Building the Pedal PCB - 6 Band EQ Enclosure question

[HeavyMetalfx]

What is the best way to cut the slots for the 6 band EQ? (125B) I am thinking of using a Dremel tool with a cut-off wheel, but that's not guaranteed to make straight cuts. What are your thoughts or what have you done to do this?

Thanks

[Mark Hammer]

You may have better luck with a side-cutting drill bit, and fabricating a guide for a/your drill press, so that the enclosure can be slid in a manner that provides a straight slot of designated length.

But you DO realize the circuit will work just as well with rotary pots as it does with sliders?

[bluelagoon]

If you are up for it with some easy simple planning and plotting you can do over at Tayda Electronics in the UV print and Drill plotting service for pedal boxes including the 125B, total cost for a full graphical box with all cutouts done would only be at most $20 AUD and up to $10 AUD postage, About $20 USD Total, its cheap enough and would save a mountain of hair wrenching effort trying to get it right yourself.

Tayda now do line cnc cuts so any slots for a graphic equalizer would be a cinch done over there.
Will save you the cost of fancy drill bits and a whole lot more.

If you needed assistance with any of it, Graphics or Drill plotting I could help you out, I have done plenty with Tayda, and know how the procedure works.

https://www.taydaelectronics.com/

https://www.taydaelectronics.com/hardware/enclosures/1590b-style-1.html

https://www.taydaelectronics.com/hardware/enclosures/enclosure-uv-printing-service.html

https://www.taydaelectronics.com/hardware/enclosures/enclosure-custom-drill-service.html

[stallik]

When cutting slots, my preferred method (in the absence of better tools) is to carefully mark the enclosure with outline of the slots that I want, then use a Dremmel cut off wheel to make a slot that's too small but big enough for my thinnest file. The file then finishes the slot.

I don't do it often enough to invest in better tooling