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Beautiful amp, extremely well done sir.

Dec 6, 2012 by hybridamp in MOSFET-MAX Build

Very cool!

Oct 13, 2012 by Frodo in MOSFET-MAX Build

Yeah, it would have been nicer had I a larger bit, router bit or the like to use. I actually bought a nice 2.5" tall router bit for use in my...

Sep 27, 2012 by bwshockley in MOSFET-MAX Build

Nice job, but May I ask would it be better to use "milling bits" instead of drill?If at low speed and you hold it tight, that should work.

Sep 26, 2012 by jackrabbitslim0 in MOSFET-MAX Build

good stuff man!

Sep 23, 2012 by .Sup in MOSFET-MAX Build

MOSFET-MAX Build

These are some photos of my MOSFET-MAX Build.

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Here is the board on first power up. Everything seemed to go smoothly.

Sep 18, 2012

Glowing tubes on my first power up.

Sep 18, 2012

Here is some of the raw wood purchased for the build. I bought both Alder wood and some Mahogany. I decided on the Alder for this project.

Sep 18, 2012

Here is the final "Block" that will be the basis of the case. I cut the Alder down into lengths of around 8.5", planed the mating faces of each of the four pieces, then glued and clamped them together. After they dried, I trimmed each end using a table saw and planed the top and bottom. Finished with hand sanding from 80 grit, 120 grit, 320 grit and 400 grit paper. At this point it is a solid block. I will use a combination of a router table and drill press to hog out the inside to create the final shell shape.

Sep 18, 2012

Here is a rough idea of the design. The wood case will be shorter in the final product. The rough block was cut just slightly oversize because the aluminum supply company gave a +/- of 1/4" so I went with +3/8" in case, but the al came in pretty darn close to net size. Next step is to final OML of the wood block, hollow it out and start putting in the guts.

Sep 19, 2012

It took quite a bit of time on the belt sander and hand sanding to get the aluminum base plate cleaned up. It arrived in horrible condition, like the company used an axe to cut it. The base is .375 inches thick, solid 6061-T651. The wood block will be hollowed out as the top. Now I need to trim up the wood to match the base.

Sep 19, 2012

Here I'm hollowing out the case. That was my largest diameter bit. I bought a router bit 2.5" tall, only to find out it's too large for my router. So, this is what I went with.

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Sep 22, 2012

Here it is together. The amp is inside. I'm debating on flipping it over and having the tubes stick out more or going this route.

Sep 22, 2012

This is as much as they stick out. I ned to clean up the holes a bit with some TLC, but for now, I'm done today.

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Sep 22, 2012

Here are the jacks installed. Input / Output and power so far. Volume will be around front.

Sep 23, 2012

Finally got my volume knob. Simple, clean, perfect.

Oct 4, 2012

The amp is coming together nicely.

Oct 4, 2012

Magic defocus photo.

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Oct 4, 2012

Don't mind the gap between the wood case and the aluminum plate. I'm still awaiting parts to complete the joint. And some feet.

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