Pictures!

[Austin73]

how do you cut the plexi glass to shape? and do you place the led in the middle after sanding it down?

Cheers

Aus

[Timebutt]

I cut the plexi using a small jigsaw, thought it was going to melt but it didn't. I did have to sand it down a lot because it's very hard to get a straight line.
I used two superbright white 5mm LED's mounted in the enclosure, there was no need to sand them down as they give a very even diffusion of light. The resistors used for the LED's are very small though: 390ohm per LED. Very very bright light inside

[DougH]

My latest build:

Nice, man!

Thanks for the nod.

[Volkmar]

BOGNER SHARP clone








samples
http://alm.org.ua/photos/mysor/SuisideMix.mp3
http://alm.org.ua/photos/mysor/LostMix.mp3
http://alm.org.ua/photos/mysor/zMix.mp3

[jmdfd415]

BOGNER SHARP clone








samples
http://alm.org.ua/photos/mysor/SuisideMix.mp3
http://alm.org.ua/photos/mysor/LostMix.mp3
http://alm.org.ua/photos/mysor/zMix.mp3

WOW nice job!  Sound clips sound great.  Where did you get the layout from?

[Volkmar]

Layout DIY ^)
i have a soft fot this.

[DWBH]

I cut the plexi using a small jigsaw, thought it was going to melt but it didn't. I did have to sand it down a lot because it's very hard to get a straight line.
I used two superbright white 5mm LED's mounted in the enclosure, there was no need to sand them down as they give a very even diffusion of light. The resistors used for the LED's are very small though: 390ohm per LED. Very very bright light inside

Did you put the LEDs through the plexiglass panel? Or you just put them aiming at the plexiglass? Can you post some pictures illustrating that?

[Thomas3D]

Used a matched FET from Frys
  Really nice graphic color displayon the 45...
  are these FET's are matched for Vgsoff ?

Yeah, I tested it in a jfet matcher and got 2.35 and 2.34, which is high;
I have to put the internal trimpot all the way down to get a phase sound.

[jakenold]

I cut the plexi using a small jigsaw, thought it was going to melt but it didn't. I did have to sand it down a lot because it's very hard to get a straight line.
I used two superbright white 5mm LED's mounted in the enclosure, there was no need to sand them down as they give a very even diffusion of light. The resistors used for the LED's are very small though: 390ohm per LED. Very very bright light inside

How did you mount it to the enclosure? Doesn't that high "frame" on the lid keep it from being flush to the lid?

[Valoosj]

At the end my webcam couldn't capture enough frames per second to show how fast the led blinks.

[Pushtone]

Doesn't that high "frame" on the lid keep it from being flush to the lid?

I'm wondering that too.

I suppose one would have to file down the lip on the box lid to make it flush.

[Valoosj]

Indeed, and it takes about 10 minutes depending on the size of your box.

[Timebutt]

Yep filing seems to be the way to go: I used a big and heavy metal file, no more than 10 minutes of work as Valoosj mentioned.
Wow, currently only Benelux people working on the plexiglass idea

What circuit did you use to make the LED's blink Valoosj?

[Valoosj]

It's in my tremulus lune. Very disco like at high speeds.
To add mojo to any pedal you could just build a simple lfo for the led.

[DWBH]

I cut the plexi using a small jigsaw, thought it was going to melt but it didn't. I did have to sand it down a lot because it's very hard to get a straight line.
I used two superbright white 5mm LED's mounted in the enclosure, there was no need to sand them down as they give a very even diffusion of light. The resistors used for the LED's are very small though: 390ohm per LED. Very very bright light inside

Did you put the LEDs through the plexiglass panel? Or you just put them aiming at the plexiglass? Can you post some pictures illustrating that?

[Timebutt]

The LED's are not through the plexiglass, they are both aiming towards it. If I get the camera in my hands later today I will post a picture of the inside. Basically I mounted the LED's using their legs as support: both are 'floating' around in the enclosure but because they're held in place by their two legs it's a very sturdy construction, hope this helps?

[jakenold]

Ahh OK; I'm gonna have to try this out. I've done this a couple of time's with wah-wahs, as their base is very easy to cut out and replace. I even did a project once with a Morley optical wah, where I installed two additional LDR's, that switch between a red color in the heel position and a blue color in the toe position. Looked really cool if you're into that kinda thing!

Jake

[Valoosj]

I put the led straight through. This had the best effect. I did try it out at first on a small piece though.

[Boogdish]

I've been watching this thread since I started lurking the board in November, time for my first post.

those are my first two builds, the left is a GGG tubescreamer built with Landgraff (or what I'm told are Landgraff) specs.  The right is a Tycobrahe Octavia.

I finished the screamer this morning and I was pretty happy with the textured look to the finish.  You can also see that I used a 1M pot for the drive and I accidentally got one with a longer shaft than I should've. Or maybe I'm trying to send a strong message about the importance of drive knobs.

another closeup.  The "8" is from the first paintjob I tried on this, but I wasn't happy with it and so I decided to paint over it.  I'm pretty happy with how it looks.

[syndromet]

BOGNER SHARP clone








samples
http://alm.org.ua/photos/mysor/SuisideMix.mp3
http://alm.org.ua/photos/mysor/LostMix.mp3
http://alm.org.ua/photos/mysor/zMix.mp3

Wow! This thing looks as good as it sounds! Love the Paradise lost riff in there. I was almost waiting for mr. Holmes to start singing. I would love a copy of the schematic and layout, if you care to share.