MOTM

I'm virtually finished with my final MOTM cases.  Once I get one full of 
modules I will take a decent picture of it.  Below is a url to a step by step 
photographic guide to case construction.  Also after many years of putting it 
off I finally got around to building my adjustable height cable holder.  
Picture of it is at the second url below.

http://members.aol.com/elhardt/images/construction2.jpg
http://members.aol.com/elhardt/images/cableholder.jpg

-Elhardt

>That case rocks!

From: elhardt@...
>Reply-To: motm@yahoogroups.com
>To: motm@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [motm] Final case design & cable holder
>Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 20:59:55 EST
>
>I'm virtually finished with my final MOTM cases.  Once I get one full of
>modules I will take a decent picture of it.  Below is a url to a step by 
>step
>photographic guide to case construction.  Also after many years of putting 
>it
>off I finally got around to building my adjustable height cable holder.
>Picture of it is at the second url below.
>
>http://members.aol.com/elhardt/images/construction2.jpg
>http://members.aol.com/elhardt/images/cableholder.jpg
>
>-Elhardt

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Definitely rocks! May I ask where you got your handles, corner 
protectors, vinyl covering? I'm planning on making some similar cases 
soon myself. I'm still deciding on whether or not to do the vinyl, or 
just paint them. Vinyl would be cool, but it looks difficult.

Doug Ferguson

--- In motm@y..., elhardt@a... wrote:
> I'm virtually finished with my final MOTM cases.  Once I get one 
full of 
> modules I will take a decent picture of it.  Below is a url to a 
step by step 
> photographic guide to case construction.  Also after many years of 
putting it 
> off I finally got around to building my adjustable height cable 
holder.  

> Picture of it is at the second url below.
> 
> http://members.aol.com/elhardt/images/construction2.jpg
> http://members.aol.com/elhardt/images/cableholder.jpg
> 
> -Elhardt

>>Definitely rocks! May I ask where you got your handles, corner protectors, 
vinyl covering? I'm planning on making some similar cases soon myself. I'm 
still deciding on whether or not to do the vinyl, or just paint them. Vinyl 
would be cool, but it looks difficult.<<

I get all of my case parts from Penn Fabrication (url below).  They require a 
$50 minimum order and because their prices are pretty cheap you'd probably 
have to buy enough stuff to make several cases to pass that limit.  Although 
somehow I managed to spend $160 there.  I just remembered that Mars Music 
carries a few of their case parts but at much higher prices.

And I would catagorize using the vinyl covering as more of pain in the ass 
and kind of messy than it is difficult.  It's nice though because it covers 
up not so perfect wood and hides nails.  But it is more invovled than paint 
especially at the corners of the case.  My textured paint test proved to work 
out pretty well and might be an alternative.

http://www.penn-fabrication.com/hardware.htm

Thanks,

I'll check it out for sure. I probably will go with paint actually. 
I've never made cases before, so it would probably be alot safer. 
Textured paint is what I was thinking too. It looks much nicer.

Doug

--- In motm@y..., elhardt@a... wrote:
> >>Definitely rocks! May I ask where you got your handles, corner 
protectors, 
> vinyl covering? I'm planning on making some similar cases soon 
myself. I'm 
> still deciding on whether or not to do the vinyl, or just paint 
them. Vinyl 
> would be cool, but it looks difficult.<<
> 
> I get all of my case parts from Penn Fabrication (url below).  They 
require a 
> $50 minimum order and because their prices are pretty cheap you'd 
probably 
> have to buy enough stuff to make several cases to pass that limit.  
Although 
> somehow I managed to spend $160 there.  I just remembered that Mars 
Music 
> carries a few of their case parts but at much higher prices.
> 
> And I would catagorize using the vinyl covering as more of pain in 
the ass 
> and kind of messy than it is difficult.  It's nice though because 
it covers 
> up not so perfect wood and hides nails.  But it is more invovled 
than paint 
> especially at the corners of the case.  My textured paint test 
proved to work 

> out pretty well and might be an alternative.
> 
> http://www.penn-fabrication.com/hardware.htm

What are you using for a cable holder?   Did you make that metal 
"comb" thing?   Did you buy it?   I have been thinking about building 
something like you have done.  I really like how you have it mounted 
on a movable stand.

Andy


--- In motm@y..., elhardt@a... wrote:

> http://members.aol.com/elhardt/images/cableholder.jpg
> 
> -Elhardt

Another interesting cable holder that mounts to the wall (or rack).

http://www.zzounds.com/love.music?p=p.MIDCLAW&z=984549837972

GK
--- In motm@y..., andy@g... wrote:
> What are you using for a cable holder?   Did you make that metal 
> "comb" thing?   Did you buy it?   I have been thinking about 
building 
> something like you have done.  I really like how you have it 
mounted 

> on a movable stand.
> 
> Andy
> 
> 
> --- In motm@y..., elhardt@a... wrote:
> > http://members.aol.com/elhardt/images/cableholder.jpg
> > 
> > -Elhardt