goyousalukis Posted February 6, 2018 Report Share Posted February 6, 2018 So, While I am impatiently waiting for parts for my bottom board, I thought I would show you my progress so far. Originally, I was going to mill my own control surface using Wilba's DXF on an aluminum panel. I ordered a panel from Mouser, but it turned out to be the back panel for the Pac10 enclosure, and the front panel is not stocked. So instead, I took a piece of 9mm baltic birch, and milled a pocket leaving about the .062" thickness that the original panel has. I then flipped the panel and routed out all the holes on the front. I was worried about chip out, routing such thin wood, but it turned out great. Then I decided to dye the somewhat boring plywood orange. The next question was the control labels. I have a laser module that I can mount on my CNC, but after some tests, I realized that the lines on Wilba's CS are too small for my laser. I really need to get another module with a smaller beam. So instead, I decided to try decal paper. I printed the control surface on a sheet of decal paper and cut out and applied each piece separately. In hind-sight, I could have tried printing the entire CS on a sheet and transfer it at once. Then I added a few of my own touches. I used a product called micro-set to dissolve the decals so that they would look better. This worked ok, but not as good as it does on pro decals. Finally, I sprayed a bunch of coats of lacquer, praying it wouldn't mess up the decals. So far so good. I also 3D printed a bezel for the LCD. I bought the Waldorf Knobs, but they don't fit so great on the Bourns encoders. I can push them on, but they are pretty much impossible to get off. I am thinking about 3D printing some knobs out of the same orange filament. We'll see. This takes me to where I am now - on the rest of the case. I have cut two side panels so far. I need to finish sanding them, and then I'll make the rest of the case to fit the control panel. Thanks for checking it out... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latigid on Posted February 6, 2018 Report Share Posted February 6, 2018 Awesome work, looks great! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyweight Posted February 11, 2018 Report Share Posted February 11, 2018 Wow Awesome indeed! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goyousalukis Posted February 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2018 Thanks guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juggle Posted February 12, 2018 Report Share Posted February 12, 2018 Loving it! I really need to spent a bit more time figuring out what exactly I killed on my SID so I can get back to working on the CS for it instead :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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