A lot of interesting comments. Thank you for the complements and criticisms as well.
The power supply is straight. Your eyes are getting thrown off by the angle and the curved edge.
I probably should have made a way to mount the PSU internally, but by using an external piece, it allowed me to have the opening a bit larger than the PSU to accomodate another PSU should I change at a later date since PSUs vary a bit in size. I agree though that an internal mount would probably have looked better.
An original radio case of this model is hundreds of dollars as it is a collector's item, and an original 5-S-29 would not have fit the dimensions I needed for the cooling I wanted. I liked the look of the radio, so I built the case modeled after it.
As for the comment about the "encased in wooden camouflage," I say to each his own. My comp sits next to our oak roll top desk and makes a nice addition to our living room. My wife is very pleased with it, and when it all comes down to it, that's what really counts.
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A lot of interesting comments.
Thank you for the complements and criticisms as well.
The power supply is straight. Your eyes are getting thrown off by the angle and the curved edge.
I probably should have made a way to mount the PSU internally, but by using an external piece, it allowed me to have the opening a bit larger than the PSU to accomodate another PSU should I change at a later date since PSUs vary a bit in size. I agree though that an internal mount would probably have looked better.
An original radio case of this model is hundreds of dollars as it is a collector's item, and an original 5-S-29 would not have fit the dimensions I needed for the cooling I wanted. I liked the look of the radio, so I built the case modeled after it.
As for the comment about the "encased in wooden camouflage," I say to each his own. My comp sits next to our oak roll top desk and makes a nice addition to our living room. My wife is very pleased with it, and when it all comes down to it, that's what really counts.