| leadbelly |
| quote: | Originally posted by torrence
Any good thrifty ideas out there? |
Arts & Crafts stores sell unfinished wooden boxes for projects. These often come in pretty attractive shapes, like cylinders for example. |
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| torrence |
Hi,
Does anybody have a good looking budget solution for covering
budget (open frame) output transformers? I have a pair of the
new Edcor GXSE that I was planning to run with 450V B+,
and with kids it seemed like a good idea to have these covered.
I don't really like the "cage" look, but was looking for some sort of
smooth metallic box-like structure which wouldn't cost more than the
transformers themselves. Any good thrifty ideas out there?
-Thanks |
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| SHiFTY |
| I used Twinings tea tins upside down on one project- with matt black crinkle finish they looked great! |
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| torrence |
Wow, that really looks nice. I was originally thinking metal,
but MDF painted a nice shiny gloss color probably wouldn't
really look much different. I also like the way you made the
chassis from flat aluminum plates. I think I might try painted
MDF sides and nice shiny aluminum plate screwed down on top.
Thanks! |
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| torrence |
| quote: | Originally posted by SHiFTY
I used Twinings tea tins upside down on one project- with matt black crinkle finish they looked great! |
I had thought about using tea tins. Did you just screw the lid
upside down to the chassis, or did you come up with a more
clever way to hold the tin down flush? |
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| Richard Ellis |
Pots and pans.....found at a "kitchen" outlet, they are usually made of a good looking aluminum, the really small ones of course.
Take your TXs to the store to size them up...watch how the handles are attached as you will be removing them.
Next up will be how they will be mounted, there are no flanges obviously on the top (Now bottom ) of the pot....perhaps epoxy or???
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| JoshK |
The tea tins is a really clever idea. I like it.
I have a bunch of Lundahl iron for my Karna's to find covers for. The K&K ones at $36/ea are a bit too steep. |
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| kevinkr |
| quote: | Originally posted by JoshK
The tea tins is a really clever idea. I like it.
I have a bunch of Lundahl iron for my Karna's to find covers for. The K&K ones at $36/ea are a bit too steep. |
I like the Twinings tea tins and have used them in the past.. Also in the USA Progesso soup cans can be made to look quite nice as well. |
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