It's time to praise your seamstress

[xtian]

It's time to praise your seamstress (or...seamster?) for a job well done. Because, like most skills, it's NOT as easy as it looks!

I bought some marine vinyl and made a cover for my combo. Although I was able to thread and configure the machine, I was in over my head as far as assembly, corners, and common good fit.

Anyway, you can't be a true Renaissance person without blundering around a bit.

[skyboltone]

Make it inside out. Add one inch to the width, height, and depth for seams then sew it together and turn it back outside out.

[romberg]

I have been thinking about making about a half dozen covers of my own. There are some
sources online where you can buy pre-made covers. But the price bothers my miserly
sensibilities.

As I strongly suspect actually gathering the material and tools to do this will probably cost eight times more money than the pre-made ones. But that is par for the course in this
hobby . The main point is figuring out how to do it yourself.

Any more details/tips on this process would be greatly appreciated.

Mike

[NickC]

Your cover looks great compared to my primitive effort.

I overlapped the corners and installed three grommets to hold the folds for each corner. It was quick and easy. And it works, but isn't very elegant looking.

[xtian]

Nice, Nick! Plus you can tie it down during high winds!

[NickC]

Nice, Nick! Plus you can tie it down during high winds!

Exactly!

<sing to tune of Tie Your Mother Down by Queen>

Tie your Cover down
Tie your Cover down
Lock your Daddy out of doors
I don't need him nosing around
Tie your Cover down
Tie your Cover down
Cover all your keeeeeyyyyyyysssss tonight

[lord preset]

A post-modern deconstructed amp cover. Brilliant!

[beasleybodyshop]

Does it have an unused triode? lol.

[xtian]

Second attempt, much better, far from perfect. Made a cover for my Rocket Dog. But I can make these for other people now and not hang my head in shame!

[ampmike]

Very nice work Bro,Im impressed!!!Mikey