Easy tagboard project w/ Radioshack parts?

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Easy tagboard project w/ Radioshack parts?

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lay it on me. What is the easiest project I can do with parts I can get at the shack?
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I mean perf
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Look up the dead easy dirt project on here. Super simple ic fuzz. The bass fuss is another easy one, though I'm not 100% sure all of its parts are available at the Shack.
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radioshack stock is too unpredictable and way overpriced. desperate for a pot, I tried two local shacks, and they only ones they had were 5k 3 inch d shaft...they had about 30.
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hahaha.
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If you've got a dremel, those shafts are a cinch to cut down
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Jero wrote:If you've got a dremel, those shafts are a cinch to cut down

And if you have some Bondo and patience, you can convert the D-shaft to round/smooth. :thumb:

There's also the somewhat-famous Radio Shack Fuzz by Andy Carrell:
http://www.buildyourownclone.com/board/ ... =9&t=11899

It's a loooonnng thread, but everything you need is in the first post.
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I also did a Bazz Fuss layout for eyelet boards:
http://www.forrestwhitesides.com/node/42


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This exact bazz fuss was the first circuit I ever built. I think it was before you were even a member here, I just found it in a Google search and liked it better than all the other layouts!
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Cool! Glad you made use of it. :)
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so this is eyelet board?

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i've never seen it in person before. if a place carries perf/vero board, would they likely have eyelet boards?
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Wow, that looks familiar!

Yes, that is eyelet board. There is a tutorial on making them here:
http://circuitworkshop.com/forum/index.php?topic=41.0

Mostly they are used (in much larger sizes) for building amplifiers. They work pretty much the same way as turret boards.
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Yep, that's the stuff! As far as I know you have to put the stuff together yourself. You can get everything you need at turretboards.com.

edit: CJ beat me to the punch. haha.
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that is ..cool

and also on my to do list :thumb:
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