boxed up autoformer

[dave slagle]

comments?

edit...

OK I hated the original pictures. These have more of the feel.

[Andrew]

Wow Dave, folks do that stuff with vintage cars and bikes don't they? Pristine on the inside and mechanically but period patina on the outside. Looks rather cool Wish I had the guts to try something along those lines.

-- Andrew

[piotr_grzesik]

I really like that.

[dave slagle]

Thanks guys.

as you can see I uploaded new pics that are more representative of the looks. This was just a first Go around and i'll do a few more different finish types to get a feel for the materials. Bolts on the next one will have square heads that i'll let my 7 year old beat on with a hammer for a few days to soften the edges a bit.

Knobs are always a problem. Finding 5 knobs that have the right feel can cost a huge amount of money. The knobs I used have the right shapes, but the difference between the finishes really bothers me. If anybody knows of a stash of vintage knobs please let me know.

dave

[shinebox]

Very cool!

Seeing it brought back a childhood memory, when I dreamed of having a car that was a bit battered, rusty and unsporty looking but was souped up such that it could see off ferraris and the like at traffic lights....

Just need some matching amps now....

[gallon]

Some touchup with a stick welder might work here.

Also those old time jeweled lenses for pilot lights.

Looks great!

[dave slagle]

hey gary.... Welcome and sorry for whacking you.

The goal here was an easy to make and assemble box that doesn't look like a cheap hammond piece of crap. I started looking at front panel express but Jeffrey already has that one covered quite nicely



I thought the rust pattern was cool on the steel but the future ones will be handled differently.

dave