Fuzz Face Enclosures

[upspoon12]

Hey guys,

Was hoping anyone who has seen the disc enclosures for the dallas arbiter fuzz face (if you can buy just the enclosure) could point me in the right direction?
I don't know if anyone is even making these but would love to build a couple in the actual enclosure.

My searching on google has turned up nothing but proper vintage FF's for sale in the netherregions close to 1k lol.


Any help is hugely appreciated, as is this forum's existence to begin with - THANKS!

[tubegeek]

I made a round pedal once using parts from a light. It was the decorative cover that goes next to the ceiling, for a light that hangs down by its cord. There was one hole through the center that the cord came through, I put the footswitch in there.

Try IKEA for similar items maybe?

Here's an IKEA track light "TROSS" with a nice pedal-like cover, already white so maybe easy to paint?



http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/80262663/

[davent]

... and can't beat the price...

[Brisance]

The question is what to do with all the rest of the light fixture though

[Luke51411]

The question is what to do with all the rest of the light fixture though

Status indicator lights

[Mark Hammer]

Some time back, Joe Gagan built his pedals into small upside down cast-iron frying pans.  They looked great, and I'm sure they were built like a tank, but I am equally sure they were a real challenge to machine.

Those light-fixture domes look like a reasonable substitute.  The question would be whether they are attainable in a non-machined fashion, without the various holes and slots needed by the fixture manufacturer.

[Derringer]

without the various holes and slots needed by the fixture manufacturer.

JB WELD to the rescue!!!!

[davent]

Some time back, Joe Gagan built his pedals into small upside down cast-iron frying pans.  They looked great, and I'm sure they were built like a tank, but I am equally sure they were a real challenge to machine.

I'd suspect Joe was using cast aluminum fry pans, much more machining friendly and light.
dave

[Quackzed]

6" pvc end caps (height cut down a bit and aluminum tape shielded) are @ 12$ at home depot... looked like a reasonable alternative when i was planning my own fuzztraviganza... side screw in a round wood (or lexan or whatever bottom... and pvc takes paint pretty well if roughed up a bit... you can even dye raw pvc with rit dyes...

[Mark Hammer]

Some time back, Joe Gagan built his pedals into small upside down cast-iron frying pans.  They looked great, and I'm sure they were built like a tank, but I am equally sure they were a real challenge to machine.

I'd suspect Joe was using cast aluminum fry pans, much more machining friendly and light.
dave

You're probably right.  Affixing a bottom plate to a cast iron unit would be hellacious.