I don't have to tell you Fisher guys how good my 500c sounds. But it came to me with chassis looking pretty rough and no case. I'm still not very good with electronics, but my first love has always been woodworking. I have been working on a case for this receiver for a few months now. But when it started acting up, I pulled it from my systems and the case became low priority. With a lot of patient help from Dave G, it's up and running again, and I finally finished it.
The bottom panel is walnut veneer plywood for cost and stability reasons, but the base sides, top, and fascia are all taken from a single large board of air-dried Tennessee walnut that I took straight from the saw and have been drying for a while now. The grain of the main case is running perpendicular to how it would run on a veneered case, but that allows from stronger edge-grain joints at the corners. The fascia is attached with biscuits and epoxy. I cut and painted the perforated metal, and it's easily removable. The bottom has cutouts for ventilation as well.
It was a fun project and makes me appreciate this receiver even more. I still need to tighten up some of the light leaks, but the thing is so heavy now I may never move it again! Thanks again to Dave for his help.
The bottom panel is walnut veneer plywood for cost and stability reasons, but the base sides, top, and fascia are all taken from a single large board of air-dried Tennessee walnut that I took straight from the saw and have been drying for a while now. The grain of the main case is running perpendicular to how it would run on a veneered case, but that allows from stronger edge-grain joints at the corners. The fascia is attached with biscuits and epoxy. I cut and painted the perforated metal, and it's easily removable. The bottom has cutouts for ventilation as well.
It was a fun project and makes me appreciate this receiver even more. I still need to tighten up some of the light leaks, but the thing is so heavy now I may never move it again! Thanks again to Dave for his help.