Rich McCoy Custom Pedal Board - Part 3

Now it's time to make this thing look like a road case. I covered the box in thick black contact paper, using super glue to hold down any areas that wouldn't stick. Don't have any pictures of this. My hands were full of stick stuff.

For the edges I used 1" angle aluminum from Lowe's. This will help protect the edges for caving in if the case gets kicked, dropped, thrown, etc. I cut the aluminum to length on my scroll saw with a special hack saw blade.

Then I pre-drilled holes in the aluminum pieces and secured secured them to the box using #8 metal screws. I also attached the corners and clamps from Reliable Hardware as I attached the aluminum edging.

 

To make sure the top and the bottom halves stay together when the case is latched I took some left over aluminum and screwed it into the corners of the top half, leaving them about half an inch proud. This will keep the two halves from sliding away from each other.

Then, using spray adhesive, I glued some 1" thick foam to the inside of the top to pad and help secure the pedals when the lid is on. 

Finally, I attached the rubber feet, handle, and latches.

The final touch is a hand inscribed name badge on polished aluminum. (A nice way of saying I scribbled my name on some scrap metal and screwed it on. haha!)

Ready for delivery.