Pictures!

[BoxOfSnoo]

Just finished my EchoBase today - no rain so I could paint (and put my toaster-oven on the balcony)

The LED is a really cool high-bright violet.  The bottom image was a little off-center.  I can always take a sharpie and write "This is not the side you're looking for."

[compuwade]

Very nice!!

[JizZ]

This is my first build, a tube boost with some swirls:


And now my like fifth build, with my own swirl technique. Gut shot included:

[mikemaddux]

This is my first build, a tube boost with some swirls:


And now my like fifth build, with my own swirl technique. Gut shot included:

Impressive first build!!!!  Kudos!

[sundgist]

Packing a few things up, getting ready to move house. Dug these up from the back of my cupboard, hence the dust around the knobs. 3 of my first builds from about 3 years ago. Trying out slightly different techniques.


Mosfet boost in front of mu-amp. Silver paint pen on black spray acrylic which wrinkled when clear coating, but left a nice leathery effect.
"Top" switch alternates bass cut. (UP= MBnormal, MUcut / DOWN= MBcut, MUnormal), useful when both are on.
Drive is a 4 pos diode clipper after the Mosfet boost. (Off / Si / Ge / Si with Ge crossover distortion) Last position has a nice sound.


Big Muff with AMZ tone control. Adhesive inkjet paper label, rendered semi transparent / fibrery by clear coat.
This was my first ever stomp circuit, second stomp enclosure.


4ms Fuzz Jade. Transparent plastic inkjet label. Took lots of clearcoat to lose the step due to the thickness of the label.
This has gone through a series of different knobs as they get pinched whenever i'm short for a project.


Looking at the quality of the builds here, I'm getting loads of ideas and inspiration for getting this lot finished. Look forward to showing them off once settled in my new place.
Clockwise from top.
Frequency Central's Causality 4 Phaser
Dan Armstrong Orange Squeezer
Zvex Wooly Mammoth
Modded Rangemasterish Treble boost / OD
MXR Zakk Wylde OD / Boss SD-1
(on bboard) Sustainer circuit from FSB that I'm still debugging
(centre) Harmonic Percolator/ Escobedo's Jerkulator based experiment. Using AC128 and BC141 that I really like the sound of.

[oliphaunt]

JizZ that's a fine first post!  Welcome

[JizZ]

Thanks guys! 

[ca cat]

ok, couple of my builds:

BB preamp with Si/LED diode switch




And an active ABY box


RAT 2


Rebote 2.5 with tap tempo controler


Two OCDs with etched enclousures


Easyvibe


Almost all of my builds are in DIY steel sheet metal enclousures, bent by hand. Some are ethced with HCL/H2O2 mixture, used for PCB etching.

[Taylor]

Cool enclosures. You should consider selling those to forumites, I'm sure some people would want to buy them.

[JKowalski]

Almost all of my builds are in DIY steel sheet metal enclousures, bent by hand. Some are ethced with HCL/H2O2 mixture, used for PCB etching.

Those are really nice enclosures. How are they constructed?

I am picturing two   |__|  shape pieces end on end to form a rectangle for the width/length dimension, and another set of  |__|'s that comprise the faceplate and backplate.  Is that right?

[compuwade]

Almost all of my builds are in DIY steel sheet metal enclousures, bent by hand. Some are ethced with HCL/H2O2 mixture, used for PCB etching.

Have you experienced any smoking using the HCL/H2O2 mixture? I haven't had any issues with copper, but when doing my 1st aluminum etch I had to mix a much less potent batch to prevent smoking, and it only took about 3 minutes to etch. Is that normal for you?

[g-sus]

Chaosss
Bass blender-splitter-fuzz-loop-booster

[Taylor]

Wow, really nice graphic. Nice job.

[ca cat]

Those are really nice enclosures. How are they constructed?

I am picturing two   |__|  shape pieces end on end to form a rectangle for the width/length dimension, and another set of  |__|'s that comprise the faceplate and backplate.  Is that right?

Yup, it is constructed just like that.

Have you experienced any smoking using the HCL/H2O2 mixture? I haven't had any issues with copper, but when doing my 1st aluminum etch I had to mix a much less potent batch to prevent smoking, and it only took about 3 minutes to etch. Is that normal for you?

Yes, there is smoke, very nasty... With copper and with steel, bou when etching steel in reverse etch way (like the BB preamp), there iz A LOT ot that nasty smoke and the etch is realy qouck - 3 min, like you said. It usualy uses all the acid, so whwn finished, the etchant is worn out.

[g-sus]

Death In Las Palmas

..another bass blender-splitter-fuzz-loop-booster 

[compuwade]

Yes, there is smoke, very nasty... With copper and with steel, bou when etching steel in reverse etch way (like the BB preamp), there iz A LOT ot that nasty smoke and the etch is realy qouck - 3 min, like you said. It usualy uses all the acid, so whwn finished, the etchant is worn out.

Thanks, I just wanted to make sure I didn't do something wrong. When I etch my PCB's I never have any smoke and it etches much slower. I'm sure my mixture is wrong for the copper because it takes about 40 minutes to etch. But I'm ok with the slower etch as long as it works. I rather have the slower etch than the nasty smoke.

[jkokura]

Love the snow monster!

Dude. That's a Wampa.














(Am I a Star Wars Geek?!? Yes I am.)

Jacob

[jacobyjd]

lol...wait until you see the Bender ones

[ca cat]

Yes, there is smoke, very nasty... With copper and with steel, bou when etching steel in reverse etch way (like the BB preamp), there iz A LOT ot that nasty smoke and the etch is realy qouck - 3 min, like you said. It usualy uses all the acid, so whwn finished, the etchant is worn out.

Thanks, I just wanted to make sure I didn't do something wrong. When I etch my PCB's I never have any smoke and it etches much slower. I'm sure my mixture is wrong for the copper because it takes about 40 minutes to etch. But I'm ok with the slower etch as long as it works. I rather have the slower etch than the nasty smoke.

I usualy mix it this way:
1 part HCl + 1 part H2O2

that then presents 1 part of mixture an I add equal part of water

[earthtonesaudio]

I'm not sure what I'm gonna put in the enclosure yet...

You gotta put in a Bronx Cheer