kurtlives wrote:
Great looking workshop
Well, I wish I could keep a neater workspace...
Also, kurtlives, your custom build detailed in these pages is a big inspiration for me to reach toward.
This is my first amp build; I've done a lot of work on my old Fender, Valco and Magnatone amps, and built a lot of pedals kit and scratch, but this is a much bigger scale.
As a hobbyist I don't have a dedicated space to store or work on this stuff, so I have to pull it all out and throw it together when a project arrives. Got in the habit of taping off this Styrofoam tray and writing all the resistor values with a sharpie and then stick the right resistors in the right place. Handles BOM inventory and then easier to grab the right ones when I need 'em. Obviously not a production shop solution but great for the weekend warrior with limited space.
Styro works for me because even in the little bins you can stick the leads in the walls to keep them sorted.
Got all the hardware on and checked out.
Years ago I was lusting after a real amp chassis cradle, but too cheap, etc. so I whipped up these simple "T" dealies out of 5/8" MDF. Rubber feet top and bottom so everything stays in place. They're actually pretty handy as they are so 'adjustable' and can be placed any way needed. Probably nowhere as handy without the angle feature of a real chassis cradle but better than putting the chassis on my lap like I used to!