#001 (LP-1S) [finished - co-runner up Nov 2018 GOTM]
#002 (WL-1)
#003 (MPL Megacaster - semi scratch build) [finished]
#004 (ST-1 JR - Arachnoid Superhero build) [finished]
#005 (LP jr)
#006 (TL-1A)
Junk shop acoustic refurbs (various)
'The TGS Special'
And this doesn't take up any more space than the pot anyway. Also helps when you have multiple wires to a single pot leg.
Finally, it just helps me feel good about saving all those little bits of board! Who cares if it's actually useful?
Jury is still out on the LED boards. I have used this and point to point wiring, they both work and take about the same amount of time so it's really personal preference in the end.
Mantra: No more pedals, must finish BlueyCaster...
Disclaimer: I haven't done woodwork since high school, and wasn't really paying attention at the time ...
Some more links, I had a folder of them, couldn't find it til now.
http://stinkfoot.se/
https://www.instructables.com/id/Modify-Your-Wah-Pedal/
https://www.madbeanpedals.com/
https://guitarpcb.com/
https://www.freestompboxes.org/index.php
Cliff
#001 (LP-1S) [finished - co-runner up Nov 2018 GOTM]
#002 (WL-1)
#003 (MPL Megacaster - semi scratch build) [finished]
#004 (ST-1 JR - Arachnoid Superhero build) [finished]
#005 (LP jr)
#006 (TL-1A)
Junk shop acoustic refurbs (various)
'The TGS Special'
Thanks for satisfying my curiosity gents. All fair calls!
OK, I have made some vector format drilling templates in Inkscape. They let me mock up pedal designs, decals, and produce a drilling template. I can't distribute them publicly since they include the Effect Pedal Builder's Vector Pack by Eric Barao, and it can't be redistributed without permission. But since I had to convert the EPS format to SVG, I wanted to save users of my templates from having to do the same thing.
If anyone would like the templates, just send me a PM with your email address so I can add you to the dropbox share.
So far I just have 125B templates for 1 knob, and 3 knob/2 switches cause that's all I have needed so far. But from those it isn't hard to make new templates by moving and copying elements.
Mantra: No more pedals, must finish BlueyCaster...
Disclaimer: I haven't done woodwork since high school, and wasn't really paying attention at the time ...
Updated the main post with all the tips. Should also ask the mods about getting this turned into a sticky.
Mantra: No more pedals, must finish BlueyCaster...
Disclaimer: I haven't done woodwork since high school, and wasn't really paying attention at the time ...
OK, just found this video which is a walkthrough of a complete TS-9 scratch build, using a layout from Guitar FX Layouts. It's not quite how I build things, but it's very close.
Mantra: No more pedals, must finish BlueyCaster...
Disclaimer: I haven't done woodwork since high school, and wasn't really paying attention at the time ...
Also this one:
Mantra: No more pedals, must finish BlueyCaster...
Disclaimer: I haven't done woodwork since high school, and wasn't really paying attention at the time ...
Great tip from the Fuzzlord video:
to solder the LED directly to the footswitch, put the LED hole 0.6" above the centre of the footswitch hole (~15mm).
I will have to do this on my next build, as getting the LED in place has always bugged me. None of the other approaches I have tried are really satisfying. Time to revise my drilling templates.
Mantra: No more pedals, must finish BlueyCaster...
Disclaimer: I haven't done woodwork since high school, and wasn't really paying attention at the time ...