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Hi Guys, Thanks for your kind words  :thumbs: This chassis was custom made for a customer.  Whilst I could potentially look at making more of them in the future it isn't on the cards for now as I just have too many irons in the fire at the same time  :help: Time wise this project was quite...

Next step is to make some feet.  These are not necessarily how they will remain (I have some wild ideas), but for now it keeps things off the floor: Start out with some 60mm diameter x 20mm thick round billet stock: Some cleanup and a hole drilled: Chamfers: Counterbore...

A very late update...  Too many projects on the go and too little time  :whip: Setting up MountainMan to mill the top plate: First we drill a bunch of holes: Then we mill slots between some of those holes: And do some lettering.  Not really engraving because it is cut using...

^^^  :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs: Some largh-ish capacitors.  100'000uF, 63V EPCOS.  76mm diameter x 143mm tall. Kind regards, Ian.

So why not make this a bit more interesting... The first 2 people to correctly tell me what the following part is and will be used for will receive an invitation to the first official listening session for this pair of amplifiers. Kind regards, Ian.

Here is what the veneer looks like after the 18 hours: Some close-up and low angle shots: You can see that the surface is very shiny, but it has not filled in all the low spots.  Now I am in 2 minds about what to do with this:  First option is to fill it completely such that the...

The next job was to cut some nameplates.  This is done from 3mm thick 6068 T651 aluminium.  Being so thin, and having some engraving on it I decided to make a small aluminium fixture for this. Here is the fixture (that bolts down to the cnc machine bed).  It has been face milled to ensure a...

It's not about what goes onto my business card or how I see myself.  It just a discussion around what these things mean  :pleasant: I use my own experience here just as a way of describing certain aspects and experiences to give the conversation some context. Kind regards, Ian.

^^^ No need for any kind of apology Meneer!  No offence taken whatsoever  :thumbs: :dop: I really do sometimes feel like having the CNC machine do work for me is cheating - that it isn't right to just draw pictures and have the machine do the work for you  :nfi: :shh: Anyway, all good! In...

Great answers everyone - thanks for sharing your views on the matter. I want to discuss this master craftsman thing a bit more if you would allow me  ;) So in the olden days of years gone by you would do an apprenticeship, let's say in cabinet making. Depending on your progress you would spend...

I rather like that answer to be honest - it appeals to my logic / analytical side  :2thumbs: Am I wrong to feel there is some sense of workmanship that comes into play? At least in the back of your mind somehow? Up to a certain level of refinement it is still DIY beyond which it becomes...

Controversial?  Tricky to define?  If I make those bookshelf speakers (point 1 through to 6 above) and I sell them on (coincidentally, after some amount of time - not the primary reason for building them), does that still qualify as DIY? What about if I build them with the intention of...

This is somewhat of a philisophical topic, but something I have been wondering about for a while: When exactly does something stop being DIY? Let's say I build a set of bookshelf speakers: 1. I build it from MDF and paint it with a roller using enamel. It looks and sounds kind of *****, but...

Thanks for all your kind words and encouragement - it's much appreciated whilst going through this rather lonely path called product development. One of the reasons for building the prototype set of amplifiers is to see first hand what's involved. How much is the input cost, what are lead times...

Hopefully more science and less fiction  :shh: Thanks! Here is the build thread:  https://www.avforums.co.za/index.php/topic,53540.0.html I don't have any good photos of the machine itself - most are incidental because I am taking photos of something the machine is doing, but this should...

I have been experimenting with a new way of achieving a high gloss (piano) finishing on veneer the past couple of months. The same old sand, seal, paint, sand, paint, sand, paint ad infinitum definitely works but it's a hell of a job.  So here is a small preview of my new system: You start...

^^^ Thanks guys  :mates: What you are seeing here is the prototype design and build of an amplifier I will be making available commercially in the near future under the label wXs Audio.  The company xWs Audio (PTY) LTD is a collaboration between myself and my business partner.  It has been...

^^^ Thanks for your comments and kind words everyone  :dop: Agreed.  It's a very helpful little device - don't use it too often but when you need it, it's invaluable.  I imported it from the US some some ago - not sure if you can get them here yet? I don't really have a good reason for it to...

Getting somewhere now.  Dry fit assembly  :rubhands: Kind regards, Ian.

The next thing was to cut the back panels of the speaker.  These are very narrow and have a "difficult" angle on the sides. First I measure the included angle on one of the braces.  Start by getting a reference measurement: Next we measure the actual angle: The I take half the measured...