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Re: Chassis and Panels for 18W Projects
Posted: Wed 09/16/20 1:22 pm
by JMPGuitars
lavrgs wrote: ↑Wed 09/16/20 1:15 pm
Is this both chassis and faceplate? I'm currently looking at Mojotone blanks for $45 as a pretty good deal. Since I have punches can machine them it's a no-brainer. I had a local supplier quote $175 for a 5E3 style and walked. What's a decent price for faceplates? I had one made for my 5E3 and it was pricey but maybe for higher volume it would go down.
http://www.precisiondesignin.com/control-panels.php - I found her one one of the amp sites...She did and excellent job her listed prices are about $30/panel + setup. She does have some Marshall style panels in her gallery.
Setup fees are B.S. A good price is about $20 per panel for a panel with plenty going on. I think Carey might still be doing custom panels, just not custom chassis. I'll check eventually after I hear from him again. He's gotten slow in communication since he got too popular.
Re: Chassis and Panels for 18W Projects
Posted: Wed 09/16/20 1:29 pm
by crgfrench
I've done some panel designs on this, but haven't ordered any yet, slightly on the expensive side...
https://www.frontpanelexpress.com/
Re: Chassis and Panels for 18W Projects
Posted: Wed 09/16/20 1:31 pm
by JMPGuitars
They're very expensive. More than double what I was paying for anything good.
Though I did email that guy you mentioned in Canada.
Re: Chassis and Panels for 18W Projects
Posted: Mon 09/21/20 4:35 am
by Tommy_D
Tube Town is pretty good for custom plates.
I designed mine in powerpoint, copy-pasted them in an open source vector graphics editor, saved to pdf and voila! Arrived 2 weeks later
On the other hand, I am looking for someone to build 2 custom chassis for me (Fender slanted style). Any recommendations welcome please.
So far not much luck on my side but I have trouble believing there isn’t a person in the world able to do that for a reasonable cost
Re: Chassis and Panels for 18W Projects
Posted: Mon 09/21/20 5:19 am
by Bieworm
Tommy_D wrote: ↑Mon 09/21/20 4:35 am
Tube Town is pretty good for custom plates.
I designed mine in powerpoint, copy-pasted them in an open source vector graphics editor, saved to pdf and voila! Arrived 2 weeks later
On the other hand, I am looking for someone to build 2 custom chassis for me (Fender slanted style). Any recommendations welcome please.
So far not much luck on my side but I have trouble believing there isn’t a person in the world able to do that for a reasonable cost
how much did you end up paying? I find it very confusing on their site...
Re: Chassis and Panels for 18W Projects
Posted: Mon 09/21/20 3:32 pm
by Tommy_D
€31 + shipping
I though the end result was really good (I will post pics of my 18W build soon)
I designed the faceplate in powerpoint, copy-pasted the shapes directly into inkscape and saved as a pdf - easy
Re: Chassis and Panels for 18W Projects
Posted: Mon 09/21/20 3:58 pm
by Bieworm
Thx. I will look into that further.. I will be ordering some new stuff there soon, so I will try that panel ordering too.
Re: Chassis and Panels for 18W Projects
Posted: Tue 09/22/20 7:57 pm
by crgfrench
JMPGuitars wrote: ↑Tue 09/15/20 7:15 pm
Well, I don't think this is going to happen until I find a new supplier. I heard from Carey today that he's gotten busier than he can handle, so he won't be doing the custom stuff anymore.
Try Terry at Seaside Music
seasidemusic@eastlink.ca
Re: Chassis and Panels for 18W Projects
Posted: Tue 09/22/20 8:30 pm
by JMPGuitars
JMPGuitars wrote: ↑Wed 09/16/20 1:31 pm
Though I did email that guy you mentioned in Canada.
I sent him a PDF, I'm still waiting on a quote.
Re: Chassis and Panels for 18W Projects
Posted: Thu 09/24/20 4:59 am
by Tommy_D
Any ideas of people able to create custom chassis?
There are a bunch of off the shelf, undrilled chassis available so mainly a matter of cutting holes...
thanks
Re: Chassis and Panels for 18W Projects
Posted: Thu 09/24/20 5:09 pm
by crgfrench
I think this guy is in the UK but might be worth a look:
https://reverb.com/item/2799126-custom- ... c-knockout
Re: Chassis and Panels for 18W Projects
Posted: Thu 09/24/20 5:52 pm
by crgfrench
IAG in Texas might be worth a look
http://www.iagaudio.com/
Re: Chassis and Panels for 18W Projects
Posted: Thu 09/24/20 7:05 pm
by crgfrench
A pedal builder recommended these guys
https://www.crmetal.com/
Re: Chassis and Panels for 18W Projects
Posted: Thu 09/24/20 9:34 pm
by crgfrench
K Amp in Palestine Texas makes faceplates
(903)922-7734
Re: Chassis and Panels for 18W Projects
Posted: Fri 09/25/20 8:32 am
by Tommy_D
Good call, I've emailed the guy on reverb
Worst case I'll produce a simple CAD file for Tube-Town to produce
Cheers
Re: Chassis and Panels for 18W Projects
Posted: Tue 10/13/20 8:41 am
by JMPGuitars
I finally heard back from Seaside in Canada. They're not useful. He can only drill the big cutouts, nothing else.
Juicy said he's going to be doing the custom chassis work again eventually, but he needs to create new guidelines for design submission. We'll see how long that takes.
Re: Chassis and Panels for 18W Projects
Posted: Tue 10/13/20 11:40 am
by crgfrench
It might be worth calling Hammond -- they offer custom chassis services.
Re: Chassis and Panels for 18W Projects
Posted: Sat 10/17/20 11:21 pm
by crgfrench
Josh, one other idea for the chassis fab, try Estes, that's who Weber uses.
https://www.estesdm.com/
Re: Chassis and Panels for 18W Projects
Posted: Sat 10/24/20 7:40 pm
by lavrgs
A friend works at a machine shop with sheet metal capability and mentioned they were making chassis today. I will get some basic info on what those cost but was curiousabout what kind of pricing are you looking for?
I had them quote a single chassis and it was not gonna fly ...but higher volumes mean cheaper piece parts...
If you want me to investigate I would want an idea of the price target and how many chassis you want to buy/quote
Re: Chassis and Panels for 18W Projects
Posted: Tue 11/24/20 1:04 am
by coolidgeamps
JMPGuitars wrote: ↑Tue 10/13/20 8:41 am
Juicy said he's going to be doing the custom chassis work again eventually, but he needs to create new guidelines for design submission. We'll see how long that takes.
I just had these made by a shop in NH, I'm in awe of the corner welds.
