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Does anyone have a front panel express file for the Get Set Go they'd be willing to post or share via email?

thanks!

dave

Here is the file I used for the panel you see in these pix ...

http://tmamps.com/gsg

http://tmamps.com/fpe/james6b4gtm.fpd

Nice detail on that page Tom. All that information is gonna really come in handy for someone someday.

Thanks, Tom - I really appreciate that!

Would it be possible to get a mechanical drawing of where the tube sockets, mounting holes (etc) are on the board in PDF form?

If I build a get*set*go I'd like to make my own chassis. I'm planning to use a single piece of (approximately) 1/8" thick aluminum, 16" wide and 16 - 20" deep. I'll cut all the holes for the tubes, switch, power cord, speaker terminals, and mounting in a piece of flat stock and then bend the sheet metal at right angles to form a front and rear panel, so the resulting chassis will be 16 wide, 2 - 3" tall (or as tall as necessary), and 12 - 14" deep. This will only account for three sides of the box, so I'll likely use some decorative wood to make the sides and perforated metal to use the bottom. Of course, I run my ST-35 and Ikes without a bottom so perhaps I shouldn't break tradition.

If the results are promising and there is interest, I could consider making additional chassis.

Thanks in advance!
drew*

You could download the application from http://frontpanelexpress.com
and possibly just figure it out. There is nothing magic about the layout,
you'll need to adjust for the style of tube sockets and so forth in any case.
The best way to go with any of the DIYTube boards is to use them as a
template before you stuff the parts. There are centered holes in the
tube sockets to center your hole. I typically bolt the bare board to the
chassis nice and straight with 4 corner bolts, then drill the rest carefully
though the board.

Thanks for the suggestions. I considered downloading the Front Panel software, but I'd still have to reverse out all the dimentions. That's what I'll do if a simple line drawing isn't available. I thought I'd ask and see if I could jsut get the mechanical drawing. Shannon's always been able to help me out in the past (for the ST-35 and Ike), so I thought I'd ask first.

As for making the chassis: I'm going to draft the parts and then have them cut using a CNC device so there won't be any need to locate the PCB on the chassis.

Thanks again!
drew*

nineno wrote:Thanks for the suggestions. I considered downloading the Front Panel software, but I'd still have to reverse out all the dimentions. That's what I'll do if a simple line drawing isn't available.

Indeed, this is what I would do for a DXF conversion with the dims. If you do the work and open source the DXF, I'll send you a get*set*go board. :)

For those interested in an inexpensive CAD program, try QCad.