Re: Metal Bashing: Uher Miniline 220V Bucking Box
The top was a single piece bent to form three sides, with similar small screws used to hold it down as on the rest of the Uher stack.
A few coats of high-build primer, and Halfords Satin Black made quite a good match.
The electrical innards are simple - an IEC plug; the neon bulb and clip-in orange shade from a broken shower pull-switch; the transformer and a Cannon LNE mains outlet, where the Uher Z140 power amplifier is connected. I used these because I happened to have some, they were unusual enough not to be used on anything else I'd ever seen, and they are around the same period as the stack.
For my further amusement, I am planning to make some decals or screen-print similar legends on the top to make it appear more like a genuine artefact.
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