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@chazcag

but could I make the base of the pack out of a suitably thick sheet of aluminum or steel? 14-18 gauge sheet metal and a cushy layer of neoprene between the batteries is the hope.

Check out @glyphiks BOTY build, he did exactly that with aluminium sheets screwed into 3d printed walls:

The Step Bro - A Largely 3d Printed Build - COMPLETE!

[20230806_181412] [20230806_181939] I took a minute to reclaim my bench space in the garage! So much better working off a proper bench! Enclosure is looking super sleek, i am stoked with it! [20230806_183604] Drilled all the holes through the deck and then counterbored them with a spade bit for the t-nuts [20230806_185324] I tried clamping them in and while this did work, it tended to follow the curvature of the deck, rather than following the line of the hole… this resulted in some of …