I had planned to make several different types of files available for download. At this point in time we have not resolved a security issue regarding the folder hierarchy on our server that is precluding me from securely storing the files.
If we do make the files available they will be in the Front Panel Express .fpe format, not the more generally used DXF format. I am hesitant to make copying our products any easier than it already is.
Unfortunately having a single a custom plate made by our laser cutter is going to be very expensive. While quantities of aluminum panels are relatively inexpensive, single pieces from our cutter cost far more than the panels from FPE. And a stainless panel cut on a laser would then need to go to a polisher, which of course would add more expense.
I understand that folks would like our stuff to look like $5000 amps - who wouldn't? And I would like to put out a more finished product. But I can tell you from experience that there just aren't enough folks who want that level of finish who are willing to assemble a kit, one that could end up costing $2000 or more. When Ron Welborne was selling SE amp kits we would share some of our notes. Ron was paying something like eight times as much as I was for chassis plates, and 10 X as much for his finished wood bases. Obviously those items are no longer available, my hunch is that it wasn't a profitable product.
When I get some time I will pursue getting the security issue sorted so we can put the FPE files up for download. That way folks can have custom aluminum plates made in whatever finish they prefer.
