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A Little Lazing

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I popped over to pre-engineering to do a little experimentation with the laser cutter and the lace wood sample that I’m going to use on the front of the peoples amp.

The first step was to adjust the mirror assembly to the correct height.



I drafted up three holes to check clearance on pots, switches, and jacks. I also created several lines to test etching line weight. I set up the line weight and vector etching properties in Corel (yuk) The lace wood was .15″ inch thick but it’s fairly dense so I had to use .18″ to get all a clean cut. 51 Grey was about midway on strength and created a well defined etch without flaring up.



After tweaking settings I found .19″ hardwood to work well with the lace wood.

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The People’s Amp Begins!

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My friend and guitar instructor Karl Wohlwend designs and builds guitar amplifiers. I asked him if he would help me with the process of finding a good first build kit, he offered to help me build his design, The People’s Amp. It’s an 18 watt beast of an amplifier. I can’t wait to get this project rolling. Here’s an excerpt from Karl’s website:

he People’s Amp is based on the legendary Marshall 1974, often referred to as the “Bluesbreaker Jr” or the Marshall 18 Watt. It is not a clone. It has an EZ81 tube rectifier, which gives you that nice vintage “sag.” The People’s Amp uses a 12AX7 pre-amp, another 12AX7 for its phase inverter, and a pair of EL84’s push-pulling in the power section. It is an 8 ohm head that sounds great through your favorite cabinet.

Pix inspecting parts for the build


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