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Re: Let's see your finished DIY projects!
Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 8:51 pm
by LaoWiz
Mike wrote:Heavy_Soul wrote:Grit 400 wet and dry paper, in soapy water all over the enclosure until it was smooth, then buffed it on a grinder wheel with a coarse polishing attachment and car polishing soap until it was even, then went to a medium attachment and did the same, then to a fine attachment. Finally rubbed it all over with lime to get the grease and shit out of it, then some carnauba wax with a clean rag!
Great polish. So the buffing wheel is the key, eh? I tried to get a polish like that on my optical compressors-- wet-sanding, buffing, polishing, waxing. I couldn't come close to that, no matter how much time I spent and how fine of grit I used. My bigger goal, though, was getting the surface flat for toner transfer and etching, and that was a success.
What brand enclosure is that? I used 4site enclosures, and it seemed like the aluminum was not consistent, with dark streaks and spots that I just couldn't remove.
Oh, and by the way, ditch the plastic washers! Cheeeeesy.
Mike
I know what you're saying about the 4 site ones. That's the ones that Mammoth carries, right? I got some from them and the aluminum seems softer and cheaper. I was able to sand them down fine but the enclosures just seem cheaper and lighter. Most of the Hammond boxes I have etched on seemed to sand down well and the boxes just seem to be made better. Worth the extra money probably. I do a lot of etching on Pedal Parts Plus 1790 clones and while the boxes come out fine, there are deep pits that you can't sand out and it just sucks.
Re: Let's see your finished DIY projects!
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 2:51 pm
by eatyourguitar
mirror finish is hard to do. and it takes forever. sanding with woodblocks or sandpaper on glass is a good way to get it flat and straight but then you still have to put in work on all the rounded corners. it was like 4 hours on one pedal and i still f*d it up.
Re: Let's see your finished DIY projects!
Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 4:23 pm
by LaoWiz
eatyourguitar wrote:mirror finish is hard to do. and it takes forever. sanding with woodblocks or sandpaper on glass is a good way to get it flat and straight but then you still have to put in work on all the rounded corners. it was like 4 hours on one pedal and i still f*d it up.
That's looks pretty damn good, though!
Re: Let's see your finished DIY projects!
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 1:32 pm
by culturejam
Built up a first working pedal of this:
http://circuitworkshop.com/forum/index.php?topic=828.0The enclosure was left over from another project. I mis-drilled the in/jacks and also got some of the top-side holes off center. So I tossed it aside. Last night I drilled it out fully and managed to salvage it. Did a quickie paint job and wired it up good n' proper. There is still a left-over pilot hole and a dimple from the center punch. I like to think of the tiny pilot hole as a place for the excess doom to escape.
This thing RIPS!
I'll work on a demo later this week.
Re: Let's see your finished DIY projects!
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 9:50 pm
by LaoWiz
Craig Anderton Ring Modulator
Re: Let's see your finished DIY projects!
Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 7:53 am
by Heavy_Soul
Tight! The wiring is coming on, looks sexy
Re: Let's see your finished DIY projects!
Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 11:56 am
by Achtane
Everyone has cool enclosures!
Re: Let's see your finished DIY projects!
Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 2:41 pm
by BlindtoFaith
LaoWiz wrote:Craig Anderton Ring Modulator
Looks killer man!
Re: Let's see your finished DIY projects!
Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 4:28 pm
by LaoWiz
Thanks, guys. It was my first time using a PCB. A lot cleaner than my usual perf builds. And I usually etch my boxes but decided to try something fast with paint and stencils. Although I had the PCB for almost a year, once I got started the pedal was so much faster to assemble. Never had a Ring Mod so it's been fun playing, too...
Re: Let's see your finished DIY projects!
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 3:35 pm
by orcrist
silicon fuzz with dying battery, bias, and feedback loop controls.
Re: Let's see your finished DIY projects!
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 4:53 pm
by Steve Mavronis
Here's everything I've built so far together, minus the noise suppressor:
Strat->NS2send->Compressor->Overdrive->NS2return->Amp
Re: Let's see your finished DIY projects!
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 5:07 pm
by eatyourguitar
culturejam wrote:
Re: Let's see your finished DIY projects!
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 12:31 pm
by Heavy_Soul
Aaaaaaaaaand it's done -
It's really hard to keep that mirror finish looking un-battered
Re: Let's see your finished DIY projects!
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 1:56 pm
by LaoWiz
What's that one? The red knobs on the aluminum are awesome.
Re: Let's see your finished DIY projects!
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 2:27 pm
by Jero
LaoWiz wrote:What's that one? The red knobs on the aluminum are awesome.
Looks like another OD2?