Super good DIY PCB and potentiometer jig...

[wpkg]

Hey everyone,

This weekend I finished building my first pedal, a ts clone.  I came up with this very cheap but great workbench idea for soldering the pots.

I took a white BOSS pedal box and cut a slit a little longer than the PCB in the bottom of it. then I taped it to the table with painters blue tape. The slit held the PCB in place very well, and then a small A clamp held the POT by the post, and a medium A clamp held the small one up. Having the pots mounted by a clamp on the post made it super easy to rotate the piece to get the wire into the correct lug, and then flip up to solder.






I think this saved me MUCH aggravation and swearing and didnt cost me a dime. A clamps cost a dollar a piece, but I already have a bunch of them. I hope you can use this idea!

Paul

[tehfunk]

thats a great suggestion, I'm always trying to find ways to do things neater, thank you.

[iaresee]

I like this very much. Gonna appropriate it tomorrow night for a build. Thanks!