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DIY enclosurse for Orange 4 Stroke.

#23
osv said:
I bought a new Orange 4 Stroke a few months ago when Proaudiostar.com was blowing them out. Since it’s a keeper and I have no other rack gear, I thought it should have a home worthy of it’s greatness as an amp.
I wanted it to look like a stand alone head, rather than put it in a generic rack case. After doing a web search for photos of boutique and vintage amp heads, I decided to go 3 space with a vented rack panel to allow for proper cooling, and the proportions just looked right to me over a 2 space.
I was thinking of using 1/2” expensive, but strong Finnish birch, to keep the weight down, but my test routes on the prototype mock ups didn’t go well with the joints I was intending to use. I had to simplify the design and I settled on some 3/4” birch from Home Depot that I had lying around from a previous project. No cost, and more room for error due to the thickness.
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Unfortunately, this is the only pic I have of the build process. I tried using DAP waterbased contact cement for the tolex, but the adhesion was not great unless I heated it with a hair dryer. I splurged on some proper tolex adhesive from Amplifiedparts.com which I wish I had done from the start. It took a couple months to complete with my scarce spare time, but here it is.
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The piping was the hardest part. It’s not perfect, but I’m pleased with how it turned out. :hyper:
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That is absolutely gorgeous!
 
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#24
osv said:
I bought a new Orange 4 Stroke a few months ago when Proaudiostar.com was blowing them out. Since it’s a keeper and I have no other rack gear, I thought it should have a home worthy of it’s greatness as an amp.
I wanted it to look like a stand alone head, rather than put it in a generic rack case. After doing a web search for photos of boutique and vintage amp heads, I decided to go 3 space with a vented rack panel to allow for proper cooling, and the proportions just looked right to me over a 2 space.
I was thinking of using 1/2” expensive, but strong Finnish birch, to keep the weight down, but my test routes on the prototype mock ups didn’t go well with the joints I was intending to use. I had to simplify the design and I settled on some 3/4” birch from Home Depot that I had lying around from a previous project. No cost, and more room for error due to the thickness.
View attachment 4044729
Unfortunately, this is the only pic I have of the build process. I tried using DAP waterbased contact cement for the tolex, but the adhesion was not great unless I heated it with a hair dryer. I splurged on some proper tolex adhesive from Amplifiedparts.com which I wish I had done from the start. It took a couple months to complete with my scarce spare time, but here it is.
View attachment 4044756

View attachment 4044764

View attachment 4044765

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The piping was the hardest part. It’s not perfect, but I’m pleased with how it turned out. :hyper:
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Looks great, nice job!
 
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#34
BJMtz said:
That looks awesome man, well done. It may also look cool if you could remove the silver handles from the amp. Not sure if they’re removable or not.
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I built the enclosure shallow enough to allow easy access to the knobs while still providing a degree of protection to them. I think of the face plate handles as roll bars. They are there to protect the knobs from accidental damage.
 
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#40
osv said:
I bought a new Orange 4 Stroke a few months ago when Proaudiostar.com was blowing them out. Since it’s a keeper and I have no other rack gear, I thought it should have a home worthy of it’s greatness as an amp.
I wanted it to look like a stand alone head, rather than put it in a generic rack case. After doing a web search for photos of boutique and vintage amp heads, I decided to go 3 space with a vented rack panel to allow for proper cooling, and the proportions just looked right to me over a 2 space.
I was thinking of using 1/2” expensive, but strong Finnish birch, to keep the weight down, but my test routes on the prototype mock ups didn’t go well with the joints I was intending to use. I had to simplify the design and I settled on some 3/4” birch from Home Depot that I had lying around from a previous project. No cost, and more room for error due to the thickness.
View attachment 4044729
Unfortunately, this is the only pic I have of the build process. I tried using DAP waterbased contact cement for the tolex, but the adhesion was not great unless I heated it with a hair dryer. I splurged on some proper tolex adhesive from Amplifiedparts.com which I wish I had done from the start. It took a couple months to complete with my scarce spare time, but here it is.
View attachment 4044756

View attachment 4044764

View attachment 4044765

View attachment 4044768
The piping was the hardest part. It’s not perfect, but I’m pleased with how it turned out. :hyper:
Click to expand...

‘wow! Impressive. Looks great.
 
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