Crack Panels from Front Panel Express - How to Order

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Reply #15 on: July 15, 2010, 03:08:58 PM
Quote from: Caucasian Blackplate on July 15, 2010, 02:03:49 PM
Can you tell us more about where you got the material and how/if you plan to finish the material?

There are plans to offer powder coating soon.  Milled copper with a clear epoxy powder over would be sturdy and beautiful.

PB,

Now you've got my attention...

I have a .125" x 12" x 24" copper plate that I got from onlinemetals via ebay sometime ago, and if you could do this milled, clear coated panel for an s.e.x and Stereomour, I'd definitely be interested in at least one, probably both, and starting with the stereomour.


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his, some of the well-seasoned walnut from the tree we cut down in my brother's backyard, and some quilted or flame maple accents.  Hmmm, should look really sweet.

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Reply #16 on: July 16, 2010, 06:12:35 AM
I bought my copper plates form Online Metals as well

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Reply #17 on: July 16, 2010, 09:01:04 AM
Sounds good!  The powder coating is still some months off, I don't believe any of the equipment has been ordered, but I believe the research stage is close to completion. 

For doing one side of a Bottlehead panel, a $99 kit from Sears and a cheap toaster oven will get the job done.


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Reply #18 on: March 26, 2011, 08:09:07 PM
Hey guys.....just checking on the status of ordering panels for the other bottlehead kits. Any additional info on new colors....for example
copper. Hopefully the Crack template program has been successful.

Thanks,

James

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Reply #19 on: March 27, 2011, 06:43:11 AM
PB will need to weigh in here, but I believe the FPE powder coating booth is running. I don't think there are any new colors in the anodized aluminum used to make the panels, but PB may have some additional info about anodizing.

In terms of panels for other kits, talk to PB. I am happy to work with him to make other panel patterns available in FPE versions.

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Reply #20 on: April 19, 2011, 05:29:45 AM
Hi guys

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Reply #21 on: April 19, 2011, 05:41:16 AM
Wow Peter!

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Reply #22 on: April 19, 2011, 07:55:46 AM
Yowza! Very nice work! I take it you sent in the copper to FPE?
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Reply #23 on: April 19, 2011, 08:21:06 AM
Thanks Doc; HF9.

Yes

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Reply #24 on: April 19, 2011, 10:07:54 AM
Hi Peter,

Sounds like it turned out very well.  Can you tell me what the finish is like -- is it polished and then clear coated?  Can you also tell me about the wood base -- what species/color?  I'm still thinking about doing this on one of my projects -- most likely the paramounts I just got and pairing it up with either a mahogany or koa base.

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Jim

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s.e.x. 2.1 under construction.  Want list: Stereomour II

All ICs homemade (speaker and power next)

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Reply #25 on: April 20, 2011, 08:17:54 AM
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Reply #26 on: April 21, 2011, 02:59:13 PM
Hi Peter,

Thanks for the description.  Sounds like they turned out very nice.  I'll take a look at the mac software, but I'm not hopeful it will work with my screen reader -- the windows version definitely doesn't.

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Reply #27 on: October 23, 2011, 06:58:37 PM
Quote from: wylymon on March 26, 2011, 08:09:07 PM
Hey guys.....just checking on the status of ordering panels for the other bottlehead kits. Any additional info on new colors....for example
copper. Hopefully the Crack template program has been successful.

Thanks,

James

Hello James,

Feel free to let me know what you're looking for, and I can ask Doc for permission to manufacture custom plates.  We have a medium bronze color that is in the relative range of an aged copper, and I can also just order in copper sheet.

We have also discovered that sand blasted copper has a nice look, we may investigate offering this in the future. 

-PB

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