Wood Ashwood-walnut + mosfet

[Vladiator]

Thought I would try building a box with a mosfet chip, normally I would make a prototype out of some crap wood just to make sure everything goes together as planned. It normally does and I wind up using the prototype plywood box for a year because it works good and I'm too lazy to make another one out of better material. Well, I thought that this mosfet configuration is so simple I'm just going to make my prototype as fancy as I can. What can possibly go wrong right...

Well, I cut the slot for the mosfet as small as I can. When I tried connecting everything it looked like there was not enough room if I wanted to use 18gage wire, Wasted two nights, no go Almost gave up on this but managed to fit everything like a puzzle in a particular order. Performance is awesome so far using a tugboat rba with .5 dual coil setup. The curvy box fits nice in the hand, I haven't put it down yet lol.

Hope you like and happy modding!

 

[1990FOXBODY]

The dovetail on the bottom and top panels really set it all off. Nice work.

 

[BlueridgeDog]

Nice. What tooling do you use?

 

[Vladiator]

Thanks guys, I used home made cnc router to cut the frame, the dovetails are cut on the router table, the other tools include table saw, band saw, drill press, various senders and lots of hand sending before finishing. Oh, almost forgot, chainsaw and thickness planer, since I had to mill my ashwood from a log.

 

[1990FOXBODY]

Self Milled Wood. That's just awesome bro. It looks even better knowing it is a "full" custom. Outstanding.

 

[Vladiator]

Thanks bud!

 

[asdaq]

Impressive woodworking and great mods. The burl I like too, but this one has the inside pic and more technical details. Very nice from start to finish. They remind me a bit of classy X-Boxes.

 

[Vladiator]

Thank you Asdaq! I can post more detailed pics of the burl mod if you are interested.

 

[asdaq]

But of course, the world always needs more vape pr0n

I'd be curious how much workshop space it takes to be able to mill and plane your own lumber too. I'm guessing a band saw is enough for milling, but I only vaguely recall the planer from HS Woodshop being about six feet wide. You must have some shop there.

 

[Vladiator]

But of course, the world always needs more vape pr0n

I'd be curious how much workshop space it takes to be able to mill and plane your own lumber too. I'm guessing a band saw is enough for milling, but I only vaguely recall the planer from HS Woodshop being about six feet wide. You must have some shop there.

I'll take some more pics tomorrow, as far as workshop space for milling your own lumber, well I used to think you need a big band saw type mill but settled for something more portable similar to this guy's setup. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90x5ssur5S0 then you take it to a bench top planer to get it to the right size.
I have a small garage for a shop.

 

[Vladiator]

OK sorry about the delay, here are the inside pics of the wife's box.

 

[BlueridgeDog]

I have finished several thousand square feet of wood over the years (cabinet work as a young man)...what are you using at the moment? For mods I have gone to gloss polly with wet sanding and buffing as the juice is pretty darn corrosive.

 

[Vladiator]

I just bought some tru oil to try. Love this stuff already! I think it's much better than spray on poly on all accounts. Durability, finish, ease of applying (at least on smaller projects).
It's made for gun stocks, but a lot of people use it for musical instruments and such. It's not really oil, more like epoxy/shellack, kind of hard to explain. If you want natural wood look, 3 coats will do, put a few drops, rub it in, wipe it off. If you like piano look, keep going. 2-3 hours between coats, but I let the wood soak as much as it takes on the first coat and leave it overnight to dry.

Search youtube for tru oil to see what it is about.

 

[Lazy Master]

Nice work, Vladiator!
Just looks great!
You used mosfet IRLB3034PBF?

 

[Vladiator]

Nice work, Vladiator!
Just looks great!
You used mosfet IRLB3034PBF?

Yes that's the one, and thanks for the kind words!

 

[WharfRat1976]

Very nice craftsmanship. What are you using for your springs? Thanks for posting.

 

[Vladiator]

Very nice craftsmanship. What are you using for your springs? Thanks for posting.

I salvaged some out some old AA holders I've had laying around and the other mod I just coiled some copper wire which is not very effective as copper is not very springy...

 

[WarBlaze]

its beautiful and i love it
both boxes

 

[LKILO]

Like those boxes. I've got a piece of oak burl gonna see if I can get a couple boxes out it. I plan on oil or wax.

 

[LKILO]

I'll take some more pics tomorrow, as far as workshop space for milling your own lumber, well I used to think you need a big band saw type mill but settled for something more portable similar to this guy's setup. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90x5ssur5S0 then you take it to a bench top planer to get it to the right size.
I have a small garage for a shop.

Wish I had a plainer (and a lathe). But a good chain, table, and miter saw combo can get good results.
Just remember if your working with thicker green wood to leave it outside. Three boxes ruined from bringing
them inside over night, massive cracks (checking).
But, thanks to that when I went to cut another slab, saw the burl section. I had planned on working on it today, but of course its raining.
Built my work bench on wheels so I don't get a garage full of saw dust.