Very cool. I am especially fond of the wider width cases such as your 20U
case.
I also have a Roland 181. I am interested in your FP. It looks like 8
jacks of mults at the top. A switch and three jacks and a DIN below that.
What is everything? Can you send a close-up pic of the module?
Love the pics! I wish more people would send pics to the list.
Thanks!
Shemp
> Sorry to do this to all of you, but I don't have a web page to put hese
> pictures on. I have lots of pictures of my new poplar hard case
> for my MOTM
> and would love to share them and post them if someone can help me
> out :~) I
> used 10" wide poplar (semihard wood I guess) and my case holds 2 rows of
> 20u. I used brass inserts into pine runners like Dave B and it
> works great.
> I only spent $30 for enough of these little inserts for almost 2 of these
> cases. I have a jpeg. of the inserts sitting in the pine rails if anyone
> would like to see the result up close.
>
> I drilled all of the rail holes freehand with modules as templates and I
> only ended up with one hole to re-work. Very lucky as far as I was
> concerned. Anyway, I also have pictures of my sealed back,
> altough it still
> awaits ventilation holes and final stain and laquer.
>
> The second jpeg is to show the grain of poplar as a choice for
> case wood and
> the finish I ended up with. Poplar is very available at Home Depot around
> California. I used minwax "early american" stain and minwax polyuerethane
> finish. I am very satisfierd with the result and I would
> recommend 3 coats
> as a minimum with good sandning between. Foam brush worked great,
> just like
> it said on the can.
>
> I use one 900 power supply and a power dist pcb in the case. The 900 is
> sunken mounted on the rear so the panerl on the back covers the whole
> surface and leaves a small window for the power switch and AC
> cord. Sorry to
> keep on jabbering, but after a weeks construction time I am very glad to
> almost be finished. Again, I sincerely apoligize if this clogged
> up your box
> or anything like that. I am truly honored to share this with the likes of
> all on this list whom will surely provide me with honest
> opinions, help and
> criticism in the always bold fashion it is, Ha!
>
> Thomas White