Wiardgroup

Hello all.  

	I just posted two pictures in the photos section that show the 
cabinet that I made for my Wiard system.  My Grant Richter Shrine is 
nearly complete! ;->

	A design inspired from the Blue Meanie Arp 2600 of old, this 
cabinet was fabricated from three pieces of aluminum the same thickness 
as the Wiard faceplates.  

	The top, back and bottom are made from folding a single piece, and 
then the two end pieces were welded in place.  Because the ends are 
welded, the cabinet exhibits excellent rigidity, while the folds in the 
metal provide plenty of torsional integrity without the use of internal 
bracing.

	Two aluminum extrusions designed to hold square 4-40 nuts (from the 
Vector catalog) were attached to mount the modules flush to the 
cabinet.

	  The projected weight of the system, when all modules are mounted 
will be less than twenty pounds.  Transporting this unit will be done 
via an rectangular anvil case, which will allow the system and power 
supply to be moved with patchcord and knob settings intact.

	Bill Maguire is the gentleman who realized the metalwork from my 
cryptic drawings.  Peter Grenader (old friend, partner in crime) helped 
me get the unit powder coated, and Grant provided the power supply in 
the nifty blue-anodized box.  

	I will post another photo when all the modules are in.  (FYI, two 
Sequantizers, another Borg Filter and a Woggle Bug go where the blank 
panel goes).

Gary Chang