oldog said:I did make the plates. I first made a mock up set out of 3/8 plywood to find the right spot for the pegs and controls. The aluminum plates were cut out and shaped with a drill press, jigsaw, belt sander and a router. Yep, pretty much all woodworking tools.
You routed 3/8" AL plate to make those chamfered edges? What kind of bit did you use? Did you use a router table or a hand held router? How did you hold the piece in place while you did it? How hot did it get? Did you have a variable speed router? What speed did you run it at? I would have been terrified that the bit would shatter or did you use machine bits and not wood router bits. Can you tell that I want to do something similar?