New enclosure construction experiments ...

[guitardanhx]

Thought I'd just share these pictures of my latest pedal builds - I've been trying to come up with new ways of building the enclosures to set them apart from the standard Hammond types.

First up is a wooden sided enclosure with a diamond etched paisley design on top:



Next is simple folded aluminum sheet, but I've added some neat LED detail under the transparent knob:




Next up a custom welded sloped case - I'm lucky enough to have married a woman who's dad runs his own metal fabricating company ...



and finally another wooden sided effort, this one's the Engineer's thumb compressor ...



Thanks for looking!

[bluebunny]

Thanks for looking!

Thanks for posting!   

Great looking pedals - nice board.   

[JoelTone]

Looks great! Details?
Are all the graphics screen printed? (Besides the etched one and Flux Capacitor, of course)
What's the construction of the wood paneled ones like? Is it as simple as wood panels glued onto the side of a 1590B/BB?

[guitardanhx]

Graphics are all waterslide transfer printed at home. I'd love to have them screenprinted so I could use white graphics on the darker enclosures, but that's a little out of my skill set!

The wooden sided ones are made completely from scratch. I fold aluminium sheet  and then rout the edges of the wooden sides so they have a raised profile that fits into the folded metal. I'll try post some pictures of the inside so you can see what I mean.  I'll put up pics of the other folded aluminium style disassembled too.

Thanks!

Dan

[mth5044]

Holy sheeeet that's beautiful.

[rousejeremy]

Unreal. Congratulations!

[jimilee]

That's very very cool there. You're definitely unique. Is that a flux capacitor I spy there?

[guitardanhx]

Haha yeah. That was my first pedal build, before I refined my finishing technique. Just a standard 1590b with a laser printed sticker of a flux capacitor shoved on top. It's the Small Time delay I think.

[Mustachio]

That Bass Booster is top shelf! Awesome stuff man , what are you using to bend the boxes ? Some type of a break ?

[guitardanhx]

Yeah I like that one too. Set up the design in Illustrator then exported it to a DXF - the automatic flatbed engraver did the rest. Might start using it more, or selling custom engraved face plates for people!

I bent the metal using one of these: http://www.axminster.co.uk/axminster-305mm-sheet-metal-worker-prod23311/ not sure if it's that exact model, but it gave me lovely 90 degree angles. The first one I did was in a vice, came out kind of twisted and wouldn't line up properly. Pays to have the right tools for the job I guess!

I'll be posting inner shots of a folded pedal later so you can all see the construction techniques used.

D

[guitardanhx]

OK, so here're some pictures showing how the wooden sided ones are assembled - you should be able to see the groove that's been routed around the edge, allowing the wooden sides to sit inside the folded metal. I used strong Gorilla Glue to hold them on, seems to have done the trick without needing additional screws.

[deadastronaut]

cool builds...

i'll ask..

the hot chilli, is that a rotary encoder type led setup?..or just leds in a ring?

[guitardanhx]

I toyed with the idea of a rotary encoder, but there wasn't enough room in the case! So it's just 7 LEDs mounted in a ring that light up when you press the footswitch. Pictures don't really do it justice - the transparent volume knob looks ace on a dark stage.

D

[ch1naski]

Oh, it looks ace. They all do. Incredible. Nice job.

[deadastronaut]

cool..

next question...

diamond etching ?...

[Hexjibber]

First up is a wooden sided enclosure with a diamond etched paisley design on top:

That is one damn fine looking pedal man! Top work!

[guitardanhx]

Diamond etching perhaps the wrong terminology. I should have said diamond engraving! Oops. I have access to a flatbed diamond-tipped CNC engraver a bit like this one: https://www.ishor.com/images/ImagesI/is400-3.jpg You clamp the flat metal sheets to it, load up an Autocad drawing and it does the rest. The metal sheet I used is a special type, which has a black coating on it. As the sheet is engraved the metal below shows through silver.

[Mustachio]

I seen Mac's break set up a while back and have had the itch to get my own, especially after seeing your finished boxes! ..... So last night before I fell asleep in a haze I ordered an 18" hand break from harbor freight for really cheap with their 25% coupon right now!

Can't wait to bend me some metal

[TG Flatline]

Bass Booster and Chilli one are my faves! Really digging those a lot!

[Pettol]

Amazing!

Gonna have to steal that wooden side design.