Solid Goldberger Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 I have a couple of little projects in mind to round out my bag, basically some folded aluminum in various shapes to keep the bag rigid in a couple of areas: 1) An "L" shaped piece that would attach to my 664, and surround the void that is created underneath the CL6, allowing me to store an NP1 or two underneath. 2) A "Poor-Man's" Otopack: basically just a box to mount my Lectro SR's to, without the weight, power and antenna distro of the original. These seem like they'd be simple enough to do, but I don't really know the first place to look to have that kind of work done. Does anyone know of a place (preferably in NYC) where I could get some help with this project? I've done a little google research, but all the fabricators I found seem to be too big for a project like this. Thanks in advance. e. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason porter Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 You could try a trades school, give a student some training Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwstudios Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Most of the home improvement and hardware stores sell aluminum flat and angle. Thinner stuff is very easy to bend in a vice. Drill and some screws you can fabricate a lot of stuff,. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Miramontes Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Try the places that actually sell the material. In most cases they will charge you per cut/bend so it is a lot cheaper then sending this to a fabricator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Visser Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 I created these little project ideas with the software from emachineshop.com. If you want to stamp out a bulk quantity, without fancy finishes, the prices are pretty reasonable. To do a low-count prototype or to get fancier anodized, brushed, or powder coating, it gets pretty expensive pretty fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Miramontes Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 I can't wait till we all have 3D printers. I can see how quickly equipment will evolve since new products will be somewhat open-sourced. I'm sure it will change the way products are made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason porter Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 https://store.makerbot.com/replicator2.html I'll throw in a couple dollars I can't wait till we all have 3D printers. I can see how quickly equipment will evolve since new products will be somewhat open-sourced. I'm sure it will change the way products are made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Miramontes Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 https://store.makerbot.com/replicator2.html I'll throw in a couple dollars Hot damn! Let's do a group buy on one of those. Just think of all the neat stuff we can make with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason porter Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 $200 each (12 in the group) = 1 month posession/yr OR do we keep it at Jeff's house we just email our CAD drawings and he ships the finished product? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Miramontes Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 $200 each (12 in the group) = 1 month posession/yr OR do we keep it at Jeff's house we just email our CAD drawings and he ships the finished product? I think Jeff would only sign off on this idea if our first product was a "Jeff Wexler Bobble-head" that we would mount to our carts for good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solid Goldberger Posted January 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 Thanks for the input everyone. Tom, that looks awesome! I'm gonna give that a try. e. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruben Rojas A Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 Another option is THIS. Its carbon fiber stock, if you have a saw, drill and a rivet gun you can pretty much build anything. Also I might be confused with somewhere else BUT I think there's someone in here that build a complete sound cart out of this stuff, been trying to find the thread but I can't. Cheers. Ruben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundslikejustin Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 Another option is THIS. Its carbon fiber stock, if you have a saw, drill and a rivet gun you can pretty much build anything. Also I might be confused with somewhere else BUT I think there's someone in here that build a complete sound cart out of this stuff, been trying to find the thread but I can't. Cheers. Ruben Someone once talked about making apple boxes out of this stuff, that was a while ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruben Rojas A Posted February 2, 2013 Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 Yeah I found that thread and I found one pic in JW's personal site HERE of the actual cart but the thread is gone missing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Gilchrist Posted February 2, 2013 Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 For the divider for the 664 bag, you might try Stratacore, the corrugated plastic material. It's light an comes in a bunch of colors and thicknesses. The only tools really required to work the material are a framing square or other straightedge and a matte knife although it can be cut on a table or band saw or with a hot knife. I've done drawer dividers, bottoms for those LL Bean tote bags, monitor sun shields and add-on bag dividers with it. It should be available at any larger art supply store, especially ones that also stock sign making supplies, the material is often used for yard signs. Best regards, Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyg Posted February 2, 2013 Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 Hackerspace might be useful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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