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Custom Chassis and Faceplates

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As some of you know, I had been searching for a while for a new faceplate supplier after BNP retired. Well, I'm happy to say that I found somebody pretty cool. I ordered a couple sets of faceplates, along with some custom chassis I designed from [REMOVED] .

Take a look:
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I designed it to work with a bunch of my 18/36watter versions.

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...and to include the fx loop and IEC receptacle version I like.

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I also like that he actually welds the corners. Most suppliers don't do that.

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The faceplates look great too.

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Here's the custom amp I'm working out now. I think it came out great.


After working with these, I'm going to make some tweaks to my chassis design and order up some more.

Thanks,
Josh
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Looks great! Very nice work.
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colossal wrote:
Fri 03/13/20 6:25 am
Looks great! Very nice work.
Yeah, he did a great job. I made a new version with some minor tweaks so it's easier for me to work on for the next batch. I put the sockets a little close to the wall in these originals. They worked fine, but I had to put all the rear jacks on last. 🤪
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So what process are the faceplates they look like brushed aluminium with screen printing or is it laser?
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AussieTim wrote:
Sat 03/14/20 9:33 am
So what process are the faceplates they look like brushed aluminium with screen printing or is it laser?
They're LaserMark, I think acrylic if I remember correctly. They come with an adhesive backing.

He stocks a few of the colors, but can get anything on the chart:
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