[retailer]

Following on from my Vox AC15 copy I built late last year I've started to build a Fender Deluxe Reverb copy, I like to build stuff and at least I know once it is in the hands of my son it won't end up in a skip after I move on to the next life. As with the Vox copy I did everything from scratch, the chassis came from an old road sign and was bent up on my homemade folder, the hardest part was scraping all of the old paint off, after trying a heat gun and paint stripper I found the best way is to burn it off out in the open, the charred residue is then easily sanded off, an added bonus is that this also anneals the Al so it bends easier and put less strain on my folder - if I try 2mm Al 57cm
wide that has not been annealed the folder flexes in the middle.

I wound the transformers (3 of) and choke some months back as I knew this project was coming up, the output transformer was wound without a bobbin on a cardboard former using my homemade winder - the old way with paper
insulation between each layer, the insulation provides a nice smooth flat surface for the next layer of wire. All of the hardware valve sockets etc have been reclaimed from old junked gear.

The turret board did not take that long the most tedious part was riveting the turrets, I had 99% of the parts on hand in my spares drawers and only needed one trip to Jaycar for a few resistors. Just about all of the wiring has been done and it won't be long before I give it a bench test.