Getting Started with Building Pedals

[Bakersdozen]

DC, do you have any secrets for sourcing cheaper enclosures?

[jugglindan]

DC, do you have any secrets for sourcing cheaper enclosures?

No. They are oddly hard to find on eBay or Ali Express so I buy from Pedal Parts Australia most of the time. The only secret is to get a few at once to reduce postage cost per unit. I still end up with the enclosure, pots, jacks, and switches accounting for most of the cost of a pedal, with the enclosure close to 50% of the total.

[JohnH]

DC, do you have any secrets for sourcing cheaper enclosures?

I buy mine from Tayda electronics. When the conversion rate was better they worked out quite economically. They've gone up with the dollar being crap, but their service is still excellent, and they're still cheaper than most places.

https://www.taydaelectronics.com/

Enclosures are listed under the 'hardware' category in the list to the left hand side.

I also buy most of my components from them, so it's easy to add enclosures to the order

[Bakersdozen]

I buy mine from Tayda electronics. When the conversion rate was better they worked out quite economically. They've gone up with the dollar being crap, but their service is still excellent, and they're still cheaper than most places.

https://www.taydaelectronics.com/

Enclosures are listed under the 'hardware' category in the list to the left hand side.

I also buy most of my components from them, so it's easy to add enclosures to the order

Are their prices in $USD ? Lots of cool stuff on their site

[JohnH]

Are their prices in $USD ? Lots of cool stuff on their site

Yeah, USD. I've made a few of their pedals too, which have all worked fine and their instructions are easy to follow.

[jugglindan]

I buy mine from Tayda electronics. When the conversion rate was better they worked out quite economically. They've gone up with the dollar being crap, but their service is still excellent, and they're still cheaper than most places.

https://www.taydaelectronics.com/

Enclosures are listed under the 'hardware' category in the list to the left hand side.

I also buy most of my components from them, so it's easy to add enclosures to the order

Tayda, I always forget about them. I just looked at their 125b enclosures. $5.49 US, which is 8AUD today. So cheaper than PPA at 11AUD for the same enclosure. So it all comes down to postage rates. Adding that in, a single 125B from Tayda will cost me $12.50, and from PPA it would be $19.

So yup, definitely cheaper. Thanks. Shame they are out of stock of plain 125B until August But I do need a bunch of pots, so maybe ...

[JohnH]

Tayda, I always forget about them. I just looked at their 125b enclosures. $5.49 US, which is 8AUD today. So cheaper than PPA at 11AUD for the same enclosure. So it all comes down to postage rates. Adding that in, a single 125B from Tayda will cost me $12.50, and from PPA it would be $19.

So yup, definitely cheaper. Thanks. Shame they are out of stock of plain 125B until August But I do need a bunch of pots, so maybe ...

And when the exchange rate is better they are very cheap indeed! What I like most is how fast they get things to my door. My last two orders have taken a week, but usually it's 2-3 days (which is honestly insane)