My Latest #102 Build

[glasman]

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... 4747b2fc22

A few photos of my latest #102 build (Overdrive Deluxe amp).

Hopefully the link works.

Gary

[glasman]

Does the link work? Just curious if Facebook allows the external linkage, works for me...

[martin manning]

Yes, no problem for me. Looking good!

[glasman]

Yes, no problem for me. Looking good!

Thanks Martin!!

[Synchu]

Works here as well.
Looking great.
Will steal few tricks - hope you don't mind - that bug style mounted Orange drop on V1 in particular ...
Niki

[glasman]

Works here as well.
Looking great.
Will steal few tricks - hope you don't mind - that bug style mounted Orange drop on V1 in particular ...
Niki

Thats ok I stole it from Dumble lol.

[glasman]

Works here as well.
Looking great.
Will steal few tricks - hope you don't mind - that bug style mounted Orange drop on V1 in particular ...
Niki

The cap is held with hot glue. I cut a small piece of glue stick and then using a hot air gun, I preheat the chassis to the point where the glue starts to melt when I touch the glue to the metal. Once I get to this point I continue to heat the glue and metal with the hot air gun until fully molten and then press the cap into the glue.

I have found that unless the metal is preheated, the glue will not stick to the aluminum chassis.

Gary

[martin manning]

Dumble would have used silicone adhesive, though, no?

[Luthierwnc]

Very nice! I've got a 102 variant on the bench now. sh

[glasman]

Dumble would have used silicone adhesive, though, no?

No sure to be honest, I have tried silicon based adhesives and I have not found any that really stick that well to aluminum. Them seem to like to release over time.

Two part epoxy actually might be a potential solution as well.

But at this point the preheat process has worked well for me.

[BarryW]

Very sweet indeed! I like that mounting trick as well. epoxy or JB weld may in fact be a solution - I'm not particularly smart on what works with what or what melts what, so thanks for the shared experience on silicone too -

[dcribbs1412]

Nice looking build Gary
Any chance you will be at the Tempe Guitar Fest?

Darin

[glasman]

Nice looking build Gary
Any chance you will be at the Tempe Guitar Fest?

Darin

I will probably go and wander around. No booth. Been a couple of years since I attended.

You can recognize me by the Glaswerks Logo on the back of my jacket lol.

Gary

BTW, you are always call here. 480 898-1058

[Synchu]

Hey Gary,
Great tip on the mounting.
I learned that silicon based ones do not work the hard way. Had an F&T RC filter mounted that way in couple of hi-fi monoblocks I did. One stays and the other didn't.
But certainly doesn't work quite well, or at least the one I am using. I didn't use any since then, but I am sure back to hot glue.
Thanks,
Niki