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Hey there!

I want to show you my recent transmitter case, which I built from scratch.

I used plywood with 20mm thickness.

Enjoy...

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First I went to a fellow woodworker and asked him to custom cut the plywood for me, which he did with pleasure

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This case is for my Futaba 10C

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I voted for wood dowels in order to assemble the box. The are 8mm thick and 35mm long! Also I used plain wood glue.

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And here it is assembled!

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Next I sanded it carefully on the outside so that the surface is very very smooth!!!

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Next comes the painting with something called "cassia". Many furnitures are painted with this powder, which comes from a tree ( [link=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acacia]Acacia [/link] ) and can be dilluted with water.

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First you try the paint that you made in a spare piece of plywood so that you test the density and colour.

Don't use a brush to paint the box because you will end up with markings...

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And you paint....I had to paint the box three times with 1hour between every pass for drying!

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After the last coat of paint, let the box dry overnight!

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Eventually your future transmitter box will look like this:

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If you think that in certain areas the surface of the box is course, you can sand it with very very thin sandpaper!

The next step is to clear coat it...I prefer the water based!

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And after applying the 1st layer of clear coat, you will end up with something like this!!!

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Let it dry for 2 hours ( mine dried pretty quickly ) and apply the next two or three coats! Use a soft brush.
I have to point though that the first layer may be diluted with water at a percentage of 70-80% clear coat & 30-20% water.
This way all the tiny holes of the surface of the wood will be evenly filled!


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How it will look like after 3 to 4 layers of clear coat!


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Here you can see how "cassia" powder looks like!

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Some nice bits and pieces ready to be screwed in place!

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First test fit all the items that you are going to install....As you see i used my Dremel to drill the holes for the hinges.


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The drill bits I used are 5mm.

Gixxy

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So what protects it on the inside ? Gonna install some foam ?

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Ah yes ofcourse....I am going to use foam....but it is really difficult for me to find either grey or black....[:@]

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Assemblying the front catch!

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And now some protection for the bottom side....

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Finally!
Our furniture like transmitter case....

eddieC

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Wow, quite the piano case ! ! 

Good workmanship, nice fittings, way to go! What does it weigh? Will you line it with foam?

Good thread!