it with retrofitting of these items in mind once you've got your grades.

 

Personally, a good source of light and a wide selection of sources of power (USB, 9V, 12V, 24V, mains) would be high on my list. One thing I've always wanted to build was a clever and easy way to fence off a "booth" . For me it'd be useful front of house but DJs might like it for demarking their space. Assuming your case is going to be a bit like a production case, you could store poles and uprights in the front or back lid, which would clip together to form a fenced off area. Hang some black curtains from it (which live in their own purpose made drawer) and you'd be on to a good thing I think. Remember that if the case is a structural part of it then your uprights don't have to be quite as sturdy or have base plates as the case does all your lateral bracing by being a big heavy box.

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Just a thought, hinges are off the shelf items but could not reasonably be expected to be reproduced by a student, as are door latches and catches, or coffin locks.

 

To avoid using corners and trims, think about American 'caddy' cases, all wood, recessed catches, and often finished in fibreglass and resin for protection. This also allows if you are smarts, colouring of the box using the resin and gel coats, or even if using clear resins, to embed logos or artwork into the finish of the case.

 

Think about using strong magnets to hold flaps and doors open in the working position...

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These are all amazing suggestions, thank you all so much for helping me out, plus we are allowed to use standard components before grading as long as we state they are bought in such as ball corners and hinges. Any more ideas would be greatly appreciated!
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