My MBFM

[selfservice]

Here is the frontpanel, same layout of the one in the MBFM manual, but handmade panel is a "bit" worse.

As soon as i can i'll build the case, with 8mm multistrate wood and all the wiring, i hope to play frist songs in the next month!

Stay tuned!

[Foona]

I love when people do woodwork!

It's gonna be sweet seing that finished MBFM.

[stryd_one]

Hahahahah I was sitting there waiting for that massive image to load from that very slow server, looking at your tiles, wondering why you didn't crop it.... Then I figured that it was because you wanted to show us that pubic hair in the top corner ;D

Pretty precise drilling for a DIY job, good one!

[selfservice]

You are right, next time i'll remove the floor tiles, your modem will appreciate  ;D

[stryd_one]

I'm on a 22Mbps connection, my modem was fine, but...my eyes! heheheh

[Foona]

...pubic hair...hihihiihihhi  ;D

I concure, pretty precise driling.

When i drill....well....it looks kinda messed up.

So i put more details on to fool the eyes.

And can you believe it, it never works!  :o

[stryd_one]

When i drill....well....it looks kinda messed up.

Hot tips:

measure three times, drill once

clamp everything FIRMLY

Use a drill press

centre tap thoroughly, and consider starting the hole with a super high speed drill with a tiny bit in it - less friction means better accuracy. The big bit will follow the hole after that.

Personally, I first punch it with a sewing needle, then a centre punch, a dremel bit, then a full size drill bit. With the drills, get the highest rotation speed possible, and slide the bit in and out s l o w l y .

Keep i mind, that furniture and cabinet makers must drill their holes to very fine accuracy, so it is possible to do it :)

HTH!

[selfservice]

I use the "stryd drilling process"  ;D but with an improvment:

I draw the panel with autocad, print in 1:1 scale, glue the printed sheet with the aluminium panel, and drill everything frist with dremel and a 1 mm bit. Thats all  :D

[stryd_one]

Yeh that's how I do it too :D I have some kinda nice plotters at work heheh

Still, I follow that old rule, and measure three times, when I ensure that the printout is properly aligned.

[Jidis]

If any of you guys end up doing an etched panel, you can print little dots on your layout that end up working perfectly as pilot/starter holes. I did that on my last one and it made things a lot easier. I've got a benchtop Delta drill press and still usually screw up all my holes. ;D