I recently made a case for my own LXR drum machine (sonic potions) and two things have come to mind -
a) people often ask me if i sell the 17" desktop enclosure for the panels i cut (i dont), and
b) a case like the one below is simple enough to be adapted very easily
Here’s some photos of the case i made for the LXR -
(screw holes in that last shot should have screws in them!)
Here are my comments about the case -
The wood on the sides is reclaimed oak, from a timber place close to me, that does fancy furniture made from reclaimed timbers (i live in an area where 200 year old beams are common place).
I went for the square, machine drum, style look, rather than the sloped panel. I made a mock-up with a sloped panel first, but i did not think it looked as good. For such a small machine, im not sure that there is much ergonomic advantage, and i like that ‘slab’ look more!
The panels are gloss black anodised aluminium, with silver engraving. The key caps fit the switches perfectly, and don’t fall off : ) The allen bolts are A2 stainless, and will stay shiny.
The logo is vectorised from this website. Maybe i should have added the LXR also, but i like the clean look and its contrast against the ancient oak.
Im not set up for woodwork here - whilst i can make the odd thing, i dont have the tooling for multiple copies, but, if there was interest, the place that i got the wood from would make up the cases at a price, and i could cut the top and rear panels.
So this is just a feeler. The costing would (i hope obviously) be multiples of a lazer cut plastic case - hand made with ancient hardwoods will never be comparable with plastics, but im guessing there may be some interest in quality?
So…?
note: i was not sure if this should be in bulk orders or the seq section?
