TK. Posted September 5, 2004 Report Share Posted September 5, 2004 The MIDIbox64 from Pierrot - one of the most beautiful cases I ever saw! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierrot Posted September 5, 2004 Report Share Posted September 5, 2004 ( thank Thorsten :D ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screaming_Rabbit Posted September 6, 2004 Report Share Posted September 6, 2004 Hey PierrotEven that it's not my type of design... this a piece of art!Greate job and I bet a hell lot a work :oYou should send the pics to the museum of modern art in New York, perhaps they would want to exhibit it ;DCongratulations and greetsRogerPS: I have no further questions, cause I already saw it in the French forum ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeroddumas Posted September 6, 2004 Report Share Posted September 6, 2004 Great what do you control with it, and how did you make that case??????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven_C Posted September 6, 2004 Report Share Posted September 6, 2004 Nice! So are you an Industrial Designer then? ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pay_c Posted September 6, 2004 Report Share Posted September 6, 2004 Great work! Muuuuch respect! (Is it a bought case? Is it??)And those nice Tannoy monitor boxes there! ;D ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierrot Posted September 6, 2004 Report Share Posted September 6, 2004 Hello everybody !!!Thank a lot for what you say !! :DSo, to anwer to you questions, yes , it is an hand-made box.The front panel is composed of a wood panel , and the sides with wood piece.All is sanding down , put in shape wth many kind of files.Then , there are many layers of putty ( special for cars'body)...and after many hours of sanding and polishing , I put many layers of paint.The LCD"body" is still made in wood , and the differents parts around leds, and buttons ( play, pause, stop , record , etc) are in plastic card .All the buttons are and made too , with polyurethan resin ( lots of work too :P ).So, i you have any question , i'm happy to answer :DThank Bye bye Pierrotp.s: Steven_C : no, i'm not industrial designer ;D ...still student :) ( but you are right, I like design ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goyousalukis Posted September 7, 2004 Report Share Posted September 7, 2004 Wow, that's a beautiful case. I wish you had some photos showing the build process. I would never have guessed that it is made of wood. Great job!Justin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierrot Posted September 15, 2004 Report Share Posted September 15, 2004 hello everybody !!Yes Goyousalukis , i'll put pictures of how are made the case , buttons and electronic part in some days, but I was very busy those last weeks !Wait again please , sorry !bye Pierrot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierrot Posted December 21, 2004 Report Share Posted December 21, 2004 Hi everybody !!Sorry to have been missing since so long time ... so , the pictures I promished to show you how it is inside the midibox , and how are made the buttons :[ftp]http://crozit.free.fr/Photo%20007.jpg[/ftp][ftp]http://crozit.free.fr/Photo%20008.jpg[/ftp][ftp]http://crozit.free.fr/Photo%20009.jpg[/ftp][ftp]http://crozit.free.fr/Photo%20023.jpg[/ftp][ftp]http://crozit.free.fr/Photo%20024.jpg[/ftp] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moebius Posted December 21, 2004 Report Share Posted December 21, 2004 Wow!That's plain incredible! I don't even want to think how long making all those buttons and knobs took..BYe, Moebius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierrot Posted December 21, 2004 Report Share Posted December 21, 2004 Hello Moebius !mmm ..yes it is long and a bit boring , it took around 1 month , to do all (2 panel , and made 260 buttons (beause there are 2 machine, the second is not still finished ) ,all electronc, and building, preparating all..)Bye Pierrot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goyousalukis Posted December 21, 2004 Report Share Posted December 21, 2004 WOW! Talk about DIY!So you made a "master" knob and then made a cast and then made your own knobs/buttons?That is an awesome Idea - What materials did you use - How long did it take for them to harden? Did you paint them or is the color cast in?Once again - beautiful job!Justin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladybug Posted December 22, 2004 Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 wow !!!this is awesome !!!and its all DIY !! (did i say awesome allready ?)where can i learn how to make those knobs/buttons ?what materials did u use for the case ?wood is the base but how did u make ir that round ?MORE PICTURES PLEASE !!!was it worth the money?i mean... would'nt it be cheaper just buying the knobs/buttons ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierrot Posted December 23, 2004 Report Share Posted December 23, 2004 Hello Everybody !!I see that lots of people would like to know how all is made ... so I'm going to try to explain :*First , the maters: it is made in wood , paper , plastic and mastic( all wath you want  ! ). there are no rules to do it, just to respect some things like don't make thin parts, with salient / re-entrant angles , and avoid to make complicated shapes ( prefer shape with smooth corner).*the matrix: it is made with a "caouchouc aux silicones" ( in french  ;D ) it is a "synthetic  silicon rubber" composed of 2 pastes ,that need to be mixed together and that make an elastic part.* To make the matrix, apply some synthetic rubber around the masters , and let the rubber polymerize.After the rubber is beame solid, just remove the master, and you get a matrix ! ( note : don't use special turn out product ! it detain the rubber's polymerization )pictures here : http://crozit.free.fr/Photo%20bouton%20moule%20et%20master%20vu%20de%20face.jpghttp://crozit.free.fr/Photo%20ensemble%20bouton%20moule%20et%20master%20dessus.jpghttp://crozit.free.fr/bouton%20vu%20de%20cote.jpghttp://crozit.free.fr/Photo%20caouchouc%20aux%20silicones.jpg* The buttons: it is made in polyurethan resin ( 2 constituents )http://crozit.free.fr/Photo%20resines%20bi%20composant%20polyurethane.jpgThe resin I used made with a mix of 50% of resin ,and 50% of hardener. You just have to mix them 20 second, and put into the matrix , and wait for 10 minutes.You'll see the resin become trouble, and become totaly opaque and beige.http://crozit.free.fr/Photo%20boutons%20brut%20vrac.jpgto make all the parts ( around 260 parts for me ), I needed around 3 days.Note that the color of the parts is beige ( this strange pale yellow) , and i tried to color them in puting into the resin a universal colouring ( black ) ,but it made a strange chimical reaction : it make lots of bubbles ! loolThat is why all parts are painted with acrylic paints http://crozit.free.fr/Photo%20peintures%20acryliques.jpgfor the price of all those parts, including resin and all, it is around 150 euros ( around 180$ I think).So, next time, I'll buy it , because it take to much time to make, and the result is nice but not so good than with comercial parts ! lolIn fact I wanted to control all the design of my midibox, that is why I made myself the buttons and the case ...but itis relly to much work ( 1 month !  :P) and I have one other to fiish for a friend ! ??? :P lolSo, I Hope that You'll understand my bad engish and hope you understood all  ;DByePierrot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladybug Posted December 23, 2004 Report Share Posted December 23, 2004 thanks Pierrot !!this is realy interesting, RESPECT for the hard work/patience.i dont think i will ever do those buttons/knobs but still a few questions :- i see the hole in the knob is round ! how did u fixed it ??- me personally more interested in making the (wood) case. please send more pictures of how u made it- what do u mean by "wood , paper , plastic and mastic" ?? the wood and mastic i understand but how did u use the paper and plastic ?i REALY liked the shape of this case !!! rounded ! no corners !i want to make one myself !so can u tell more details (as detailed as u can) ?general question : is there a preference for wood/plastic/metal case when thinking on electronics ?thinking of 'grounding'...'static electricity' ... etc.and Pierrot: that is a VERY nice studio u got there...what kind of music r u creating ? where can i hear it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierrot Posted December 30, 2004 Report Share Posted December 30, 2004 Hello RasOfir !To answer to your questions :For knobs: [ftp]http://krokro1.free.fr/Photo%20schema%20bouton.jpg[/ftp]For Buttons : [ftp]http://krokro1.free.fr/Photo%20schema%20bouton%20switch.jpg[/ftp]For the box :[ftp]http://krokro1.free.fr/Photo%20dessin%20ensemble.jpg[/ftp]The front panel is in wood  ( 5 mm of thickness ) and all the holes are made with a hammer drill , and square hole are made with a square file...[ftp]http://krokro1.free.fr/Photo%20panneau%20brut.jpg[/ftp]and all is assembled with glue, and nails  After asembling, I put on all the surface lots of mastic ( used to repair car's body)...and had to sand down and polish a lot  ;D ( ouch , my fingers  :P)For plastic and paper, ....I don't know what to say .. lol I used lots of plastic cards ( used for model building) , old pens ( with plastic body ), and lots of thing I found and who get the good shapes to do what I wanted ..it you who have to choose !For electric problem ..I haven't with my midibox ....but just take care of the hot part of the Core ( transistor ) with wood : problem of fire maybe... ?I don't knowFor the Music and my home studio ( but very small  :P ;D)  thank you ! I make electronic music,exatcly,  House music :)( I try to do it in the french tradition of the house music , that mean disco, funky and filtered  :P ) .... some picture here :[ftp]http://krokro1.free.fr/Photo%20hs%20avec%20basse.jpg[/ftp][ftp]http://krokro1.free.fr/Photo%20hs%20ensemble%20deux.jpg[/ftp][ftp]http://krokro1.free.fr/Photo%20midibox%20branchee.jpg[/ftp][ftp]http://krokro1.free.fr/Photo%20racks%20face%20deux.jpg[/ftp]For music, ..I have some tracks there ( but only made with software, I have not still the time to make complete tracks with my harware ..)...there are remix, and full played tracks :"don't stop" ( stupid mix)[ftp]http://krokro1.free.fr/dont%20stop_stupid%20mix.mp3[/ftp]"funky ?" ( chocolate mix)[ftp]http://krokro1.free.fr/funky_chocolate%20mix.mp3[/ftp]"Every day Every night"[ftp]http://krokro1.free.fr/Every%20day%20every%20night.mp3[/ftp] "I'm facinated" (Reconstruction mix):[ftp]http://krokro1.free.fr/I%20m%20facinated_reconstruction%20mix.mp3[/ftp]"So Long" ( Disco Classic Mix): [ftp]http://krokro1.free.fr/Krokro_So%20long_Disco%20classic%20remix.mp3[/ftp]"Lounge Music" :[ftp]http://krokro1.free.fr/lounge%20music.mp3[/ftp]Pierrot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goyousalukis Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 Pierrot,Thanks for taking the time to make those design drawings!The thing that strikes me about your controller is that when you first see it in a photo, it looks like a computer rendered drawing - very cool.Thanks!Justin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierrot Posted January 5, 2005 Report Share Posted January 5, 2005 Hello everybody ! 2 pictures that I thought I lost, but I founf it :[ftp]http://krokro1.free.fr/DSCN0209.JPG[/ftp][ftp]http://krokro1.free.fr/DSCN0210.JPG[/ftp] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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