Part 6: Finishing off the case

I had designed the case so that the chassis fitted in snugly. Four big bolts hold the chassis to the wood, from the underside. I fitted some Marshall white piping to the sides of the front with a staple gun and then inserted a panel made from plywood and covered in Tolex. A line of piping between this and the chassis finished it off:

Needs a badge / logo doesnt it?

The corner pieces were from Maplin - not the best but they do a good job in protecting it. Also, a handle was added to the top, again from Maplin. The rear view looks like:

Yes I know, the rear chassis panel is aluminium and not plexi... it was cheaper.... Anyway, the black rear panel is again made from plywood covered in Tolex and mounted using brass cup washers and screws. Simple but effective. There is an air gap for ventilation.

Rear sockets arre 8 ohm and 16 ohm speakers, plus the mains socket and the fuse.

Finally, mounted atop a 4 x12 , this is what it looks like:

That's not a real Marshall 4 x 12 by the way - its a clone I made, following some instructions I found on YouTube: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyoA58eaM4o

The cabinet isn't quite the same as the one in the YouTube video - I'll show some pics of it in another blog post some time soon.