Pictures!

[ElectricDruid]

Is the client a tiny-handed, ex-potus?   

Nice work as always, Nathan.

I was wondering if raccoons had taken up guitar playing...

[vigilante397]

Is the client a tiny-handed, ex-potus?   

I was wondering if raccoons had taken up guitar playing...

Pretty sure I've addressed this before, you get used to the spacing pretty quick You just can't have your whole fingers wrapped around the knob and turn it 180 degrees. you grab it top and bottom and turn it 30 degrees or so at a time. Need to make big dramatic adjustments? Just use one finger above (on the top row) or below (on the bottom row) the knob and spin it. Piece of cake But that's why I keep everything to two rows and never go to more.

[ElectricDruid]

Pretty sure I've addressed this before

You have, Nathan, and I've ragged you about it before too. It's just something we'll probably never see eye to eye on, so as long as we can continue to lightly take the mickey in both directions, it's all good

I love your work, but I don't like your interface design. That's just your taste not mine. I like lots of room so the panel feels luxurious rather than cramped. You're clearly happy with something I'd find very uncomfortable. You'd probably find my designs waste a lot of space that you could have fit another five or six knobs into. I'd have moved the PCB up to the top of the enclosure and had all those knobs nicely spaced out in that big blank area under the jacks. That would also keep those toggle switches a lot further away from being stomped on. Probably the stompswitch PCBs would then have to be connected by ribbon cables of some type, but I don't see that as a big problem. Different strokes for different folks and all that.

Carry on, sir! 

[bamslam69]

First pedal in yonks.
EQD Arrows. Sounds rather noice!



Edit:
A bit more user friendly than your Meatsmoke, Vigilante!
I think my approach with my enclosure filling methods is a bit more caveman-like!

[vigilante397]

Pretty sure I've addressed this before

You have, Nathan, and I've ragged you about it before too. It's just something we'll probably never see eye to eye on, so as long as we can continue to lightly take the mickey in both directions, it's all good

I love your work, but I don't like your interface design. That's just your taste not mine. I like lots of room so the panel feels luxurious rather than cramped. You're clearly happy with something I'd find very uncomfortable. You'd probably find my designs waste a lot of space that you could have fit another five or six knobs into. I'd have moved the PCB up to the top of the enclosure and had all those knobs nicely spaced out in that big blank area under the jacks. That would also keep those toggle switches a lot further away from being stomped on. Probably the stompswitch PCBs would then have to be connected by ribbon cables of some type, but I don't see that as a big problem. Different strokes for different folks and all that.

Carry on, sir! 

A fair point, and in 125B and 1590XX (like this one) I absolutely do have enough vertical space to scoot the board up under the jacks, could have done that. The biggest issue with this one was that the two rows of knobs correspond to the two channels, i.e. top row is drive channel, bottom row is clean, so it really makes the most sense to keep the two rows of five in this case. Although I suppose I could have moved the LEDs somewhere else and spread out the pots. I still could have taken advantage of space and moved the top row up for better vertical spacing. Not about to respin the boards any time soon though

[vigilante397]

First pedal in yonks.
EQD Arrows. Sounds rather noice!



Edit:
A bit more user friendly than your Meatsmoke, Vigilante!
I think my approach with my enclosure filling methods is a bit more caveman-like!

Looks great, nothing wrong with a little extra room inside

[Plexi]

First pedal in yonks.
EQD Arrows. Sounds rather noice!



Edit:
A bit more user friendly than your Meatsmoke, Vigilante!
I think my approach with my enclosure filling methods is a bit more caveman-like!

Love it.. Build one on protoboard, and love of great it adds some spicy treble to the signal.
A bit better than SHO, and not so nasty and trebly as Rangemaster.

[bamslam69]

First pedal in yonks.
EQD Arrows. Sounds rather noice!



Edit:
A bit more user friendly than your Meatsmoke, Vigilante!
I think my approach with my enclosure filling methods is a bit more caveman-like!

Love it.. Build one on protoboard, and love of great it adds some spicy treble to the signal.
A bit better than SHO, and not so nasty and trebly as Rangemaster.

I haven't tried either of those (yet).
I have an LPB-1 on my board, which is nice and useful, but I may swap it over with this.
I was finding it really opens up the neck humbuckers, and goes well with a Big Muff I built last year.

After 2 failed stripboard projects, it's nice to have a simple design to go back to and have it working on the first go.

[deadastronaut]

lovely build, good to see you back man.

the master etcher has run out of etchant...WHAT!!!

maybe try the Naoh method instead....havent tried myself, but the results ive seen are nice and clean

it actually leaves the etch shiney, rather than blackened etc...

Hello!
I've been building some pedals again lately but I'm out of etchant, I simply can't find it...
So I had to "etch" some wood with the CNC 



Cheers!
Fernando.

[amz-fx]

OP amp null tester that I made to compare IC chips:



Are there differences in op amps? You can read about the tests in my article here:

http://www.muzique.com/lab/null.htm

Also, there are more pictures in my instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amzfx/

Best regards, Jack

[Dewil]

Hi!

Just made an account but I have been looking at the work here occasionally and I gotta say it always looks amazing 
I just wanted to ask if there is a good sticker or tape type you can get your stuff printed on at a shop that stays properly on an aluminum case and can handle some hits. Or do you apply a clearcoat of lacquer on top of those? I have done some enclosures but I do not have a facility to do spray work atm so I am looking into alternatives.
Etching is also out of the question.

Thanks,
Dewil

[vigilante397]

Hi!

Just made an account but I have been looking at the work here occasionally and I gotta say it always looks amazing 
I just wanted to ask if there is a good sticker or tape type you can get your stuff printed on at a shop that stays properly on an aluminum case and can handle some hits. Or do you apply a clearcoat of lacquer on top of those? I have done some enclosures but I do not have a facility to do spray work atm so I am looking into alternatives.
Etching is also out of the question.

Thanks,
Dewil

Welcome Waterslide decals are one of the more common options for finishing, but they do require a clear coat on top to stay. There are some thin sticker papers available that will adhere to a box without a clearcoat, but I don't have any specific sources for them as I have never used them.

[Dewil]

Thanks.

I used to do waterslides and some etches, Liked the results. I did notice that Tayda has a UV printing service so I might have to try that the next time I order some parts. That also reminded me to ask around locally for a servise like that.
Oh and If I see a cool build and wonder where to get the vero layout or something is it cool to ask the person who posted the image ?? I've seen some amazing pedals on here and I am hopefully getting back to builds so If I see something I would like to try it would be cool to get to the right direction. I will probably post a pic at some point, right now I have a board on the works that has some of my own builds on it. Have fun folks.

[davent]

There are clearcoat options that don't involve spraying.

Beavis has an article wherein he brushes a clearcoat and many people use a resin pour on the pedal face to seal and protect. A search for Envirotex might find you some tutorials for that.

Beavis  http://beavisaudio.com/techpages/boxinaday/

[vigilante397]

If I see a cool build and wonder where to get the vero layout or something is it cool to ask the person who posted the image ??

Obviously I can't speak for everyone, but I would say absolutely. This is a pretty easygoing community of people that are generally here because of a willingness to help and share. If anyone here had products with trade secrets or proprietary technology, they probably wouldn't be posting their builds in the first place.

[vigilante397]

People have been asking me for months to do a fuzz, so I did a fuzz.

[timmy_the_jew]

I finally completed my first pedal build! I chose to start this new hobby with a Marshall Blues Breaker Replica kit from General Guitar Gadgets. The kit was great, high quality parts, pre-drilled enclosure, the hole 9 yards. I, however, am not a guitar player. I play bass. That being said, the pedal sounds decent enough through my friend's guitar rig. The graphics were by far more difficult than building the circuit. It turned out OK, but most importantly, I learned A LOT and the next build will be even better. Most of the help I would've needed I got by reading the posts here before I even started the build! This place is a wealth of info and I look forward to more builds!





https://youtu.be/6Xfecw4yDjg

[Dewil]

Here's some I did when I was actively building these. Can't really mess with the laquer and paint stuff because of allergic reactions nowadays. That's why I am looking into some services and alternatives. Nice Fuzz there and Gratz on the first build, this is a nice hobby indeed, especially when you get to the vero and pcb building stuff

[duck_arse]

welcome to the forum. I'm not keen on those knobs.

[timmy_the_jew]

welcome to the forum. I'm not keen on those knobs.

They're just some cream colored knobs I found on Tayda.