http://s856.photobucket.com/albums/ab123/patterone/ Hand-drill and cheap jigsaw all that was used. Can't beat the single 3-500z. _________________________________________________________________ Hotm
Very nice job of construction. How did you fold the edges of the channel across the top, just in front of the tube? And...for the record, with all the anti, this and that I have on here, I saw no war
I second this question! Also what gauge steel is that? --Ryan w8cya _______________________________________________ Amps mailing list Amps@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/
My amp building elmer told me once... A hole that you cannot see is a perfectly drilled hole. And a jagged hole with trim covering the jagged hole is also a perfectly formed hole. A guy can cover up
I found the box in the trash at work, it was a cartridge tape drive system that I gutted. The channel was already in the box. The steel is heavy, but I don't know what gauge. ________________________
I was visiting a friend in MA who was doing some repair work to his house which was built by shakers over 200 years ago. There was a part of the inner wall removed showing the infrastructure. He poin
Gary, I didn't mean to disrespect fine craftsmanship. If I have the time, money and patience - that's the road I would take. Rather here I wanted to give an alternative to guys who may be thinking "I
Jeff, Oh, I'm all for covering up the burn mark on the floor with a rug. I just remembered being amazed at the extremes the Shakers went to, to be "perfect'. The concept of going overboard when makin
That was the Masonic spirit, guys! Alex 4Z5KS I was visiting a friend in MA who was doing some repair work to his house which was built by shakers over 200 years ago. There was a part of the inner wa
Gary, In stressing over the "how much debur is enough debur" kind of thing (fill in the blank with whatever mechanical challenge you had on a given build) I got to thinking - rather than focusing on
And the Shakers are almost as extinct as a quality commercial amp. Bells, whistles, and blinking lights gives a false appearance of quality. Carl KM1H _______________________________________________
I think this has been a good thread to show different perspectives of building. I have a mechanical background and worked as a machinist / tool and die maker in a research lab. 17 years as a worker a
Jeff wrote... That's not too stressful for me. I apply the test "Are the burrs doing to make me bleed?" If so, I work on tidying up the edge. If not, and the hole is going to be covered by the meter