So I had another productive day working on the Source Selector Unit / Preamp chassis. The chassis has all the major woodworking complete and is ready for glue up.
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SSU Chassis Progress
I got some time today to make grain decisions and cut some basic joinery. It finally feels like I’m making progress.
Continue readingThings Are Finally Moving Forward
After a difficult and focused three months or so, I am finally getting back to my normal routines. And that means I’m returning to work on my Source Selector Unit/Preamp project. Thank you to everyone who has had patience with my absence from the website.
Continue reading6L6 SE-UL Top plate installed
I got a chance to do a little work on the amp today. I managed to install the top plate on the spalted alder chassis, install the filter inductors for the power stages, connect the output transformer secondaries to the speaker terminals, and wire in the power transformer primary and indicator light.
Continue reading6L6 SE-UL Top Plate Wiring Complete
In the last few days I’ve managed to get most of the wiring on the 6L6 SE-UL top plate complete. This includes all the preposterously large power supply filter capacitors.
Continue reading6L6 SE-UL Mechanical Assembly
The paint seemed to be good and hard this afternoon. So when I got a little free time, I decided to start assembly.
Continue reading6L6 SE-UL Gets Its First Wires
I’m still waiting for the top plate paint to harden. But that didn’t keep me from getting some wiring done on the chassis today.
Continue readingJumping the Gun
I know that I told myself I was going to give the paint on the 6L6 SE-UL top plate a week to harden before I started assembly. But then I thought “Hey there’s other assembly I could perform”. So that’s what I did.
Continue readingA Note on Aluminum Finish
A while back in this post, “6L6 SE-UL Primed for Progress“, I mentioned that I would no longer be painting the exposed bottom plates of projects which won’t be seen. What that statement actually meant was that I would be leaving the aluminum in a bare “as delivered” finish. Or maybe with just a little steel wool polishing. But I’m now modifying that stance slightly.
Continue reading6L6 SE-UL Chassis Is Ready
After many delays I have finally finished the 6L6 SE-UL chassis. The paint is still soft but I should get started mounting parts in a week or so, as soon and the paint hardens appropriately.
Continue readingSome day…
I suppose by now everyone is wondering what has happened to the 6L6 SE-UL amp project. Well, so am I. Kind of.
Continue readingAugust Starts Off Busy
Sorry for the lack of progress on the 6L6 SE-UL. I really wanted to get the chassis finished off this week but several factors have conspired to keep me from working on it.
Continue readingThat was a Mistake!
Remember yesterday when I said “There were a couple of finish blemishes which needed to be corrected. I accomplished that shortly after the above pictures were taken”? It looks like I messed up!
Continue reading6L6 SE-UL In the Black
So the black finish has set up and I think it looks far better than the grey. So, again, as long as there’s no uproarious outcry, I’ll be going with the black. I think this finish ties the whole project together much better than the grey would have done.
Continue reading6L6 SE-UL Grey and Black
As promised, after the primer was fully dry I took the power transformer down to my shop and put it together with the grey top on the chassis. Whereas the grey would make for an interesting look, I think I’ll like the black better. So unless there’s an uproarious outcry from the amp builders of the world, that’s the way I’ll be going.
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