Anodising Alep5 : what color ???

ElectroNick · 9th November 2004, 09:34 PM

Hi there,
finally i received the milled panels for the Aleph 5 and BoSoZ. Now i can wire and fire them up

Only one more dilemma for now : what color should i anodyse the front, top and back panel ?
The heatsinks are already grey and can't be re-anodised.
Should i make the A5 all grey or black panels and grey heatsinks ?
I hope to get some reactions from you....

Grtz
Nick

karma · 9th November 2004, 09:54 PM

i myself like a little black on it

nice

Stabist · 9th November 2004, 10:03 PM

I myself would choose dark grey or black - since I saw the combination of eloxated heatsinks and "dustpaint coated" rest of the amp - my friend did his Aleph that way - I vote for "dustpainting" (sorry, don't know the right expresion) ...
BTW - you can REeloxate and so change the color of heatsinks - because - before they eloxate they must sink Al in some mixtures - that "cleans" the surface - and this stuff also "eats" old eloxation ...

eLarson · 9th November 2004, 11:13 PM

dust painting = powder coat?

jacco vermeulen · 9th November 2004, 11:52 PM

How about "Red" hot, with Grey heatsinks ?

Great job Mr Beijers, i checked your homepage.

I saw you built the A&T Hybrid, i did the original 1988 A80 with the E80CC, the 6SQ7, and 8 Hitachi Fets, by Frits Savelkoul.

Lately i noticed that John van de Sluis shipped his *** to Belgium to flogg the A&T stuff ready built of second rate quality for absurd pricetags, what a character.
However, i miss the magazine and the A&T meetings.

Congratulations with the Aleph 5, a piece of art, as are the previous projects.
I really like the welded-on wire fasteners on the output devices pcb.

Whatever the color choice for the powder coating, please show us the end result.

Bill Fitzpatrick · 10th November 2004, 12:06 AM

Burgandy goes will with grey.

GRollins · 10th November 2004, 12:09 AM

Although Grey prefers Bordeaux, he will drink Burgundy quite readily...

Grey

zcolic2 · 10th November 2004, 06:32 AM

Gold would be nice! And noticable. If that's the word.
You could also try to play with that picture photoshop.

Cheers,
Zoran

Loris · 10th November 2004, 06:32 AM

HI Nick,

What a great work!

I like your design so much, this is exactly how I planed to build my AX, I made some draws monthes ago and they are very close to yours: essentially simple but elegant. Probably the right word is classic.

About finishing:

It looks quite well as is, I would brush it accurately and give it an all clear anodizing. Maybe a silver look with silver heatsinks like Plinius', or clear chassis with black heatsinks as Pass Amplifiers. But I prefer the all clear look.

Again, congratulations for your beautiful design.
May I disturb you via e-mail for details about assembly?

Thanks,
Loris

Taco · 10th November 2004, 09:18 AM

Wow, very nice case!

/off-topic: Will you finish you amp faster than Duck-Twacy?

9th November 2004, 09:34 PM	#1
ElectroNick diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: The Netherlands	Anodising Alep5 : what color ??? Hi there, finally i received the milled panels for the Aleph 5 and BoSoZ. Now i can wire and fire them up Only one more dilemma for now : what color should i anodyse the front, top and back panel ? The heatsinks are already grey and can't be re-anodised. Should i make the A5 all grey or black panels and grey heatsinks ? I hope to get some reactions from you.... Grtz Nick

9th November 2004, 11:13 PM	#4
eLarson diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Gaithersburg, MD	dust painting = powder coat? __________________ Would a woodchuck bother to chuck MDF?

9th November 2004, 11:52 PM	#5
jacco vermeulen diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: At the sea front, just under Rotterdam	How about "Red" hot, with Grey heatsinks ? Great job Mr Beijers, i checked your homepage. I saw you built the A&T Hybrid, i did the original 1988 A80 with the E80CC, the 6SQ7, and 8 Hitachi Fets, by Frits Savelkoul. Lately i noticed that John van de Sluis shipped his *** to Belgium to flogg the A&T stuff ready built of second rate quality for absurd pricetags, what a character. However, i miss the magazine and the A&T meetings. Congratulations with the Aleph 5, a piece of art, as are the previous projects. I really like the welded-on wire fasteners on the output devices pcb. Whatever the color choice for the powder coating, please show us the end result. __________________ Looks like Sponge Bob has killed another thread.

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9th November 2004, 09:54 PM	#2
karma diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: hamilton,ontario	i myself like a little black on it nice

9th November 2004, 10:03 PM	#3
Stabist diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Slovenia	I myself would choose dark grey or black - since I saw the combination of eloxated heatsinks and "dustpaint coated" rest of the amp - my friend did his Aleph that way - I vote for "dustpainting" (sorry, don't know the right expresion) ... BTW - you can REeloxate and so change the color of heatsinks - because - before they eloxate they must sink Al in some mixtures - that "cleans" the surface - and this stuff also "eats" old eloxation ...

10th November 2004, 12:06 AM	#6
Bill Fitzpatrick diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Eugene, OR	Burgandy goes will with grey.

10th November 2004, 12:09 AM	#7
GRollins diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Columbia, SC	Although Grey prefers Bordeaux, he will drink Burgundy quite readily... Grey

10th November 2004, 06:32 AM	#8
zcolic2 diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sibenik, Dalmatia	Gold would be nice! And noticable. If that's the word. You could also try to play with that picture photoshop. Cheers, Zoran

10th November 2004, 06:32 AM	#9
Loris diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Italy	HI Nick, What a great work! I like your design so much, this is exactly how I planed to build my AX, I made some draws monthes ago and they are very close to yours: essentially simple but elegant. Probably the right word is classic. About finishing: It looks quite well as is, I would brush it accurately and give it an all clear anodizing. Maybe a silver look with silver heatsinks like Plinius', or clear chassis with black heatsinks as Pass Amplifiers. But I prefer the all clear look. Again, congratulations for your beautiful design. May I disturb you via e-mail for details about assembly? Thanks, Loris

10th November 2004, 09:18 AM	#10
Taco diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Place in the Netherlands	Wow, very nice case! /off-topic: Will you finish you amp faster than Duck-Twacy?

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