Bassman 5F6a

[Kregg]

Here's an idea ... why don't one of you blokes make one for Mark?

[NowFender]

Tubeswell, thanks for the bending links...last one from the guy in texas was a winner. I've bent al chassis before using the hammer and 2x4....
works for testing but ugly!

[tubeswell]

Tubeswell, thanks for the bending links...last one from the guy in texas was a winner. I've bent al chassis before using the hammer and 2x4....
works for testing but ugly!

Yep Coyote Ugly (- I too made my first chassis with a hammer and a hunk of wood & its effing hard slow, dirty work as well). Making the brake (no pun intended) only took 6 hours, including shopping for the angle iron and hinges etc.

[Phil_S]

Tubeswell,
Those pictures of homemade breaks are good stuff! I realize now, I've got some metal rails from an old bed frame that will work quite well. Sometimes, I just save stuff and find a use for it later. I didn't ever expect to find a use for those rails. I can probably do this for the cost of the wood, which isn't much at all. Thanks.
Phil

[tubeswell]

Tubeswell,
Those pictures of homemade breaks are good stuff! I realize now, I've got some metal rails from an old bed frame that will work quite well. Sometimes, I just save stuff and find a use for it later. I didn't ever expect to find a use for those rails. I can probably do this for the cost of the wood, which isn't much at all. Thanks.
Phil

Yeah you just need to find some sturdy hinges and nuts and bolts and somewhere solid to anchor it, but its really a cinch to make. The secret to getting tight bends is getting the hinge pivot as close to the corner of where you will be making the folds as possible, being aware that the hinge is under a lot of tension when you bend stuff in it. But with a bit of perseverance, you can get quite good results. When I bend Ally, I use sheets that have strong durafilm on one side, that becomes my 'outside'.

[Structo]

I remember in high school (geez was that really 35 years ago?) we had gotten a new brake.

I don't remember the proper term for it.

Was it a box brake or finger brake?

Finger brake I think.

Anyway, it had these different sized fingers you could add or take off, so you could fold up different sized ends of a box type enclosure.

Sure worked slick for making small enclosures.

[Phil_S]

Yeah you just need to find some sturdy hinges...

I'm about to replace an exterior door. I've ordered a prehung fiberglass door, which should be here any day now. I'll be harvesting the hinges from the old door along with the jamb. I do believe that will make a great platform for a break. I'll need to cut a mortise to relocate one of the hinges, but I've got a router, so I'll try my hand at that. Given the length of the jamb, I'll be able to practice on it first. This is a project I hadn't expected to take on, but now that it just materialized, it's glorious! The only complication I can think of is that I'll need a better source of sheet metal than Home Depot (chain/big box hardware store).

LOL, I'm the consumate pack rat. I've got a can full of oversized bolts that came off a '70's Fiat that I haven't owned for around 30 years.

[Buschman]

It would be worth getting a chrome , already drilled chassis with the power supply cap cover. The 5f6a is an awsome amp.

[M Fowler]

I enjoy building chassis, cabs and other things too and I want to built a finger break so I can get the extra folds all along the botton edge for mounting for TW type chassis and can also make some marshall stype with mounting to the outside. Thats for my other amp projects. Thanks guys.

However, I am going to order a chrome chassis and cap cover.

Mark

[Andy Le Blanc]

Here's the cheap Chinese thing I got. There is actually a set up procedure
for these. You have to plan ahead for the radius of the bend which depends
upon the gauge of the stock. This one will do up to 16 gauge mild steel.
I had to plan and look in the local market for what was available for stock.
I found this at tractor supply (no shipping). This is what you need if you
choose to do a basic steel open channel as a chassis. The up side is that if
this is all you need it is affordable and it doesn't take up space or needs a
cement pad to hold it up. Next on my list is a shear and box and pan break.
But those of any quality may require a building and a proper cement pad.
So the limit becomes a 3-1 machine that I can find with out paying freight.