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I want to build an anti-stutter as seen here http://www.beavisaudio.com/projects/Stu ... /index.htm Look at the second diagram.

I want to make one little change though. Instead of using a SPST toggle switch, I want to use another momentary switch. I intend to rest my heal on the momentary switch that mutes the signal, and then tap the one that un-mutes it with my toes. This way, I can also use it as a standard style stutter box by tapping the the other switch (the one that would be a toggle in the diagram I linked to). I'm guessing I would replace the SPST toggle with a normally open SPST momentary switch, right?

The main I problem I'm having is finding a normally closed momentary switch. I found some at radioshack, but they're plastic and I've heard they break easily. This thing has to stand up to a lot of stomping, so radioshack is out. Then I found this http://www.surplusgizmos.com/Push-Butto ... p_863.html
That actually looks pretty cool to me, but I'm not sure if those arcade style switches stand up well to stomping. Has anyone tried using them before? If I just try them and they break very easily, I will have wasted an enclosure as well because they'll require big holes that other switches won't fit in.

Thoughts....

If you're looking for stomp switches (with a manual stutter pedal-- it's gonna get at your ankle if you do it with any sort of speed), PedalPartsPlus has an X-Wing one.

Mouser sells an Alpha stomp switch that's momentary as well. Both are double pole, so you can use them as normally open or normally closed.

http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Alp ... 6ruA%3d%3d

(that's not what the switch actually looks like-- check the datasheet/catalogue links.)

Good call on the double pole. Now that I look around I see that the double pole switches aren't necessarily more expensive depending on where you buy. I'm still kind of curious about those 'arcade' style switches and how they would feel/hold up.

BTW, about killing my ankle, thanks for the concern/warning. I'm actually making this pedal for a specific song, and I think it will be okay for the rhythm I'm doing (emphasis on think). In the studio we used a sequencer gate plug-in that was locked to the tempo of the song. The only pedal I could find that I thought would really work to do this live was the Adrenalinn III. Aside from the fact that I didn't want to spend $400 on a multi for one song, I still think there would be problems syncing to a live drummer without a click in ear.

Hope this works out.

A good quality arcade switch would probably work fine so long as you don't KILL it. I mean... those machines got a lot of use with kids slammin' on the buttons.

You could just install a killswitch in your guitar. It's easier to do with your hand-- but I realise drilling holes in your guitar isn't always a nice option.