Custom enclosure

just

First post here, so first of all hi everybody!

I finished building my LXR about a month ago and so far I've had a blast.
Anyway. I thought it needed a nice enclosure, and 2 weeks ago I started drawing on a custom front panel.
I wanted the box to slope and go as low as possible in the front, so had to mount the pcb on the front panel.

Now it's almost done and I really like it. Only needs some diffusers for the led holes and maybe a bit of graphics

If anybody is interested in the .fpd file, please let me know, and I will find some way to share it.

Cheers

nightworxx

Hi, this one looks really nice. I like the tilted style, the real deal for a drum machine. Is this frontplate made by Schaeffer ?

just

Thanks, and yes the frontplate is Schaeffer.

ceasless

I would love to have my LXR looking like that, and verily interested in this .fpd file of which you speak.

julian

looking good! how did you make the wooden body?

just

Couldn't attach it as a .fpd, but zipping it helped I think.

husker

Looking good! I did the same angled design with my all-wood case and I think it help a lot

 

This is the point where Elektron should just buy out Julian and buy your case design and they could produce their best drum synth ever...

cj55

Wow! Really nice work! Are the knobs from an Elektron device?

admviolin

It looks so much like Elektron. Great job!

just

Thanks guys, glad you like it.

The body is made from an old piece of rosewood I found. The rough cuts were done on a band saw  and finished on the disc sander. Then the pieces were glued together, sanded and finally waxed.

And yes, the knobs I stole from my octatrack. They are really nice, but I think the octa want them back though

cereyanlimusiki

It is so gorgeous and I am jealous

vasculator

beautiful.  i think you can order more of those knobs from Elektron if you want to keep them on the LXR.

drkorg

Nice! Great job!

jnaster

wow looks like an elektron

looks great

just

Sounds better though

@vasculator, yes I was considering that as well. Thanks

void

How have you managed to change the angle between the top surface and the rear of the machine?

What i mean is -

The I/O is on the main board, so at 90 degrees to the work surface, whilst, on your machine, the rear is at <90 degrees to the top?

Ive considered changing from pcb mount to panel mount, but there is still the SD card to 'worry' about! : )

bassFant

I guess the angle between top an rear is still 90 degrees (see attached image). Looks very nice!!! I like to see more details about the case, also. Would you like to post more images about the case? How did you make the bottom and the rear panel?

just

@bassFant you are spot on. Everyting is still 90 deg to the front panel. Only the bottom is angled, making the whole thing lean a bit forward, which I realy like.

I'll post some more pictures when I have finished the last details. Right now everything is taken apart. Trying to find a better solution than ducktape for making the caps snug tight. Any ideas?

husker

I used blu-tack (or whatever it is called in your part of the world) - worked really well. Just made a little ball to cover the top of the switch then put the cap on

 

this stuff: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-Tack

just

Thanks husker, I'll might give it a try.
BTW in my part of the world (Denmark) that stuff is called "Elephant snot" (insert animated facepalming yellow smiley icon here) Don't ask why.

owensands

Sweet!

ceasless

Good tip with the blu tack!

julian

I never used this blu tack stuff.
Does it stay elastic or does it dry?
Is it something i could provide together with the caps in the kit?

julian

ha - my wife had some white tack left from ireland.
I just tried it and it seems perfect! =D
I think I will try to get some to add to the kits in the future.

No hassle at all applying and the knob sits real tight now.

husker

cool :-)

 

mine came from my wife too - I use it quite a bit in the 'studio' too as you can use it as feet for music gear that slides around, or wobbles slightly

revtor

I thought that's what the gum was for!?

julian

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dubtoms

Wow the pictures look so georgous, at first I thought it was some kind of 3D modelling work.
Very Elektron-ish indeed but I guess that the knobs help a lot in that regard...

Anyway, excellent job, I wish I had the same skills !
:^o

newnoise

Hi Just,

this looks supercool!
Can you maybe also post some Pictures of the back and the bottom?
And the size of the wooden parts?

Thanks a lot!
noise

just

Thanks

@newnoise The wood is 12mm thick and the overall size is W:287mm D:148mm. The hight was freestyled, so not sure about that. I build the frontpanel based on the 12mm wood, so everything is real tight and there is only like 0.5mm gap between the wood and the pcb. This way I avoided a huge amount of emty space around the edge.

Right now it is taken apart because I am replacing the led's so they will go thru the holes and align with the surface. When everything is back together I'll post some more detail pictures.

mr_chielos

Wie looks awsome!
How much was that panel from sheaffer?