| Regarding the weight, see 
https://www.uline.com/BL_3872/Storage-Cabinets?keywords=Cabinets+Storage 
For water-tightness, the top overlapped the sides on mine and other wise 
are spot welded so not watertight, but I think two coats of latex paint 
and an added drip edge essentially makes them water-resistant. 
Certainly never IP65 fire hose proof.  Then I really didn't need 
gasketed sealing as would be needed with exposed printed circuit boards 
in a real Hoffman wash down proof enclosure.  It depends on the models 
and assembled vs knocked down and maker.  I don't remember where mine 
came from, best to go look. 
Including this large shack entry box, I've always wanted a larger box 
once all cables, bonding plates, arrestors, chokes, etc were installed. 
 Then there is always another antenna coax or control line or choke 
needed later. 
btw I bolted mine to some PT 4x4's sitting on precast concrete post ends.
Grant KZ1W
On 3/10/2019 10:42 AM, WK1W-Ivan Shapiro wrote:
 
Regarding Grant Saviers KZ1W, who wrote:
 
One other solution for large boxes is to use a steel office cabinet with
doors. Throw away the shelves.  Really cheap at auctions or used dealers.
$199 for this one:
https://www.officedepot.com/a/products/945923/Realspace-42-Steel-Storage-Cab
inet-With/;jsessionid=0000OXyY69cxI1dd1RzSOoXc0Fm:17h4h7b45
 
I used a standard electrical PVC box from Lowes. Worked well, but too small,
crowded with arrestors etc. Definitely waterproof. Two questions for Grant
KZ1W:
         (1) Do you know the weight. I could not find it.
         (2) Your opinion, please, how watertight compared to a standard
electrical PVC box.
Thanks.
73 de Ivan WK1W
https://www.qrz.com/db/WK1W
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