gainclone humpty chassis

neil_kaye · 2nd January 2006, 04:19 AM

Hi,
I am currently putting together my own DIY gainclone. What always amazed me about the original gaincard (apart fromt the engineering) was the brilliant industrial design.
I would very much like to house my power supply in a milled aluminum tube similar to the original humpty. Has anyone come across a supplier of aluminum tubes (anodized or otherwise) that have a similer appearance to the 47 labs humpty ie actual aluminum not plastic
Thanks

lineup · 2nd January 2006, 04:44 AM

Anybody have a picture of original 47 Labs gainclone?

neutron7 · 2nd January 2006, 04:55 AM

you can get aluminium tube from onlinemetals.com but it is not anodized, you will have to finish it yourself.

Peter Daniel · 2nd January 2006, 05:45 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by lineup
Anybody have a picture of original 47 Labs gainclone?

http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/4.../gaincard.html

Upupa Epops · 2nd January 2006, 05:55 AM

Realy " good " work....

Peter Daniel · 2nd January 2006, 06:01 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Upupa Epops
Realy " good " work....

You mean the review or the chassis?

Upupa Epops · 2nd January 2006, 06:08 AM

Review ? Nice photos, very pregnant...

No Peter, this is nice example, how to easy make money...

wim · 2nd January 2006, 07:05 AM

neil_kaye, what i do often is go to several (design)shops and look for biscuit or other food storage cans. Sometimes i see alsoo tube forms.

Cheep and nice looking. You only have to take your time to go to many shops, warehouses and bazaars.

Succes.

neil_kaye · 2nd January 2006, 03:42 PM

neutron 7... thanks. Its exactly what i need. Any leads on anodizers??

neutron7 · 2nd January 2006, 03:51 PM

you can get it done with a batch from a local custom car place or something. look it up in the yellow pages. i dont think there is an on line anodizing service (yet)

unless it is for cosmetic reasons (like you want it to be black) you dont really need to have it anodized. aluminium forms a hard surface just by being exposed to air. and it is not going to get hardly any wear or be exposed to the elements. especially a power supply which doesnt even have any controls.

Peter Daniel has a pic somewhere of a preamp he made in the 70s (?) and it looks very nice. it was not anodized or anything.

2nd January 2006, 04:19 AM	#1
neil_kaye diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: San Francisco	gainclone humpty chassis Hi, I am currently putting together my own DIY gainclone. What always amazed me about the original gaincard (apart fromt the engineering) was the brilliant industrial design. I would very much like to house my power supply in a milled aluminum tube similar to the original humpty. Has anyone come across a supplier of aluminum tubes (anodized or otherwise) that have a similer appearance to the 47 labs humpty ie actual aluminum not plastic Thanks

2nd January 2006, 04:44 AM	#2
lineup diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: the north	Anybody have a picture of original 47 Labs gainclone? __________________ lineup

2nd January 2006, 07:05 AM	#8
wim diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Nootdorp, Netherlands	neil_kaye, what i do often is go to several (design)shops and look for biscuit or other food storage cans. Sometimes i see alsoo tube forms. Cheep and nice looking. You only have to take your time to go to many shops, warehouses and bazaars. Succes. __________________ Als er "X" artikelen benodigd zijn, blijken er "X" - 1 in voorraad te zijn.

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2nd January 2006, 04:55 AM	#3
neutron7 diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Toronto Canada	you can get aluminium tube from onlinemetals.com but it is not anodized, you will have to finish it yourself.

2nd January 2006, 05:55 AM	#5
Upupa Epops diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Prague,Czech Republic	Realy " good " work....

2nd January 2006, 06:08 AM	#7
Upupa Epops diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Prague,Czech Republic	Review ? Nice photos, very pregnant... No Peter, this is nice example, how to easy make money...

2nd January 2006, 03:42 PM	#9
neil_kaye diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: San Francisco	neutron 7... thanks. Its exactly what i need. Any leads on anodizers??

2nd January 2006, 03:51 PM	#10
neutron7 diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Toronto Canada	you can get it done with a batch from a local custom car place or something. look it up in the yellow pages. i dont think there is an on line anodizing service (yet) unless it is for cosmetic reasons (like you want it to be black) you dont really need to have it anodized. aluminium forms a hard surface just by being exposed to air. and it is not going to get hardly any wear or be exposed to the elements. especially a power supply which doesnt even have any controls. Peter Daniel has a pic somewhere of a preamp he made in the 70s (?) and it looks very nice. it was not anodized or anything.

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