Putting Behringer stommp box circuit in stronger case

[Guite Lectrique]

I'm kind of lazy: is it possible (and a good idea) to take the circuit out of a Behringer TO800 stomp box (the Ibanez Tubescreamer copy) and put it in a stronger Hammond diecast case?

I like the sound, but I hate the plastic case, has anyone tryed to do so?

[KerryF]

why not?  just take it out and mount it.  its no different that putting a pedal you build into an enclosure.

[Mark Hammer]

As has been discussed here before, if the chief concern is whether they will hold up to stomping, one can always leave the FX in the plastic boxes and do one of two things:

1) Leave the plastic-box pedals on and use loop selectors in sturdy boxes with sturdy switches to engage/disengage clusters of pedals or individual ones.

2) Sink a hole into the side of the plastic box, install a mini phone jack, and run a pair of leads out to a larger momentary switch in a convenient chassis where they are all clustered side by side.  You can stomp all you like on the secondary switches (which will function identically to the ones in the pedals themselves), and if you plan it out right you can make it possible to step on three or four at once, or individual switches.

[petemoore]

  Here's what I did...
  Made it to serve my purposeon my oak-wood-frame pedalboard.
  about the thing [that shouldn't be] I like least about this box doesn't bother me anymore: the 3 plastick jacks connections in plastics to PCB.
  I used angle jacks on the pedal so I could cram it between two others.
  I took it apart, and made 3 cutouts into the sides of the plastic [1 piece sides and top] with a wire cutter, that leaves the edge of the bottom metal plate exposed in 3 places where wide head screws can catch and pin down [I decided on triangle shaped pin points].
  I put the pedal where I wanted it, and marked along the plate where I'd removed the plastic, drilled three holes for the medium thread, non-pointed tip screws [they go 'just to but not through', so no protruding screw tips don't catch on stuff], anyway, that pins 'er down, and with the angle plugs protected by adjacent pedals...it feels more protected.
  I suppose you could use little 'square washers' or tabs...but just the edge of the wide head screws is doing a great job.
  I was gonna tap into the bottom plate...or aling find longer-but-matching screws and >through board>into bottom plate /plate screw holes...nahh...I liked the idea of place the pedal and mark directly there.
 
 

[Guite Lectrique]

Thanks, great advice! But after some thinking I realized that what I needed was in fact a good OD, I think I'll just buy a used Boss or something (as I said, I'm lazy!).