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Amp Shells with rackspace hardware built-in

#21
Jonyak said:
ya that looks awesome.

what kind of a joint did you use to attach the side pieces to the top?

I am going to build one of these.
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Thanks!

Built with 3/4" birch plywood and a simple square cut but joint, and I braced the interior joint corners with 1/2" X 1" oak strip, then glued with some 2K urethane bonding adhesive and added some screws just to hold it together till everything cured. I was initially concerned with clearance on the oak strip but, everything fit great.
 
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Jmac, what were your clearance dimensions for these inside walls (denoted by the white and red arrows)?
 
#24
JMac4strngr said:
Thanks!

Built with 3/4" birch plywood and a simple square cut but joint, and I braced the interior joint corners with 1/2" X 1" oak strip, then glued with some 2K urethane bonding adhesive and added some screws just to hold it together till everything cured. I was initially concerned with clearance on the oak strip but, everything fit great.
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excellent! thanks for letting me know.

I was going to do it this way as well, but was wondering if I needed to do some kind of dove tail joint instead.

I was wondering if putting a strip in would become an issue with clearance, thanks for the tip on it.

I will post pics of mine after I build it. may be a while before I get all the materials together.
 
#27
Simpler and cheaper way would be to use 1x2 hard wood as the rails. Properly glued and screwed they'll hold just about anything. The caveat I see is that this style of sleeve will offer zero protection to the amps front panel. It's simply too easy to snap off a control during transport.

Making this kind of sleeve is woodwork 101. Simply add an eighth of an inch to the required measurements. Thus inside 19.125" wide by (1.75" x number of spaces) + 0.125" inside high. If you intend to cover with carpet allow another eighth on each final measurement.

Adding a handle on the end, install the equipment and stand the sleeve on its end. Put a piece if 1x1 scrap wood underneath and find the balance point. That should be the centreline of the handle. That way it'll be balanced when you pick it up and be easier to carry.

Paul
 
#28
You might want to contact Neal at Left Coast Cases, if you're interested in having something like this made for you. He does custom cases. ( http://www.leftcoastmusic.com/Cases.htm ) What you're describing is what I think he'd call a shroud rack, only you're interested in a more fancy finish than what is "normal". He usually also builds an accompanying road case to put it in if you are going to be transporting the rig. They specializein custom cases, and build to the customer's requirements. He is an industrial designer and is a stickler about building things properly.

FWIW,

Jim
 

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