Gabby Losch wrote:
Nice! Where'd the aluminum piece come from? Did you make that?
Yeah...that came out of some 6061 left over from my old business. I have tons of it.
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| Author: | Stuart Gort [ Tue Aug 02, 2011 10:20 am ] |
| Post subject: | Cool Little Electronics Cover |
This was an idea that turned out better than I had hoped. Aluminum and cocobolo to match the fretboard. I'm designing some volume knobs around the same concept with truss rod caps to follow....looking for a full presentational motiff I guess. |
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| Author: | VirgilGuitar [ Tue Aug 02, 2011 11:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cool Little Electronics Cover |
Zlurgh wrote: This was an idea that turned out better than I had hoped. Aluminum and cocobolo to match the fretboard. I'm designing some volume knobs around the same concept with truss rod caps to follow....looking for a full presentational motiff I guess. Whoaaaa! VERY cool! |
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| Author: | Chris Pile [ Tue Aug 02, 2011 11:31 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cool Little Electronics Cover |
Two big thumbs up! |
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| Author: | Mike Baker [ Tue Aug 02, 2011 12:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cool Little Electronics Cover |
I LIKEY! |
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| Author: | Gabby Losch [ Tue Aug 02, 2011 1:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cool Little Electronics Cover |
Nice! Where'd the aluminum piece come from? Did you make that? |
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| Author: | Stuart Gort [ Tue Aug 02, 2011 2:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cool Little Electronics Cover |
Gabby Losch wrote: Nice! Where'd the aluminum piece come from? Did you make that? Yeah...that came out of some 6061 left over from my old business. I have tons of it.
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| Author: | Don Williams [ Tue Aug 02, 2011 3:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cool Little Electronics Cover |
When Stuart says something like "Cool little.... (anything)" it warrants some attention. I was not disappointed... Stuart, that really looks great. |
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| Author: | Brett L Faust [ Tue Aug 02, 2011 4:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cool Little Electronics Cover |
Magnets hold it in? Nice work! |
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| Author: | alan stassforth [ Tue Aug 02, 2011 8:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cool Little Electronics Cover |
Nice looking. It would make a sweet cover plate for a guitar that somebody wanted to play "light metal" on. |
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| Author: | VirgilGuitar [ Tue Aug 02, 2011 9:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cool Little Electronics Cover |
It's so funny, as I was building my guitar last year, I invented the idea to use magnets on my backplate - much to my surprise it has been done quite a bit already - hey, at least I thought I was an innovator for a few hours lol - that is a nice look man(still) |
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| Author: | Stuart Gort [ Wed Aug 03, 2011 1:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cool Little Electronics Cover |
verhoevenc wrote: Very cool! There's a guy on the project guitar forum that used aluminum tubing that he plugged with padauk and then put an aluminum dot on to make knobs. Very similar motif, very class. Felt very... 70s hi-fi system for some reason? In a good way, IMO. Chris Funny you say that. I can't remember who said it but someone said my first design had a "retro" look to it....so maybe this will take it few more steps down that path. Wanna know what a knucklehead I am? I didn't think about magnetic polarity so I glued the magnets into the cover of my first guitar and then the other set into the body. I got lucky on three of them but the one was reversed. I just glued another panel (i made 15 of them) but now that I've made these metal ones I wonder if anyone will want the wooden ones. Anyway....the whole episode makes a case to use plain old metal on one part and magnets on the other. |
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| Author: | Ken C [ Wed Aug 03, 2011 10:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cool Little Electronics Cover |
Over the top, Stuart! |
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| Author: | brumbaughgw [ Wed Aug 03, 2011 10:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cool Little Electronics Cover |
Too bad that aluminum isn't magnetic. Looks really great though. Nice work. |
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| Author: | Kim [ Thu Aug 04, 2011 12:33 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cool Little Electronics Cover |
brumbaughgw wrote: Too bad that aluminum isn't magnetic. Looks really great though. Nice work. Why should that matter in anyway? The cover has four iridium magnets installed to mate those installed in the ledge of cavity rout. That will be more than adequate. I really like that look Stuart, can imagine it will pull the metal wood fusion that is an electric together beautifully...wooden tuner knobs? Metal headstock overlay with wood inlay perhaps??? Maybe too much. But a laminated maple neckthru with aluminium where walnut would normally reside could be quite a unique look, and that control cover could be just the ticket to make it a winner. Bugger of a thing to shape and sand though  Just thinking out loud but looking at the inside of the cover made me imagine how cool a corrugated plate would be. Something along the lines of roofing iron but with much finer corrugations and clean bright polished alloy. Not saying that would be better in anyway than you have show here because the wood/alloy looks all class, but if you where after a somewhat 'industrial' look, fine corrugation could look pretty cool if your tooled up to do it. Cheers Kim |
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