[sdiy] cutting a rack panel for PAIA Fatman

[Scott Gravenhorst]

"Robert Krueger" <robert.krueger at gmail.com> wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I'm new to the list and have recently and I'm building my second synth
>kit, a PAIA Fatman. I've recently built a x0xb0x. I'd like to get into
>modding my kits.  The one piece of info I haven't been able to look up
>yet is how to make your own rack panels, getting the holes in, etc.
>
>Any information or resources you can provide on this would be greatly helpful.

I got blank 2U aluminum panels from PAiA.  These are undrilled.  I just drilled the holes I
needed with a hand held drill motor.  I measure the parts to determine side to side
clearance and I add a fudge factor of "oh-say-about-this-much".

I never intend my panels to look like they were professionally manufactured.  Labels are
drawn with a Sharpie - if that's what you're looking for, there are others on this list who
do an artful job of that.


-- ScottG

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-- Scott Gravenhorst
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