I suppose by now everyone is wondering what has happened to the 6L6 SE-UL amp project. Well, so am I. Kind of.
As I said back in early August, there were a whole bunch of other tasks that were taking my time. Well, we finished the roofing project on September 2nd. The hidden fastener, standing seam, metal roof looks great. And most of my summer canning projects are behind me. So I went and got my new spray paint and had a go at finally getting the amp top painted. The finish did not turn out acceptably. In fact, not just “not acceptable” but a truly “terrible, horrible, no good, very bad” finish (à la Judith Viorst).
So I will be letting the paint cure for at least a week, buffing it out, and seeing about applying a different finish. This process has been exceptionally aggravating. And some investigations into paints and currently allowed solvents are leading me to believe that the US EPA is on a mission to destroy any and all convenient consumer finishing products. In fact, I have just about convinced myself that all future amp tops will be done through Front Panel Express just to avoid the frustration.
I’m sure that I’ll get it done soon. And when I do, the final assembly and testing should occur in rapid succession. Unlike many of my amplifier projects, this one has a home even before it’s finished, so I need to get it done.
As always, questions and comments are welcome.
13 September: A Quick Note
Do you see up there in the second paragraph where I said “And most of my summer canning projects are behind me”? Well, over the last two days I’ve put up 44 Jars of plums (Italian Prunes actually). That’s 5 quart jars and 23 1-1/2 pint (24oz) jars of plums in light syrup and 16 1-1/2 pint (24oz) jars of spiced plum halves. And I still have to put up about 7 quarts of fruit pie filing from the box of apples sitting in the kitchen. So there’s still some work to do getting ready for winter. But I’ll get back to the amp soon.