Electrical box for large paddle switch?

[john bateman]

I bought one of these paddle switches from Grizzly to use on my table saw (hopefully?)
http://grizzley.com/images/pics/jpeg288/h/h8243.jpg

This thing just barely squeezes into the typical metal in-wall electrical boxes, even the deep ones don't have enough room for the wiring and grommet/clamps that will be needed.

Ideally I'd like to find something like the box pictured on the back of this switch:

http://grizzley.com/images/pics/jpeg288/h/h8240.jpg

The end result I want to achieve is similar to this:

http://www.grizzly.com/images/pics/jpeg500/g/g0661.jpg

Anybody know what type of box I should be looking for? What it's called and where to find it?

Thanks a bunch.

[Matt Meiser]

Lowes sells some plastic junction boxes with flat, screw-on covers. Perhaps one of them would work for you? holes can easily be added to a side for cord grips and to the face for the switch using normal woodworking tools. Spade bits work great in the plastic.

[Wade Lippman]

I just used one of those switches last week. Went into a standard plastic box just fine. I haven't used a steel box in many years; are they smaller?

[john bateman]

I just used one of those switches last week. Went into a standard plastic box just fine. I haven't used a steel box in many years; are they smaller?

I don't know if they're smaller or not, but the one I had at home, which was 2.5" deep, barely accepted the length of the switch, and sure wouldn't fit anything else in there, such as wire nuts and grommets. I will need to be able to fasten it to either my saws rails, or the saws cabinet. It has to be sturdy enough that I can bump it off with my knee, or hip.

Gonna stop by Home Depot after work to look at the gray Carlon non-metallic switch boxes...if they carry them.
http://www.carlon.com/Master%20Catalog/FS_Boxes_Conduit_and_Accessories_Brochure.pdf

I had hoped to find something like Steel City uses, which looks like it was made just for this switch.
http://www.steelcitytoolworks.com/products/35670/35670_closeup.jpg

[Anthony Whitesell]

They sell extensions for both the steel boxes and the blue plastic ones in both HD and Lowes.

[James Suzda]

What you want to look for is a deep (2 1/8") metal handy box. Or if you want to get really fancy you can look for 1 gang water proof 2 inch deep metal with three screw knockouts. Get a couple of grommets also.

[Rob Russell]

If you really want plastic, take a look at enclosures on www.automationdirect.com.