Browsing the forum for aluminium or iron boxes for DIY builds, I noticed, they are expensive with prices for which one can easily buy ready made commercial quality equipment. This is a blow for any DIY visitors who may be motivated to build their equipment from not-so-welloff backgrounds.
These past few days I encountered several attractive equipment wooden boxes that can be made with a minimum of equipment. I am referring to legacy amplifier boxes like Marshall Model 1986 JMP-50 Bass Amp.
A box can consist of four pieces of wood fixed together in the form of a rectangular frame. The back and front would consist of metal or a combination of thin plywood and metal. I will try to build such a box for my LM3886 stereo amplifier build. The front aluminium panel would hold the knobs and controls and the back would hold the power connector, input connectors and the output connectors. I will also mount a heatsink on the back panel.
My aim is to reduce expenses. Sadly, ready made aluminium boxes with no holes drilled, cost too much for the general DIY individual. Many people are demotivated to spend so much on something they build or make, as the vast majority of people, consider DIY things to be inferior to commercially produced equipment. In fact, I remember several individuals insisting a DIY amplifier will necessarily be inferior to their surround system with a life of 6 years. Don't imagine the best of surround systems around, but commercially built ones with built-in obsolescence!
These past few days I encountered several attractive equipment wooden boxes that can be made with a minimum of equipment. I am referring to legacy amplifier boxes like Marshall Model 1986 JMP-50 Bass Amp.
A box can consist of four pieces of wood fixed together in the form of a rectangular frame. The back and front would consist of metal or a combination of thin plywood and metal. I will try to build such a box for my LM3886 stereo amplifier build. The front aluminium panel would hold the knobs and controls and the back would hold the power connector, input connectors and the output connectors. I will also mount a heatsink on the back panel.
My aim is to reduce expenses. Sadly, ready made aluminium boxes with no holes drilled, cost too much for the general DIY individual. Many people are demotivated to spend so much on something they build or make, as the vast majority of people, consider DIY things to be inferior to commercially produced equipment. In fact, I remember several individuals insisting a DIY amplifier will necessarily be inferior to their surround system with a life of 6 years. Don't imagine the best of surround systems around, but commercially built ones with built-in obsolescence!
