Post-Lockdown pedal building

roberty

Wow are you soldering SMD @Cookiemonster? Looks great. Just checked the Fairfield prices... you can get two Hakkos for one of those!

Cookiemonster

roberty said:

Wow are you soldering SMD @Cookiemonster? Looks great. Just checked the Fairfield prices... you can get two Hakkos for one of those!

I know right. And I built this for what 20/30 pounds ?!  It's those smd convertors five cats makes. 

Cookiemonster

roberty said:

Wow are you soldering SMD @Cookiemonster? Looks great. Just checked the Fairfield prices... you can get two Hakkos for one of those!

My Hakko is my favorite purchase in years 

roberty

Cookiemonster said:

roberty said:

Wow are you soldering SMD @Cookiemonster? Looks great. Just checked the Fairfield prices... you can get two Hakkos for one of those!

My Hakko is my favorite purchase in years 

Yeh I don't know what I'd do without mine now. I've build pedals, I made all my patch leads, rewired guitars, swapped dozens of pickups, wired up speaker cabinets. Very handy

Keefy

Cookiemonster said:

roberty said:

Wow are you soldering SMD @Cookiemonster? Looks great. Just checked the Fairfield prices... you can get two Hakkos for one of those!

I know right. And I built this for what 20/30 pounds ?!  It's those smd convertors five cats makes. 

Tell us more!

Cookiemonster

Keefy said:

Cookiemonster said:

roberty said:

Wow are you soldering SMD @Cookiemonster? Looks great. Just checked the Fairfield prices... you can get two Hakkos for one of those!

I know right. And I built this for what 20/30 pounds ?!  It's those smd convertors five cats makes. 

Tell us more!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234036475158?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=nnfmtmhes7c&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=r8k58PRST0e&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Keefy

Cookiemonster said:

Keefy said:

Cookiemonster said:

roberty said:

Wow are you soldering SMD @Cookiemonster? Looks great. Just checked the Fairfield prices... you can get two Hakkos for one of those!

I know right. And I built this for what 20/30 pounds ?!  It's those smd convertors five cats makes. 

Tell us more!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234036475158?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=nnfmtmhes7c&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=r8k58PRST0e&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Cool, thanks!

roberty

Keefy said:

Cookiemonster said:

Keefy said:

Cookiemonster said:

roberty said:

Wow are you soldering SMD @Cookiemonster? Looks great. Just checked the Fairfield prices... you can get two Hakkos for one of those!

I know right. And I built this for what 20/30 pounds ?!  It's those smd convertors five cats makes. 

Tell us more!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234036475158?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=nnfmtmhes7c&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=r8k58PRST0e&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Cool, thanks!

That is cool. I got stung with some fake J201s off of ebay. Was only a couple of quid though

Cookiemonster

roberty said:

Keefy said:

Cookiemonster said:

Keefy said:

Cookiemonster said:

roberty said:

Wow are you soldering SMD @Cookiemonster? Looks great. Just checked the Fairfield prices... you can get two Hakkos for one of those!

I know right. And I built this for what 20/30 pounds ?!  It's those smd convertors five cats makes. 

Tell us more!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234036475158?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=nnfmtmhes7c&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=r8k58PRST0e&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Cool, thanks!

That is cool. I got stung with some fake J201s off of ebay. Was only a couple of quid though

Yes I either look for different jfets now or buy these. You can get them pre soldered as well.

Cookiemonster

I have been stung on germanium transistors. I have given up a bit on them. Prices are so high for anything with HFE ratings. And without that it's just guess work on what arrives. 

roberty

Cookiemonster said:

I have been stung on germanium transistors. I have given up a bit on them. Prices are so high for anything with HFE ratings. And without that it's just guess work on what arrives. 

Yeah it's more hassle than it's worth to me as well. I'm happy to buy germanium fuzzes knowing what an absolute ballache it is to source the transistors. I think the only reliable way to get them was to bulk buy from Russia(!) and then test and sort them but that's not going to be happening for a while

stickyfiddle

On the subject of soldering, my TS100 is still doing a fabulous job. I just need to actually make some pedals whenever I get a spare minute or 60

roberty

I've enjoyed making these last few. It's good to come back fresh

Decided on a theme for the Fulltone Mas Malo clone, I'll call it Mexicola and use day of the dead graphics. It was named after a Mexican restaurant so it's in keeping with the theme

Cookiemonster

roberty said:

Cookiemonster said:

I have been stung on germanium transistors. I have given up a bit on them. Prices are so high for anything with HFE ratings. And without that it's just guess work on what arrives. 

Yeah it's more hassle than it's worth to me as well. I'm happy to buy germanium fuzzes knowing what an absolute ballache it is to source the transistors. I think the only reliable way to get them was to bulk buy from Russia(!) and then test and sort them but that's not going to be happening for a while

I totally agree. I did buy a bunch and have a few high gain ones I will use to make a peppermint fuzz at some point. But add in all the faff with pnp and the inconsistency of the germs and I think I would prefer to make silicon fuzzes. 

Cookiemonster

roberty said:

I've enjoyed making these last few. It's good to come back fresh

Decided on a theme for the Fulltone Mas Malo clone, I'll call it Mexicola and use day of the dead graphics. It was named after a Mexican restaurant so it's in keeping with the theme

That looks great. I will start using decals in the next few. I have just been having fun with ink stamps recently 

roberty

Cookiemonster said:

roberty said:

I've enjoyed making these last few. It's good to come back fresh

Decided on a theme for the Fulltone Mas Malo clone, I'll call it Mexicola and use day of the dead graphics. It was named after a Mexican restaurant so it's in keeping with the theme

That looks great. I will start using decals in the next few. I have just been having fun with ink stamps recently 

The only problem with using decals is I'm a bit tight fisted and want to print several designs onto one sheet. So in an effort to save money on decal paper I build three extra pedals instead :-)

I have loads of old kit builds that I am tidying up inside and adding graphics to. It's not as fun as building new ones, but it's worth doing because the standard of my work is higher now

I feel a bit bad about stealing art off the internet but I am not selling these pedals so I suppose it's okay. If I was making something with the intention of selling it I would pay an artist

Cookiemonster

roberty said:

Cookiemonster said:

roberty said:

I've enjoyed making these last few. It's good to come back fresh

Decided on a theme for the Fulltone Mas Malo clone, I'll call it Mexicola and use day of the dead graphics. It was named after a Mexican restaurant so it's in keeping with the theme

That looks great. I will start using decals in the next few. I have just been having fun with ink stamps recently 

The only problem with using decals is I'm a bit tight fisted and want to print several designs onto one sheet. So in an effort to save money on decal paper I build three extra pedals instead :-)

I have loads of old kit builds that I am tidying up inside and adding graphics to. It's not as fun as building new ones, but it's worth doing because the standard of my work is higher now

I feel a bit bad about stealing art off the internet but I am not selling these pedals so I suppose it's okay. If I was making something with the intention of selling it I would pay an artist

My partner was a fashion designer so she has just made me some artwork. Tempted to try the service from tayda to have them printed

roberty

Cookiemonster said:

roberty said:

Cookiemonster said:

roberty said:

I've enjoyed making these last few. It's good to come back fresh

Decided on a theme for the Fulltone Mas Malo clone, I'll call it Mexicola and use day of the dead graphics. It was named after a Mexican restaurant so it's in keeping with the theme

That looks great. I will start using decals in the next few. I have just been having fun with ink stamps recently 

The only problem with using decals is I'm a bit tight fisted and want to print several designs onto one sheet. So in an effort to save money on decal paper I build three extra pedals instead :-)

I have loads of old kit builds that I am tidying up inside and adding graphics to. It's not as fun as building new ones, but it's worth doing because the standard of my work is higher now

I feel a bit bad about stealing art off the internet but I am not selling these pedals so I suppose it's okay. If I was making something with the intention of selling it I would pay an artist

My partner was a fashion designer so she has just made me some artwork. Tempted to try the service from tayda to have them printed

Someone in a DIY Pedals Facebook group has been getting printed enclosures from Gojira: https://gojira.co.uk/

A bit more local, Scotland. Their pedals are ace as well, worth a look

roberty

Ah, yes: https://gojira.co.uk/uv-printing/

We are now offering UV printing on our enclosures for pedal builders, with no minimum order.
We use Hammond enclosures and stock sizes 1590B, 1590BB and 1590G, with powder coating in either white, black or pink.
Please fill out the form below and we’ll get back to you with a quote.

Cookiemonster

roberty said:

Ah, yes: https://gojira.co.uk/uv-printing/

We are now offering UV printing on our enclosures for pedal builders, with no minimum order.
We use Hammond enclosures and stock sizes 1590B, 1590BB and 1590G, with powder coating in either white, black or pink.
Please fill out the form below and we’ll get back to you with a quote.

I dropped them an email the other day. I need to check if they have returned back to me. Wondering if tayda are cheaper