Hammond 1402F(V) Instrument Case

These are modified Hammond 1402F(V) instrument cases. Link If you need a beautiful case for your project that will be used on a table, desk, or workbench, these work great. The stock cases come with a few issues that we did our best to fix for you so they work great right out of the box. One issue is that self-tapping screws are used. Those don't work well for repetitive use. They could easily strip out the threads they made. We tapped holes and replaced these with #4-40 machine screws for the front/back panels (still working out how to do it well for the top/bottom covers). The tapped holes and machine screws allow the panels to be taken on and off many times with little wear on the holes. (if they do wear out too much, use longer #4-40 screws to reach farther in) A side effect of the self-tapping screws is that it causes burrs to raise up which make it difficult to put on and take off the covers. The stock aluminum extrusions come with burrs as well which make them sharp when handl