Stereomour II mods
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hmbscott
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Thank you!
Yeah, so it's not cheap. There's a lot of cutting on this one, so a lot of machine time. For comparison, SendCutSend quoted me for the standard chassis plate, $68.85 in qty of one in 5052 aluminum 0.100 thick. They have a cool instant quote feature just with uploading a design file. So that gives you an idea of what you could expect for something simple like holes resized or moved around. But, suppose you wanted the standard layout, but in C110 copper 0.125 thick. That quotes at $352.31.
My custom chassis plate is 5052 aluminum 0.100 thick. The cost was $356.74 (less tax and shipping). If I had ordered my design in 1/8" copper it would have set me back $679.57. I thought about it, but that's both more than I wanted to spend, and because its thicker it would have required an increase in the minimum feature size, which would've changed the look of the art.
Yeah, so it's not cheap. There's a lot of cutting on this one, so a lot of machine time. For comparison, SendCutSend quoted me for the standard chassis plate, $68.85 in qty of one in 5052 aluminum 0.100 thick. They have a cool instant quote feature just with uploading a design file. So that gives you an idea of what you could expect for something simple like holes resized or moved around. But, suppose you wanted the standard layout, but in C110 copper 0.125 thick. That quotes at $352.31.
My custom chassis plate is 5052 aluminum 0.100 thick. The cost was $356.74 (less tax and shipping). If I had ordered my design in 1/8" copper it would have set me back $679.57. I thought about it, but that's both more than I wanted to spend, and because its thicker it would have required an increase in the minimum feature size, which would've changed the look of the art.
Thermioniclife
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Sweet.
Mucker
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That could look pretty slick. Shortly after I built my Moreplay, I was messing around with under-lighting, before I just settled for an illuminated switch. I temporarily placed a red bicycle tail light under the chassis to see what it would look like. Gave it an interesting look for sure. Strategically placed, subtle lighting could really make it pop IMO.
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denti alligator
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Cool, looks nice! how did you wire that?
Mucker
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denti alligator said:
I didn't end up going that direction, it was just a simple test with a red light I had laying around. Of course the unit was off when I placed it in there and well away from the IEC socket.
I never got to the point of wiring it up but it could be done in a way when you turned the unit on the lighting would come on with it. I would definitely get some advice on the best (and safest) way to integrate the power needed for the illumination in a way to obviously not affect audio performance or worse ... electrocution.
hmbscott
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2wo, ... light under the hood ... Yes, Have been kicking that idea around. On a related note I have been thinking about the paint job that might go well with lighting, perhaps an orange to purple to black gradient "evening sky" like this (w/o stars), which I think I would have to get professionally done because I'm not that talented. If done well it could be awesome.
I'm torn because my other Bottledhead gear is Rust-Oleum Forged Hammered Antique Pewter, and I like the fact that they all match, but I doubt Antique Pewter would be complemented by under lighting, so ... I'm procrastinating on painting for now.
Mucker, that under lighting looks very cool!
I'm torn because my other Bottledhead gear is Rust-Oleum Forged Hammered Antique Pewter, and I like the fact that they all match, but I doubt Antique Pewter would be complemented by under lighting, so ... I'm procrastinating on painting for now.
Mucker, that under lighting looks very cool!
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You deserve some kind of bonus if you do a vinyl wrap on that panel and hand trim all those cutouts.
hmbscott
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Finally! I just picked up my finished chassis plate and transformers. I think Robert at RC Refinishing did an amazing job I asked him to sign the back side. The last slide is my backlight assy.
Now I can start the build.
Now I can start the build.
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That had to take some time!
