Ajcoholic
02-27-2012, 08:36 PM
One other thing I do in my spare time is build and work on old tube style guitar amps. They are generally wired into a metal chassis, and it is kind of a pain to hold the housing at various angles to solder and see things.
An amp cradle is just an adjustable stand which allows the chassis of various lengths and widths to be held horizontally, or at an angle for optimal working position (because there are usually tubes, switches, jacks, etc coming in from both sides and the top).
I used to make these in a run of ten units for an amplifier kit supplier, and he would resell them to his customers. I made them up using various jigs, etc and they were pretty time consuming.
One of the first things I wanted to do when my Buddy arrived, was try cutting all the parts on the CNC, and do away with wooden cleats and screws, etc as I had in my old style.
All the parts are cut from 12mm Baltic birch ply. The first prototype seemed to work out fairly well! A little glue, and tap them together. Man, this CNC really makes things EASY!!
AJC
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j307/ajcoholic/IMG_0813.jpg
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j307/ajcoholic/IMG_0816.jpg
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j307/ajcoholic/IMG_0824.jpg
An amp cradle is just an adjustable stand which allows the chassis of various lengths and widths to be held horizontally, or at an angle for optimal working position (because there are usually tubes, switches, jacks, etc coming in from both sides and the top).
I used to make these in a run of ten units for an amplifier kit supplier, and he would resell them to his customers. I made them up using various jigs, etc and they were pretty time consuming.
One of the first things I wanted to do when my Buddy arrived, was try cutting all the parts on the CNC, and do away with wooden cleats and screws, etc as I had in my old style.
All the parts are cut from 12mm Baltic birch ply. The first prototype seemed to work out fairly well! A little glue, and tap them together. Man, this CNC really makes things EASY!!
AJC
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j307/ajcoholic/IMG_0813.jpg
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j307/ajcoholic/IMG_0816.jpg
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j307/ajcoholic/IMG_0824.jpg