4- Case Assembly instructions
Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2014 7:19 pm
Unpack the case piece bag and seperate the laminate parts for sanding. Spending some time here wet sanding with fine emery paper will give a *much* smoother rounded finish and if you're really patient the bakelite top can be polished to a gloss finish with a fine polishing paste such as car paint restorer.
Carefully sand the case top and bottom making sure not to scratch them, the side rings will be hidden so scratches aren't so much of a problem but they are fragile so don't put too much pressure on them.
Some of the bolt holes are routed tight to form a rigid case, you may prefer to enlarge them a little to make assembly easier.
Top row, from the left:
PCB ring
Bakelite top
Wide quarter rings
Middle:
Wide ring
Base
IR plastic lid
Narrow rings
Half ring
Bridge,back and feet
Bottom:
Wide half rings
Narrow half rings
Narrow quarter rings
Carefully sand the case top and bottom making sure not to scratch them, the side rings will be hidden so scratches aren't so much of a problem but they are fragile so don't put too much pressure on them.
Some of the bolt holes are routed tight to form a rigid case, you may prefer to enlarge them a little to make assembly easier.
Top row, from the left:
PCB ring
Bakelite top
Wide quarter rings
Middle:
Wide ring
Base
IR plastic lid
Narrow rings
Half ring
Bridge,back and feet
Bottom:
Wide half rings
Narrow half rings
Narrow quarter rings