Okay, this took a while for me to do, but it’s finally finished, well almost finished. I just have to figure out how to upload the FM application and figure out why in this setup the PIC isn’t working (not sending out a MIDI message).
Anyhow this is it, recycled aluminum case that I sandblasted so it’s all pitted. Lots of recycled knobs that are really nice and high quality, and even some recycled C64 buttons for good measure.
nice i really like the detail around the fan
regards kris
Yeh I like that too… Looks familiar to me, was it a Cisco or HP box by chance?
Cabletron I believe, ooooold. Still says it too (see below), right in the lower right there were those holes for different inserts (coax, ethernet, fiber) and I managed to get one blank, and an ethernet one. the ethernet one fits the Commodore 64 switch quite nicely.
I managed to nab a bunch of these cases before my co-worker/scrap junker managed to grab about 6-12 of them and sell them for their aluminum. I think it was a real shame because the cases are very nice. My next project, a midibox SEQ, will be made with a yellowed, unpainted Cabletron box.
The anodized black handles are from a separate old Cabletron PSU. I like to use a lot of recycled parts, it’s cheap and adds some style. I think I might have to make a nice looking panel for the LCD, 8-select buttons and the 4 commodore buttons, because it looks a little plain otherwise.
Wow mate that’s a heck of a score. I would use recycled gear but it’s really hard to find identical parts in larger amounts like that. You must have pleased the rackmount gods 
Hi,
Nice job you’ve made there.
Best regards,
Lall
Oh, special thanks to Jidis for the MBHP Burner board that made this possible!
That is cool. I like the knobs particularly. (I might suggest shortening the shafts a little though), or is that extra length the knob itself?
I’m surprised my awkward looking FM made it to the Midibox of the week.
funny and very nice . good taste 
