Time for a new amp cabinet

[surfatwork]

Had a set of lm3886 monoblock boards and a transformer lying around. Decided to stick it into a cabinet. Thought of taking the easy way out this time by buying a cabinet from the market, but didn't like anything I saw. So it was back to the drawing board, as before.
Design done. Now hands to the metal. It is 300 mm x 250 x 75 (cabinet height).
Designed using Solid Edge.
Feedback welcome.

 

[hifimaddy]

nice project. Update here when you finish building it.

 

[surfatwork]

Finished it today.

 

[Yelamanchili manohar]

Finished it today.

Looks lovely

Not to distract the thread, but how steep is the learning curve with the solid edge software. I've heard of solid works and i guess it is very expensive.

I designed the entire interiors of my living room, dining and kitchen using sketchup when it was still free. And it was easy for a noob like me to learn easily. And the sketchup file could be easily converted to CAD file to print out along with dimensions for the carpenter to follow.

Have'nt touched it in almost half a decade, so I've lost practice. Recently tried getting it again, but not sure it is the most ideal for designing complex 3D structures for machining and lathe work. Hence my query, as I need to design some complex frames for my future OB speakers. Thanks in advance for your advise.

 

[surfatwork]

Solid edge, not solid works. The former is from Siemens, while Solidworks is from Dassault systems. Solidworks will leave you with no inheritance, while Solidedge is free for personal use. For simple use cases, like us, both are more than enough. Solid edge does have a learning curve like all CAD software, but there are loads of youtube tutorials. Once you get it, it's easy enough. Does need a reasonably powerful computer - using it on my AMD 7600X/32GB is a pleasure, but on my i3/16GB 7 yr old laptop, it crawls.

 

[Yelamanchili manohar]

Solid edge, not solid works. The former is from Siemens, while Solidworks is from Dassault systems. Solidworks will leave you with no inheritance, while Solidedge is free for personal use. For simple use cases, like us, both are more than enough. Solid edge does have a learning curve like all CAD software, but there are loads of youtube tutorials. Once you get it, it's easy enough. Does need a reasonably powerful computer - using it on my AMD 7600X/32GB is a pleasure, but on my i3/16GB 7 yr old laptop, it crawls.

Thanks a ton..glad to know it is free

Will give it a try and see. Thanks again.

 

[bornfi]

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[Yelamanchili manohar]

This may or may not be related to topic but for some similar needs I used https://modushop.biz/site/ and liked the offerings and service.

Thanks for sharing...indeed looks nice. But importing into India is always a hassle. Aliexpress also has some very nice looking cases.