Rehousing 2 seperate effects pedals into one enclosure..

[nickname009]

Hey guys! i'm a noobie at this forum! I was googling how I can put two of my favorite pedals together into one enclosure. They are the ISP decimator and a boss sd-1. I find them I almost always use them together and never seperately, have thought about getting a looper to active them both on/off at the same time but figure if it's possible i'd like to put'em in one housing.

I'd somehow, want to put these two together, have their own seperate functions, and still activate via ONE switch. Is this even possible?  I've never explored into DIY pedals before but I do wire my own guitars all the time.
Thanks in advance for your help!

[anchovie]

Use a loop. It'll save a lot of explanation, headaches and inevitable debugging. Plus if you ever want to change your distortion or noise gate they'll still have some resale value because you won't have pulled them to pieces.

[Scruffie]

Line them up and place a piece of wood between the two switches and glue it on, new dual footswitch 

[jacobyjd]

Line them up and place a piece of wood between the two switches and glue it on, new dual footswitch 

lol YES!

Actually, a bypass looper is what you want here. For one, it will be a versatile tool in your arsenal--if you ever want to change your setup, you can--just patch some different effects into the loop. Also, it's a great first project if you haven't done any building yet--bypass loopers are a fairly easy build--just 4 jacks and a switch!

This way, you can put as many or as few effects into the loop, which will all be activated when you switch it. Also, if you have multiple effects in the loop, you can choose which ones will be on or off--it's kinda nice that way--if you don't want both your favorite pedals to be on EVERY time.

Here's the page to check out for building this kind of thing: http://beavisaudio.com/techpages/PedalHacker/index.htm

[petemoore]

  If they're both boxed and bypassed.
  Putting them into 1 box is basically take the output jack from effect 1 and the input jack from effect 2 out, hard wire these 2 connections.
  Leave the power supply as-is or simplify it [if they're both neg gnd] by using 1 battery or other...connect the +'s and -'s of the PS circuits.

[Chris S]

Oh and don't forget the most difficult part once you've pulled the pedals apart rehoused them connected them to one foot switch is changing the wiring on each of the pedals so that they are on all the time. This is something I wouldn't try as a newbie.

[petemoore]

  Arriving at an exact schematic is the key. Even if it's all in your head and worked out...
 The switches for this's and that's can become complicated when involving jacks, since they can be assigned in so many ways, and vary in ability to be assigned in certain ways.
 Basically you want the signal path intact >/during all switching possibilities/>, the DC supply 'correct' [not shorting/voltage only where needed] in all possible conditions, and have all grounds hardwired, only to all the common-ground points.

[anchovie]

...or a loop.