MIDIbox of the Week (MIDIbox SEQ V4 of sineSurfer)

[sineSurfer]

Hi there, finally I managed to finish my mbSEQ with custom diy wood case included

Update: added the back panel layout as pdf by lukas412 request, feel free to use it!
mbSEQV4 back panel.pdf

 

Update: added my MBSEQ Illustrator drawing file

MBSEQ CASE DRAWING.ai.zip

Inside the case:



Outside:









Not quite done with it though as there's this strange thing the lcds do after a couple of minutes:

Both lcds go dim (characters and backlight) in like 1 second intervals, 1 second regular brightness, 1 second dim

I'm using a brick psu labeled as 9v, 800mA, maybe not enough power?
 

Edited March 18, 2013 by sineSurfer

[Wilba]

Awesome!

That little bench for the SD card socket to sit on: EPIC LULZ!

[stuartm]

¡Qué bonito!

Very well done, very nice wooden casing!

[Davo]

I like the way that SD cards appear to have supplanted the bankstick. Your case looks so good that I'm conflicted about whether or not to go with the aluminum chassis group buy. I have access to all the tools to do something like this.

Edited August 18, 2010 by Davo

[nILS]

Very nice, sS!

And Wilba, it's not a bench, it's a throne :yes:

[julienvoirin]

very very nice :thumbsup:

try to change luminance (50K) trimmer imho for your dim problm

have you though to 7805 getting too hot and then not delivering enough power ?

Edited August 18, 2010 by julienvoirin

[boops]

Really ,very nice !!!

[gjvti]

Nice! Really looks very well made - convincing.

Keep on midiboxing! :)

Best,

gj

[Shuriken]

Very nice indeed. What type of wood did you use?

[sineSurfer]

Wilba, nILS: bench/throne closeup:

Had to do it like that because the sd card pcb (from sparkfun) comes without mounting holes

Davo:

If you have the tools and the time go for it, lots of fun!

julienvoirin:

Just changed the psu to a more reliable one, 9v 1A, everything working fine now it seems!

[sineSurfer]

Very nice indeed. What type of wood did you use?

Nothing fancy: pine + mahogany stain + water based polyurethane for finish

[kaleaf]

Wow! Great work sineSurfer

[seppoman]

very nice :thumbsup:

[sineSurfer]

For the record:

It turns out julienvoirin was right: "have you though to 7805 getting too hot and then not delivering enough power ? "

Added a diy heatsink (no way to fit a proper one in the available space) to the 7805 and the lcd problem is gone for good, whee!

[julienvoirin]

julienvoirin was right

:whistle:

[Antix]

Bello, veramente bello.

Beautiful, really beautiful.

:D

[reboot]

really good work !

[TK.]

I must say that I'm really impressed about this nice woodwork - very well done! :)

Once I got the wordpress blog fixed, I will publish the pictures :)

Best Regards, Thorsten.

[DrBunsen]

That little bench for the SD card socket to sit on: EPIC LULZ! craftsmanship!

Fixed that for ya :homestar:

[HUROLURA]

... and another really nice one.

I just love wooden panels.