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Question regarding selfmade Aluminium Suitcase (lemmy.nz)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by luftruessel@feddit.org to c/diy@beehaw.org

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This is not a post about a build of some kind, but more of a research/question. So no build photos right now, but if you have some input I would be happy to read it :)

After having to do some flying the past days and my soft/fabric suitcase breaking apart I looked into getting a replacement. What I need is a large suitcase for checked luggage. Not some crazy odd or large shape, but a decent suitcase for (multi) week traveling. I love the old Aluminium rimowa cases, but they are super pricey and I also heard quality is not what it used to be. So I thought: Maybe I can build an Aluminium case myself? Surprisingly I can't find too much online about selfmade suitcases. Does anyone have experience/resources regarding this? Are there regulations (other than size) I would have to follow?

Zarges (alu crates) is quite the name around here, and my first naive thought was: Rivet some wheels and a handle to that thing and you have a nice case. Of course I would want to go a little further here, but do you think that would be somewhat feasible?

Thanks for reading and I am happy for any feedback :)

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[–] Badabinski@kbin.earth 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Honestly, I don't think the tooling would be too terrible. Ron Covell has been making crazy shit out of sheet metal using nothing but hammers and simple wooden forms for many years, and I think it might be possible for OP to do the same. Granted, it would be hideously time consuming and would require great skill, but I think it'd be doable.

[–] luftruessel@feddit.org 1 points 10 months ago

Thx for the hint to his channel! Very interesting stuff I will add to my watchlist.