Goldenstar Box-G Small

[Bradfo69]

And wait there is something brad doesn't own.

Ha! No. But... buffo came very, very, close to talking me into gettng one last December but I didn't have the available scratch to quite justify it at the time. A mild fit of "reason". It's been on the radar though. Actually I haven't gotten anything from Goldenstar yet but, I've pondered a lot of their stuff since getting my first pricelist in November 2011!

[m0f]

While not perfect, I still think it's a decent case. I'd consider myself serious about lasers, but not by any means rich, for sure it's a bit of a compromise but I'm more concerned with functionality than looks.

The fan holes are there, but no need to use them all. I am using just the 3 filtered intake fans on the top, and the rest are passive vents. Positive pressure is maintained, and so far so good as far as cooling, it seems to be keeping up.

Bottom shelf, not so important as the optical side, but using 2 filtered intakes (took a bit of work, but easy enough), 1 exhaust and 1 passive vent, keeps slight positive pressure.

I did have to sand the sharp edges, which of course would have been better if it were done prior to anodizing, but a black felt marker fixed it up pretty good, can't hardly tell.

The bolts sticking out I find are actually helpful in keeping it from getting scratched.

Worth noting, is the first one I purchased was practically perfect, not a scratch, the back panel came unassembled. The second case I ordered came with the back panel assembled, some extra holes cut for the lcd dmx board and covered with a sticker (which is kind of useless for my purposes and a few scratches to the finish) So perhaps specifically requesting an untouched case may be the key to getting a nice one.

To put it in perspective, I built the cases for my first two rgb's and it ended up costing me roughly the same just in aluminum and spray paint, and doesn't look nearly as aesthetically pleasing..

[dsli_jon]

...but a black felt marker fixed it up pretty good...

: 'Testors' Paint markers, ie: http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXHE88&P=FR avail. at yer local hobby shop... Good qual. paint, applicable right where ya want (and not where ya don't..) and either in flat, or semi-gloss, will resist-scuffs / stay on longer than 'sharpie-kisses'.. Also, once dry, can dab (don't 'wipe' or you'll clean the paint off.. ) on a bit of 'top-coat', with a cotton-swab (just spray direct on tip / 1/2 soak it..) foreven mo' bettuh scuff-resistance...

Tip o the mornin' to ya.
j

[depo]

Lasersoldier next time i have 5.5 grand to spend on my xmas party i will be giving you a call.

[polishedball]

Could anyone with this enclosure give me the height clearance in the top and bottom sections? Thanks

[LaserWizard]

Bottom section clearance is around 155 mm, top section is around 125 mm. Then there is a little standoff board included you can mount stuff on if you want, it makes a surface about 28 mm from the main board. It comes mounted in the top section but you can move it to the bottom just as easily.

The aluminum is a little strange, you need to use very sharp drills and take it slow.

- Tim

[buffo]

John;

I'll have one of these cases with me at SELEM if you want to take a look at it. They're damned nice for the money. (I have two of them myself; the one I'm bringing to SELEM is for Jeff.)

Adam

[polishedball]

John;

I'll have one of these cases with me at SELEM if you want to take a look at it. They're damned nice for the money. (I have two of them myself; the one I'm bringing to SELEM is for Jeff.)

Adam

Do they only ship in a flight case? wondering if a group buy could knock down shipping at all.

[swamidog]

what if they shipped unassembled?

Do they only ship in a flight case? wondering if a group buy could knock down shipping at all.

[MIIKKKLLLL]

what if they shipped unassembled?

They usually ship empty boxes unassembled!