10 DIY enclosures for 20 bucks

[samhay]

Also bump for knowledge! I d like to hear a word from the chemists in the forum on how to easily rust an iron enclosure (not aluminium) fast?

Heat, oxygen, acidic water and a little salt.
Put them in hot water with some acid (vinegar is probably a good cheap and easy option) and table salt. If you have an old fish tank pump, then you can use this to bubble the solution. If not, try a shallow tray with water just covering the enclosure and give the solution a swirl from time to time.

p.s. cool enclosures - the finish is very impressive, but you are not the first by at least 15 years:  http://www.geofex.com/article_folders/steelstud/steelstud.htm

[m-Kresol]

Also bump for knowledge! I d like to hear a word from the chemists in the forum on how to easily rust an iron enclosure (not aluminium) fast?

Heat, oxygen, acidic water and a little salt.
Put them in hot water with some acid (vinegar is probably a good cheap and easy option) and table salt. If you have an old fish tank pump, then you can use this to bubble the solution. If not, try a shallow tray with water just covering the enclosure and give the solution a swirl from time to time.

p.s. cool enclosures - the finish is very impressive, but you are not the first by at least 15 years:  http://www.geofex.com/article_folders/steelstud/steelstud.htm

excellent advice. the metal will rust faster with acid for sure. hydrochloric will do the trick (Chlorine is one of the things that will make steel rust fast), BUT it also eats the rust if too concentrated, so if you use it, use it in low concentrations. actually vinegar would be the safer choice, hydrochloric is pretty nasty (gas, strongly acidic/etching) so not really something for hobbyists.

[George]

Also bump for knowledge! I d like to hear a word from the chemists in the forum on how to easily rust an iron enclosure (not aluminium) fast?

Heat, oxygen, acidic water and a little salt.
Put them in hot water with some acid (vinegar is probably a good cheap and easy option) and table salt. If you have an old fish tank pump, then you can use this to bubble the solution. If not, try a shallow tray with water just covering the enclosure and give the solution a swirl from time to time.

p.s. cool enclosures - the finish is very impressive, but you are not the first by at least 15 years:  http://www.geofex.com/article_folders/steelstud/steelstud.htm

Dayum!!! Sometimes i feel that if you search hard enough you can find everything in the internet  . This could help me with this project

[George]

Also bump for knowledge! I d like to hear a word from the chemists in the forum on how to easily rust an iron enclosure (not aluminium) fast?

Heat, oxygen, acidic water and a little salt.
Put them in hot water with some acid (vinegar is probably a good cheap and easy option) and table salt. If you have an old fish tank pump, then you can use this to bubble the solution. If not, try a shallow tray with water just covering the enclosure and give the solution a swirl from time to time.

p.s. cool enclosures - the finish is very impressive, but you are not the first by at least 15 years:  http://www.geofex.com/article_folders/steelstud/steelstud.htm

excellent advice. the metal will rust faster with acid for sure. hydrochloric will do the trick (Chlorine is one of the things that will make steel rust fast), BUT it also eats the rust if too concentrated, so if you use it, use it in low concentrations. actually vinegar would be the safer choice, hydrochloric is pretty nasty (gas, strongly acidic/etching) so not really something for hobbyists.

I have some hydrochloric mainly for cleaning brass but i could use some for this purpose.

[m-Kresol]

everything in our lab is rusting like hell as we clean our glassware with HCl on a daily basis, but I have no idea how good this will work in practise when trying to do it on purpose . as mentioned, Cl is basically a rusting agent but rust dissolves in hydrochloric acid. in principle it should work, though. If anything, it will eat away the protective oxide layer and will accelerate the process.

[alanp]

For the wooden strips, it could look really good to have them as the actual side, like a wood-end-panelled synth or something

[jtaormina]

The heaviest pedal board to carry ever. Nice work though.

[George]

The heaviest pedal board to carry ever. Nice work though.

lol i hope that i wont have all these on one pedalboard. In case that happens my pedalboard will no only make my sound better but also my looks, building muscle as i carry it around  

[darrenw6000]

those look strong enough to survive a bomb!!! good job