Twenty minute beautification project

[Westy56]

What I did:

• Put a faux brushed finish on the front panelThat's all.
  
  The backside of it still looks like crap, but I can ignore that for the time being.
  
  I like it better, now.

• 
  
  Just paint and a steady hand ?
  That looks like the real thing. Very impressive. :thmbsp:
  
  
  Steve

 

[clydeselsor]

Looks great Nate!

 

[Redboy]

Just paint and a steady hand ?
That looks like the real thing. Very impressive. :thmbsp:

Thanks, Steve. Not paint though, but sandpaper.

I figured out how to do it when I built my little EL84 monoblocks. Pics and a brief description are on this page of the build thread.

 

[Westy56]

Spooky

 

[gearhound]

You should move to New Mexico, since you apparently quality as an in-state (and in-ground) resident!?

Steve

 

[Redboy]

You found my Halloween avatar!

 

[merrylander]

Hmm? Some Letraset rub on letters and numbers could take the guess work out of where to set the knobs? Heck of an improvement!

 

[Redboy]

Thanks, Rob. The rub on letters are a good idea!

 

[Compgeke]

Or to label the knobs you always could go and get a small piece of Plexiglass and use black paint and trace the letters and back light them so they're visible in the dark.

 

[vincei]

I thought you had changed boxes! Looks great.

 

[redcoates7]

Now you just need to drill 3 little depressions into the front panel above the "Input" knob to replace the previous owner's sharpie work

 

[Redboy]

Now you just need to drill 3 little depressions into the front panel above the "Input" knob to replace the previous owner's sharpie work

Actually, that's what I'm planning to do. It'll be a while now before I get around to it though, and I should probably wait until I've found the right knobs, anyway.

 

[jaymanaa]

so tempting

Damn, what self restraint! I probably wouldn't have been able to hold back.

 

[jaymanaa]

These

 

[Redboy]

Yeah, those are really slick, Jay! :yes:

 

[EddyFranner]

So simple and what a great appearnce mod, knobs?

 

[EddyFranner]

So simple and what a great appearance mod, knobs? oops,I blinked. LOL

 

[Russellc]

so tempting

Amazing restraint.....

Russellc

 

[audiozaz]

Awesome job, make a big difference!

Maybe I missed it, but what are the guts of this little passive?

az

 

[Redboy]

Awesome job, make a big difference!

Maybe I missed it, but what are the guts of this little passive?

az

Thanks, az! Guts are a pair of Dave Slagle's autoformers, wired up with some generic switches. The volume switch is especially interesting... it has no stop, so if you turn the volume down and accidentally spin it one step past zero, you hit maximum - it'll wake you up, that's for sure!

I'm kicking around the idea of rewiring it all with better switches and connectors, but that seems like a lot of work right now.