The Pedal Finishing Thread - Painting, Coating, Drilling, Envirotex, etc

SteveF · May 2018

I'll go through some switches shortly - a mate who teaches groups has asked me to build him a 8 in 8 out bypass with a master bypass. That way he can mute the students individually or as a group. Should be easy enough but the parts alone will add up.

Philtre · May 2018

SteveF said:

Does it bother anyone else that it's 3PDT/4PDT and not TPDT/QPDT? Or failing that, change SPDT and DPDT to 1PDT and 2PDT... No? Just me then...

Actually I was thinking the same the other day...not just you.

Philtre · May 2018

Anyone tried the 3PDT stomps with LED rings?

http://www.timetravelaudio.co.uk/shop/components/3pdt-foot-switch-illuminated-type-with-led-ring-colour-options-on-led-cap/

Can be seen on this pedal:

Image: https://shop.drno-effects.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Dr.No_Front1C.png

SteveF · May 2018

Philtre said:

SteveF said:

Does it bother anyone else that it's 3PDT/4PDT and not TPDT/QPDT? Or failing that, change SPDT and DPDT to 1PDT and 2PDT... No? Just me then...

Actually I was thinking the same the other day...not just you.

Huzzah!

SteveF · May 2018

Philtre said:

Anyone tried the 3PDT stomps with LED rings?

http://www.timetravelaudio.co.uk/shop/components/3pdt-foot-switch-illuminated-type-with-led-ring-colour-options-on-led-cap/

Can be seen on this pedal:

Nope but they look cool. I like the caps on them too.

Philtre · June 2018

My new pedal is done..

This is a clone of the Earthquaker Devices Tentacle - http://tagboardeffects.blogspot.com/2016/11/earthquaker-devices-tentacle.html

Note that there are no pots on this one, just on and off so I decided to make a feature of the (green) LED by putting it in a bezel. It looked naked otherwise.

When it came to do the artwork and theme I wasn't getting any inspiration from tentacles or underwater sea creatures.

So I did some research and found out that it is based off a Dan Armstrong Green Ringer pedal. Then I discovered that Frank Zappa used one of these built into his guitar.

So, with the ingredients of Green and Zappa, I present to you the Green Hocker:

Green hocker croakin'

In the Pygmy Twylyte

Crankin' an' a-coke'n

In the Winchell's do-nut Midnite

Out of his deep on a 'fore day run

Hurtin' for sleep in the Quaalude Moonlight

Adam_MD · June 2018

Looks nice but I always think it’s teasing when someone posts a new pedal the’ve built and doesn’t show any gut shots.

Some of us is like looking at pedal innards

Philtre · June 2018

Adam_MD said:

Looks nice but I always think it’s teasing when someone posts a new pedal the’ve built and doesn’t show any gut shots.

Some of us is like looking at pedal innards

I agree, but I've not done that in this thread because it's about the finishing aspect (drilling, ET, artwork, etc.)

But, having said that:

SteveF · June 2018

So ET pour second attempt underway. Much less stressful when you don't put too much on!

Looking good so far, no prizes for guessing the pedals...

Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/qas6u7e8hs24k8j/IMG_2086.JPG?raw=1

Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/z26c0rsg6lfge7n/IMG_2087.JPG?raw=1

Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ds4trlmilhcuuk7/IMG_2088.JPG?raw=1

Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/pvqxc9n2ncxpeqw/IMG_2089.JPG?raw=1

Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/wbzr7nkpq8kcnor/IMG_2090.JPG?raw=1

Philtre · June 2018

Looking awesome, Steve!

Let me guess - klons, compressor and a pedal that laughs?

SteveF · June 2018

Haha, yes, yes and er... no...

The last one is going to be a Keeley Katana boost. The enclosure I had reminded me of the NOS bottles that street racers put in their cars for a boost. At the top will be a knob and a switch (it's a push/pull knob on a katana) I wanted to try and find one of those switches with safety covers for the switch (purely for visual effect) but I couldn't find one an appropriate size.

Philtre · June 2018

Nice one. Seems like the design of the artwork and concepts is way more fun than soldering the components!

SteveF · June 2018

Oh goodness no! I love doing the circuits. I don't find doing the enclosures anywhere near as enjoyable, but at the same time I want them to look nice. If I could pay for pre screen printed enclosures which didn't cost something ridiculous, I would!

Philtre · June 2018

But you'd miss the smell of Envirotex!

SteveF · June 2018

Very true!

SteveF · June 2018

I don't believe it!

Just dropped a Tupperware container onto one of the Klones.

Philtre · June 2018

SteveF said:

I don't believe it! Just dropped a Tupperware container onto one of the Klones.

Been there, done that. Still malleable?

SteveF · June 2018

Not really - at the sticky stage. The tub promptly stuck to the ET and came away like stringy sticky horridness. It was down one edge, so I've managed to tidy it up with some meths a bit but it's not great.

SteveF · June 2018

Annoyingly it was on the black one, which WAS the one that looked best.

Philtre · June 2018

@SteveF - how is the ET on that pedal? DId you rescue it?

SteveF · June 2018

It's not too bad. It was soft enough still that some meths managed to tidy up the worst of it. It just has a slightly bobbly edge now.

Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/xn4ccv3exijklpp/IMG_2098.JPG?raw=1

Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/hy4ldgeyd20lwd7/IMG_2099.JPG?raw=1

Philtre · June 2018

Good. Anyway, bobbly edges are "in" this year!

Philtre · June 2018

I don't know how long it's best for the Envirotex to fully cure. My recent pour was done 3 days ago and I still managed to embed a thumb-print on it just now.

SteveF · June 2018

I dig a fingernail into where the drill holes are after a few days. still making a faint mark today, 3 days after pour. Should be good to go tomorrow I reckon.

Philtre · June 2018

Good tip. Wonder what the optimum wait time is? @Adam_MD ?

Adam_MD · June 2018

I leave mine 4 days minimum but usually they get a week to sit before I start drilling out the holes for the pots and switches.

Philtre · June 2018

Still don't know how a thumbprint got embedded in mine. Tried rubbing it out, but no luck.

Adam_MD · June 2018

Philtre said:

Still don't know how a thumbprint got embedded in mine. Tried rubbing it out, but no luck.

That’s why I wait at least 4 days now. Exactly the same thing happened to one of mine when Mrs_MD said ‘oh pretty’ and poked it with her finger about 3 days in. It didn’t dent the finish but if you held it to the light you could see the fingerprint and I was never able to rub it off.

Philtre · June 2018

lasermonkey said:

CPC do some tiny Multicomp toggle switches. I doubt you'll find any smaller than these.

SPST on-on       SW02454
SPDT on-off-on   SW02458
DPST on-on        SW02449
DPDT on-off-on   SW02452
DPDT on-on-on   SW04070

I got some of these. A bit more expensive but they are smaller than Bitsbox's or Tayda's. Thanks for the heads up!

Philtre · June 2018

New Pedal Build Day!

I have a yellow enclosure, and I wanted to build another Zvex Mastotron clone so here is...The Yellow Shark...

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