onsdag 2 mars 2011

Modding the Philips EL6425 - taking care of the ugly-as-f**k chassis

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Right.. The chassis really is ugly.
I want to keep the 60's feel and bring the tubes out in the free..
I contacted Johan at Mattssons Smide http://www.mattssonsmide.se and asked him if he could cut the chassis. He pondered the idea for a moment and said, no problem.
He was really helpful and managed to do a really good job of cutting the chassis.
And at a most reasonable price.
Thank you, Johan!

Next step is to paint and lacquer the chassis.


The chassis before cutting:





And after:







Modding the Philips EL6425 - cleaning and painting

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Time to clean the inside of the beast. Incredible amount of oily dust had to go.
Painted the backside black.