Quote Originally Posted by pablopepper View Post
Save even more money by buying a 'welding tip cleaner', which is what those things actually are.
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Quote Originally Posted by sansan View Post
Hi brendan, i usually get them from here:

http://tagboardeffects.blogspot.com.es/

you can find them from type/brand. Everything its on there.
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Yep, got the plans from there. I'd look for plans tagged "verified" unless you're cool with troubleshooting and making changes, which I'm not.

For other electronics beginners like myself, I'd also recommend www.diyguitarpedals.com.au, where you can buy a (limited and guitar-centric) range of kits that contains everything except the enclosure and uses a printed PCB rather than veroboard which makes it very easy to assemble something that works.

I just built the 1w Chime Amp from there, and it's cool as a headphone amp and also drives an old 4-inch hifi speaker enough to make an electric guitar about as loud as an acoustic. I'm intending to make an expanded version with EQ and use my new-found (thanks guys!) wood finishing skills to make a tiny 9v combo amp.