> Just to interject an undoubtedly beer derived idea, as a > sorta woodworker > in my spare time I was wondering if anyone had considered > making one from > a nice variety of hardwood, say Black Walnut? > Off the top it's just a brain fart, but with the right > grounding etc... > Maybe I should stick to chess boards :) > RS A darker burled walnut case would be awesome. That 70's look. You'd want a door on the front to hide all of the ugly cdrom's and crap. Probably the best way to do it is to just buy a case you like, and strip off the faceplate and panels and make new ones out of wood. If you did use burled walnut with a dark reddish stain, you could put an analog stereo VU meter in the front (like someone just mentioned) to top off that 70's look. :) Unfortunately, since I live in an apartment now, I don't have a garage anymore to make any wonderful creations. Of course, garages and me always seem to produce devices which get me in trouble (like the air powered screwdriver gun, or the harley davidson golf cart with a snowmobile motor and 4 wheeler wheels, or the ether powered potato canon, etc...). Give me a welder and a garage and I'll be amused endlessly. Jay > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Sinland [mailto:rsinland at gvtel.com] > Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2001 7:45 AM > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > Subject: Re: [TCLUG] black case > > > > > Phil Mendelsohn wrote: > > > On Wed, 18 Apr 2001 andy at theasis.com wrote: > > > > > They recommend auto-body paint. Also always use a primer. > > > It may mean a bit of real money for paint ($20 or so), > but then you get > > > exactly the color(s) you want. > > > > One other *important* hint -- more than one coat, and DO > NOT RUSH THE > > DRYING TIME. When they say 8 hours between coats, that is > not an excuse > > to glob "as much patience as I have that day." Really; it > makes a big > > difference. > > > > > Someone with an entrepeneurial spirit could start a > pretty good side > > > business painting cases for people in his spare time. > > > > Someone with an entrepreneruial spirit && a lot of spare > time && good > > ventilation! > > > > -- > > Just to interject an undoubtedly beer derived idea, as a > sorta woodworker > in my spare time I was wondering if anyone had considered > making one from > a nice variety of hardwood, say Black Walnut? > Off the top it's just a brain fart, but with the right > grounding etc... > Maybe I should stick to chess boards :) > RS > > > > _______________________________________________ > tclug-list mailing list > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >