Ways to add a seal to a flat face?

[julianf]

How thick are you looking for and is it held in via gravity or fixings?

Doesnt matter how thick, as ill adjust the hinges to work with whatever.

Got to be fixed.


If you look at the one below, you can see that the bottom half has a bit of a bump, and the top has a black band - that black band is a bit of rubber stuff in a groove that the bump presses against to seal it up.

Now im not wanting to do that really, as im just trying to do somthing that can be stuck on or worked into the files for the folding (again, take a glance at the steel boxes above) but you get the sort of application that im going for?

Its light duty, but i need it to look cosmetically nice. Its for fancy expensive electronics, not industrial.

 

[stuvy]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/304346477256?_trkparms=ispr%3D1&hash=item46dc76b2c8:g:dU8AAOSw9Cdh~n2M&amdata=enc%3AAQAGAAAA0Iygo9j3g%2B1VwaQXOputCPnwvhpXne%2B01edHCeIZqg1fNxHe%2FUmuSZbAriBMXC%2B7LO1W269oHJ6w25owdwVNF2eTsqojwkeNRAQbJHGkb3g7GAblR984Ly%2BJ0%2F2dC6gGksXMxy0Y0jE0PH%2FdV2rE72kMPiizBS215U9Gw%2FnwBOWzTfuJUCJ1UX16oYHxqURlw6B5rZA4gaUr7XzBm72EX4QPoVAG3%2BEDRcRlX92eihe6xGZi7Uyk2vvmo6cvxBy98uygg4QwjoleVLEXbqScWIY%3D%7Ctkp%3ABFBM_ISH44Fg&var=603402712911

Scalpel and a template and away you go

 

[DickyDoDah]

Take a look at seals for UPVC windows or similar for wooden doors. If you can make a channel for them to fit into they will look nice (prime purpose) and seal nicely.

Pardon our interruption...

 

[gaz1]

the best aproach ive already said is use a cam hinge to seal where the hinges are and use a u chanel so you can fit a seal into it

that box uses a lip seal with a u channel seal

outside box still uses a lip and rubber seal held within a u channel

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Masterplug-IP54-Weatherproof-Electric-Box-Grey/dp/B00B0X8CYC/ref=asc_df_B00B0X8CYC/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=218223787868&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=8812165572753772717&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9046328&hvtargid=pla-423222731755&psc=1&th=1&psc=1

 

[stuvy]

Swager and o ring cord cut to length and glued in position

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I use poly Mac at work and the I ring cord and glue is great it will give you the factory look

You need a groove for it to sit into so either a swager/press or design something into it