Candy Tins for Enclosures April 19, 2009
Posted by N9IK in : projects , add a commentThe ubiquitous Altoids (and other candies) tin. A widely used enclosure for amateur radio builders and many, many other hobbyists, adventurers and professionals. Not to mention consumers of mints. My own junk box holds something like thirty or forty tins, most from Altoids or Blizzard’s Bones brand mints, and cover the gamut of shapes and sizes. The tins from Blizzard’s Bones, for example, are shaped somewhat like dog bones.
BLIZZARD’S BONES®
Don’t like mints or candies? Just want an empty tin? Do you want a tin with no “advertising”? Want to start “fresh” (ahem, pun intended) with no graphics? There are a number of sources for bare, unpainted tins. The source that I’ve purchased a variety of items from is County Comm, located in Santa Clara, California. County Comm specializes in providing items to various government agencies. They have quite a few items appropriate for your’ RACES/ARES go bag, and seem to offer decent prices on most items.
Above: A couple of my kit projects from the past. An Az ScQRPions Stinger Singer frequency counter, and a FOXX-3 QRP 20 meter radio. Both of these kits are no longer available.
In the interest of full disclosure, I have no interest in, nor am I connected in any way with Altoids, Blizzard’s Bones, County Comm, or any other company or organization that is mentioned in this post, except as a customer and consumer.