Project : Sors salutis -by AnG3L

[AnG3L]

I hope it stops raining soon! Those are some interesting shapes and I must see how they will fit together.

I hope not bro even I want to mod cause in my country we have a "dehydration"
problem the last 4 years so no worries I will work inside!! Thanks!

Great idea! I've never seen a build based on any opera before this one.

Thanks man glad to hear from you!

looks intense

Thanks dawg!!!!

[AnG3L]

Here is the update as I promised!
Not much done due to bad weather but I worked in between the rain "sections" lol !!
I will be quick so lets go!

First I did some work inside (my room is my workshop for the people they dont know me!)
with the clear acrylic which I am going to use along with the red leds.
I didnt like the edges of the acrylic after the laser cut cause they had a "wavy" texture so I choose to dull them and also the surface of them, to help the light "travel" lol
I went from 180 grit, to 300 and finally with 600 grit. The finish is almost perfect
I took some super macro shots but you can barely see any lines from the sandpaper.
I did 2 pieces, 2 more left for tomorrow!

Here is the original "after laser" wavy edge:

And after my work:

I also glued the radiator and motherboard holders by using acrylic cement glue.

So now lets talk about the side panels. First off all they wont be removable but they will open upwards and the left compartment will open downwards. I will mainly use wood like plywood, cylinder 1.2cm pieces and 1mm flexible one. You will see more in the progress so be patient and stay tuned.
So I will use plywood to create 2 support pieces for each panel, that they will hold the cylinder pieces together and also they will be used as hinges.

First some drawings on the wood by using the main acrylic pieces.

And some pictures from the cutting progress step by step:

Attached the piece on the acrylic to "fine" it with the file and some sandpaper.

Then I used the almost finished piece to draw the design on the plywood.

Here I am about to start filing both pieces together but more in an upcoming update hopefully soon !

Thanks for reading my update guys, unfortunately I couldnt work more due to the bad weather but I prefer to do a lot of things and then update again next time so please be patient!!

Peace!

[mDust]

I really like what I'm seeing even if I have no idea how the pieces are going to go together. I like the organic shapes... It's very inspiring!

...so please be patient!!

How!?! Aarrghh! It burns!!!

[billygoat333]

I really like what I'm seeing even if I have no idea how the pieces are going to go together. I like the organic shapes... It's very inspiring!



How!?! Aarrghh! It burns!!!

this. very interesting shapes you have going on! I am liking it so far though. its sexy, like a female's curves.

[AnG3L]

Thanks guys so much, I am glad you like the concept I hope it will turn out well at the end!!

[AnG3L]

Here we go with the third update.
My attempt on the side panel failed completely as the flexible wood part proven to be not so durable even I was going to add a second layer on it. And because of that I am changing my plans to acrylic pieces plus the wood cylinders.
Here you will see the progress.
First I finished sanding the main 2 side panel holders.

Then I reinforced them with some isopon which was also used to cover some minor imperfections.

Sanding again!

Here I mark the pieces of flexible 1mm pine wood.

Preparing some epoxy glue.

I attached the piece with some "temporary screws".

It might seems nice but my experience says that its better to build something durable instead of nice looking and very fragile.

Here I dulled the 2 remaining clear acrylic pieces. 2 and a half hours to get that perfect look on the edges!!!

To open the side panels I am going to use an aluminium tube 1cm which is going to be held in place with 2 solid acrylic tubes of 0.9cm. I had to file down the 2 parts so they wont be tight, to be able to insert and remove the aluminium tube in order to remove the side panel.

Here you can see them attached on the case parts and also on the removable parts too.

So as you have seen I aint a guitar maker lol to be able to bend wood like a pro but that wont stop me from searching alternative ways to achieve perfection in what I do.

Thanks for reading my worklog guys, till next time, peace!!

[Luthien]

Looks great. You always do some of the smoothest sanding.

[AnG3L]

Thanks man! I am an expert in sanding after all these years lolz

[DonT-FeaR]

i love it can we see a mock up soon?

[AnG3L]

Thanks bro, you ll see everything unfolding through the progress