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.
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Some 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.
Continue reading6L6 SE-UL Primed for Progress
Sorry about the title; I couldn’t resist. I got some time today so I applied the primer to the metal for the 6L6 SE-UL amp. The primer takes 24 hours to fully dry so tomorrow I’ll place it in the amp with an Edcor transformer on top and show everyone what the grey looks like with the spalted alder.
Continue readingIn the Background
The fact that it’s been two and a half weeks since my last post should be an indication of just how busy I’ve been. However, I have been making progress on the 6L6 SE-UL in the background whenever I could. And now I’m happy to report that the chassis is complete and all the metal has been drilled and fitted to the finished chassis.
Continue reading6L6 SE-UL Chassis Finish Update
I now have five coats of oil on the amp chassis and the color is incredible. But this finish isn’t going to be like the last couple of projects. The wood is just too different.
Continue readingSpalted Alder – Notes on the Oil Finish
The second coat of oil went on the 6L6 SE-UL chassis this morning. The oil is bringing out something in the wood which was totally unexpected; color!
Continue readingFinally, A little 6L6 SE-UL Progress
Yesterday I did the final metal fitting and drilled the mounting holes in the metal pieces. This allowed me to finish up all the marking and drilling on the wood chassis. This morning I applied the first coat of oil to the spalted alder. It looks very good.
Continue readingI’m back!
I’ve been on vacation for the last couple of weeks but I’m back now and ready to get moving on the 6L6 SE-UL amplifier.
Continue reading6L6 SE-UL Moving Forward
I have finally finished cutting and marking all the metal for the new amp. Now comes the long process of getting all the pieces drilled and finished.
Continue reading6L6 SE-UL Raw Chassis is Complete
Today I finished putting the final shaping details on the 6L6 SE-UL spalted alder chassis. All it needs now is a final sanding and the oil finish.
Continue reading6L6 SE-UL Chassis Wood
Today I made my final decisions about which piece of wood would go in each position and orientation. This amp chassis is going to be a work of art!
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