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Twitch Flight Case Build

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  • August 2, 2014 at 5:30 am #2047576
    Sean Voiers
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    This shows how the lid fits on. It’s like this on all four sides so the lid can’t slide around.


    To make the wood grain lettering, I printed the Novation logo on adhesive paper, cut it out with a razor blade, stuck it onto where I wanted the logos and lettering to go, and painted over it.


    Finally, once everything was painted, I covered foam with leather patterned vinyl, and glued it to the inside of the box along with some cork for the top and bottom. The Twitch fits in perfectly and the padding gives it plenty of protection on all 6 sides.


    And that’s it! Not really sure if people post things like this very often on this forum, but I needed some place to show off my creation and I figured this was probably the best place to do it.

    August 2, 2014 at 5:32 am #2047577
    Sean Voiers
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    Is there a limit of 7 images?

    August 2, 2014 at 8:08 am #2047583
    DJ Plazma
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    Pretty cool project! How much effort (and money) did you spend to make this one? Also you may want to add some metal protection to the corners as a ‘real’ flightcase has, the wood may tear down quite fast if thrown around a bit harsher. – Just my idea.

    As for the image problem you may want to upload them to a picturesharing website of your choice and link them here (correct me if I’m wrong, but that should be allowed ). I definitely want to see more of it 😀

    August 2, 2014 at 10:37 am #2047589
    DJ Vintage
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    Always impressed with people who can make stuff like this from scratch.

    +1 on getting real flightcase material (wood, profile, corner) and riveting stuff together.

    Few advantages to that:
    * you can use MUCH thinner wood (6 or 9 mm, depending on the use)
    * your case will look very professional
    * no need to paint as flightcase would comes in several colors and has a very hard, scratch-resistant coating
    * Easier to apply things like flush (butterfly) locks and also to incorporate “bowls” that will hold connectors, so you don’t have to bring the cables in/out every time
    * The slide in/out panels can be done easily with purpose made profiles, the same stuff that aligns the lid with the base unit
    * your case will last and stay presentable so much longer

    Also you can get very dense foam to make a custom interior that just glues in with spray glue and needs not covering in vinyl or anything.

    I have built a few flightcases myself back in the day when it was harder to get materials. But these days you can just order it online, cut everything to size, drill holes for the rivets, glue in the inside foam, fix the locks and hinges and run the cabling.

    August 2, 2014 at 4:12 pm #2047599
    Sean Voiers
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    I looked into all of that before I started, and was about to do it, but I decided it was just too much money for everything. The way I did it was very cheap and it still offers lots of protection. The only problem is, like you said, it will be harder to keep it in good, presentable shape.

    August 2, 2014 at 4:18 pm #2047601
    Sean Voiers
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    I spent about $35 on wood, about $10 on hardware, and around $40 for all the interior padding for a rough total estimate of $85. It took me a while to build, but that’s just because I was doing it as a side project for fun.

    For the images, I used imgur and it doesn’t seem to work. Is it possible to upload them straight from my computer to this website? On most forums you can but I can’t seem to figure it out

    August 2, 2014 at 4:23 pm #2047602
    DJ Vintage
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    It seemded to work for the first batch of pictures. I am still struggling getting my pics in the right way. In the old forums it was possible to do a direct upload. I’ll discuss with Terry and Phil and see if there is anything we can do about it.

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