D.I.Y. Mixer

[tomg]

Hi Jim, I just got back...I have driven over 2000 miles in the past 4 
days.. Christmas is exhausting......

I did it...(no surprise there probably) Depends on what you've got
to work with. If you've got a good way to cut slider slots and are
up for a lot of repetition, go for it! You can get a nice piece of 
aluminum broken (sliced) up and do your own silk-screen. There
is a place here that will set you up for about $35 bucks (I think).
You will need two one for the channels and one for the master
section so say $70 for silk-screens.

You will  have to pay Greenlee's (sp?) prices for the Lo-Z punch
or maybe not I don't know what you've got...There are bits you
can use if you have a drill press. (BTW my wonderful wife presented 
me with a beauty Christmas...drill-press that is...) 

I guess what I'm trying to say is making the metal work look good
is the hard part. The electronics are simple. I have some really
nice mixer goodies that I'll be happy to share...:-)

rs.com sells those 9mm snap-in pots (no knob needed) for $0.98
they feel really...really nice.. and do not require much real-estate.
If I were to build another that's what I would use for everything but 
the chn&main sliders

-tg


>     Yes, I know it is foolish, how ever, the more I think about it, and
> look at what I can purchase, it is looking more attractive.  It would
> seem that for about $1000 worth of components (slide pots, pan pots,
> push button switches and low noise transistor arrays), I can build a
> 24x8 mixer that does what I want.
> 
>     I am still not sure if this is the smart thing to do (I sure it
> would be fun), or should I put on my suit of armour and go out and joust
> those windmills?
> 
> -Jim