By SaxMan - 4/6/2018 4:20:34 AM
I'm new here. Hello everyone! I'm interested in working with someone to design and make custom musical instrument cases, beginning with saxophones. Is there anyone in the USA who does something like this already?
Thanks!
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By Dravis - 4/10/2018 9:22:15 PM
I have made several instrument cases, along with a number of gun-cases and boxes for sensitive equipment.
I normally just make a plug the size and shape of the outside of the box I want, then make a mould (usually 2 or 3 part mould)
I use a commercial company that waterjet cuts the foam for the internals, they can cut any shape from 3D files
My usual layup is 2 inside layers of kevlar/carbon mix and one outside of pure carbon, some customers liked the kvelar mix on the outside as well, so those were made with a "kevlar-carbon-kevlar" layup
The really big cases were made with 4 layers in various mixes of layers two of my own cases have hinges made from EC flexible Epoxy and pure Kevlar weave -
I have used both infusion and vacuum bagged wet-lay for the boxes
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