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Got a fancy turntable with no cover? Got a tube amp, receiver or preamp with cool looking tubes and you love that post-modern industrial look? Oh,oh, though, because the cat keeps knocking the tubes over and small kids are constantly poking their fingers in there and getting burned.
Oh what’s an audiophile to do?
Why simple, build your own acrylic cover. It’s easy to do and I’ll tell you how.
First, the basic tools:
A table saw or a plastic scoring blade. It’s the one with a funny looking hook on it and costs about $6 at Home Depot. If using a saw, you will need a fine-toothed blade with at least 34 teeth.
Blue painters or masking tape
Safety Goggles
A tape measure
A straight edge or yard ruler
A Plastic asp scraper (a drywall asp should also work) or a scraper bar (the toothed thing in the picture.
A small plastic syringe bottle
One small can Weldon #3 water-based acrylic cement (don’t use airplane glue!)
One sheet 3/8” to ¼ “ clear acrylic
A propane torch
One dresser drawer (I"ll explain as we go along)
If you are covering an amp and need venting you will also need:
A drill press, plunge router or power drill
A multipurpose or plastic drill bit
One Plastic Sketch Template
A sheet of drawing paper, preferably the kind with the small squares on it
All materials listed above are easily available at hardware stores except the scraper bar, syringe bottle and WeldOn. For that you need a plastic shop or buy online at a place like www.craftics.com
Oh what’s an audiophile to do?
Why simple, build your own acrylic cover. It’s easy to do and I’ll tell you how.
First, the basic tools:
A table saw or a plastic scoring blade. It’s the one with a funny looking hook on it and costs about $6 at Home Depot. If using a saw, you will need a fine-toothed blade with at least 34 teeth.
Blue painters or masking tape
Safety Goggles
A tape measure
A straight edge or yard ruler
A Plastic asp scraper (a drywall asp should also work) or a scraper bar (the toothed thing in the picture.
A small plastic syringe bottle
One small can Weldon #3 water-based acrylic cement (don’t use airplane glue!)
One sheet 3/8” to ¼ “ clear acrylic
A propane torch
One dresser drawer (I"ll explain as we go along)
If you are covering an amp and need venting you will also need:
A drill press, plunge router or power drill
A multipurpose or plastic drill bit
One Plastic Sketch Template
A sheet of drawing paper, preferably the kind with the small squares on it
All materials listed above are easily available at hardware stores except the scraper bar, syringe bottle and WeldOn. For that you need a plastic shop or buy online at a place like www.craftics.com