Members Foorever Posted March 3, 2008 Members Share Posted March 3, 2008 Anyone know of any pages or threads giving step by step help making DIY roadcases? I've been thinking about making a few recently and wanted to know how you guys did it. Pictures would help Thanks, Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Alan Roberts Posted March 3, 2008 Members Share Posted March 3, 2008 Unless you're just doing it for the satisfaction of making your own, you'd probably come out cheaper to buy a new one, or even better if you can find a used one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members graymc Posted March 3, 2008 Members Share Posted March 3, 2008 Check out this guy's site:http://www.colomar.com/Shavano/construction.html Scroll down about 2/3 of the way. He's got a section on building boxes, racks, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuitarNoobie Posted March 8, 2008 Members Share Posted March 8, 2008 i am planning on making my own. still toying around with some ideas, but i believe i am gonna use PVC pipe to frame it. i think either 1/2" or 3/4" will work fine. i only have a power conditioner and EQ that are rack mountable, but I want to incorporate my 2 powered mixers into it, along with a storage place for cables and such. i will paint it all black when finished and put some type of casters on it. i am basically gonna leave it open on all sides for better cooling. probably just a top shelf and bottom shelf, but open on the front, back and sides. i will use the top shelf for sitting an amp on. for the storage area i will probably use a plastic milk crate that's painted black. the type of crate that hold 4 gallons of milk. i am thinking the milk crate on bottom, then the power conditioner, next the EQ and the two mixers towards the top. i am thinking i will leave enought space open to add another couple of rack mounted units, should i get something else. total height around 36-40"... i might get started on it tomorrow. too hung over today to go buy the PVC. i will post a thread on it when i get started and take pics... i'm not sure how much it will cost. the pipe is cheap, the fittings a little bit more, but i have decided to go this route so i can get the mixers in some type of rack. they are too wide to fit in a normal space rack so that's not an option. plus i want the portability to move all it at once. i've seen pictures of a guitar stand that someone here made out of PVC and that's what gave me the idea... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brandenburg Posted March 9, 2008 Members Share Posted March 9, 2008 Check out this guy's site:http://www.colomar.com/Shavano/construction.htmlScroll down about 2/3 of the way. He's got a section on building boxes, racks, etc. Kool site.. Thx.. Im planning on a DYI cabinet soon.. Its basically a 4X12 cabinet that someone mutilated many years ago and made it into a 2X12... Very {censored}y workmanship.. I plan to make it usable, then possible load some EV's or Celestions in it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members br1an Posted March 9, 2008 Members Share Posted March 9, 2008 Unless you're just doing it for the satisfaction of making your own, you'd probably come out cheaper to buy a new one, or even better if you can find a used one. thats nice if you can find something used but no one makes a live in case (or any case really) for a peavey valveking head. so i built my own, cost me maybe 50 bucks and its a tough sob. of course i got the carpet, side handles, and plastic corner guards for free... so try to collect stuff like that wherever you can find it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Never_Grew_Up Posted March 15, 2008 Members Share Posted March 15, 2008 Go with at least 1". The smaller sizes (1/2, 3/4) will sag and flex under very little weight in unsupported spans of 12 - 15". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted March 15, 2008 Members Share Posted March 15, 2008 thats nice if you can find something used but no one makes a live in case (or any case really) for a peavey valveking head. so i built my own, cost me maybe 50 bucks and its a tough sob. of course i got the carpet, side handles, and plastic corner guards for free... so try to collect stuff like that wherever you can find it I'm a bit of a pack rat so collecting stuff def helps me out with projects. Now, remembering where I put everything, thats a different story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Never_Grew_Up Posted March 16, 2008 Members Share Posted March 16, 2008 By the way, a website with some of the harder-to-find rack & case hardware: http://www.reliablehardware.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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