Building my first 18watt from the ground up.

[crgfrench]

Trying these high heat grommets for fun

What part #/manufacturer/distributor are these -- I'd like to try some too?

[spin]

I picked them up from McMaster-Carr, let me find a link..

https://www.mcmaster.com/grommets/=040d ... 9ck0oj0v7g

If that link doesn't work, just search for grommets on the home page and there will be a high temp category.

[JMPGuitars]

Productive last couple days. Got the amp built in the final chassis and have begun testing. Very happy so far. I was expecting a fair amount of hum due to the compact nature as well as the heater scheme, but it is remarkably quiet, silent even. Doing some burn in and thermal testing this weekend, wish me luck!

Where did you get your faceplates from? BNPLasers retired, so I'm looking to try new places out.

Thanks,
Josh

[colossal]

Josh,

Check out Indcom Graphics. I've had them do laser and dye sublimation work. They are easy to work with, the price is right, and the quality is high. I miss Jeanne though at BNP. Her stuff was impeccable.

[JMPGuitars]

Josh,

Check out Indcom Graphics. I've had them do laser and dye sublimation work. They are easy to work with, the price is right, and the quality is high. I miss Jeanne though at BNP. Her stuff was impeccable.

Awesome, thanks, I'll check them out. Any photos of the stuff they did for you?

BNP was awesome.

Thanks,
Josh

[spin]

Where did you get your faceplates from? BNPLasers retired, so I'm looking to try new places out.

Thanks,
Josh

I used http://www.frontpanelexpress.com/ for mine. They are kinda expensive from my understanding, I don't get a lot of faceplates made. I like how easy it is to do simple stuff with their CAD software, and ordering is done trough the software. It cost me about $55 for mine (anodized black 2mm aluminum with white filled etch), I would have been happier at about $30. I recall ordering one from mojotone for a fender champ 5 or so years ago and I want to say that cost $35-40, but it was plastic.

[colossal]

Josh,

Check out Indcom Graphics. I've had them do laser and dye sublimation work. They are easy to work with, the price is right, and the quality is high. I miss Jeanne though at BNP. Her stuff was impeccable.

Awesome, thanks, I'll check them out. Any photos of the stuff they did for you?

BNP was awesome.

Thanks,
Josh

Josh, sorry for the late reply on this. Here is an example of dye sublimation (top) and laser marking on gold Alumimark (bottom). Sorry it's not a good photo to show the detail of the print quality. I find the dye sub to have a faint blur to the edges (which irks me slightly), a little less crisp than the laser mark. But you can print literally anything onto most anything with dye sublimation, in full color.

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[crgfrench]

Thanks Tommy, I am liking the Schaeffer FrontDesign program. Here is my anodized Tweed Deluxe panel design for the Hellhound. It's $82 as designed here, a little steep but I'm giving it a shot.
Yes, "these go to 144".

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