Ryan Foster wrote:
> I don't know-- I would pay a premium to get a good case to build; my metal
> working is always the worst part of a project BY FAR.
I find metal work to be fairly easy, but wood working? I can saw a
board in two, but the sawed ends and still won't get it straight.<:-))
BTW my woodworking is better than my plumbing jobs.
73
Roger (K8RI)
> I can wield, but not
> that great, and because things change, I generally end up with just the
> ugliest outside cases for all my projects. I always try to build in
> something else to make it less embarrassing, and easy for me to look at.
> Anyway, my point is, I am sure it would be like you said, a price to balk
> at, but I think it would work as a mail order company.
>
> That being said, I don't know how one would make a one-size-fits-all case to
> sell. This may be just an opinion, but I think everyone needs something
> different for the most part.
>
> (ps, I have a l4b with original tubes still running, and it is my primary
> amp. I've never made a non-ceramic tubed amp, so the instant-on of the
> 3-500's make it my number one. One day I will make one I am sure, but not
> until I find some very cheap tubes to buy at least the one(s) to put in
> service and a spare (or set.))
>
> --Ryan w8cya
>
> On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 7:04 PM, Rob Atkinson <ranchorobbo@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>> Bill,
>>
>> I'm going down that road and know others who have been there. First,
>> you only build what you cannot buy. Otherwise it is far cheaper to
>> buy something manufactured. Making drilled and punched cabinets for
>> sale is not as trivial as you may think. They would be surprisingly
>> expensive and I bet most hams would balk at paying the price,
>> preferring to go get some junk item someone is throwing away or a junk
>> piece of equipment, strip it and use the cabinet. Anything you want
>> to build you want to make worth your time money and trouble right, so
>> first off, you will want it to be big. Big as in size among other
>> things. Lots of room for components, air circulation, rack mounting,
>> and room to get in there and make repairs. Otherwise, if you want a
>> dinky box then why bother. Well big also means $$$, so there's the
>> rub.
>>
>> Unrelated to Bill's question:
>>
>> L4B i'd put in a different category from the SB220 and TL922. There
>> are 220s built in the early 70s still in daily operation on the
>> original tubes. Not trying to be contentious at all here but I would
>> not describe the AL82 as built like a battleship. Maybe some
>> broadcast and military gear but to me the AL82 is just typical ham
>> product. N.B. I'd make that comment about other amps made for hams
>> these days too, so I'm not singling out the AL82; for example I'd call
>> the current Alpha amps which I think are over rated, typical ham
>> product.
>>
>> 73
>>
>> Rob
>> K5UJ
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