tFB Merch! UPDATE: now with prices and card payments

fretmeister

TTony said:

EricTheWeary said:

fretmeister said:

Any T shirts coming? I'm a sucker for a nice T-shirt.

And since my kids declared I was too old to wear band  / logo T-shirts I am of course buying more of them!

#DontTreadOnMe! 

I think the history of this is that people on here get very snooty about T shirts demanding thread counts (or whatever it is). So I'd understand if the modmins thought they were too much hassle for the possible return (or worse having a loft full of unsold t shirts). Although I bought one of each (and I think I had a special staff member type one when I went on the stall at the show, a day obviously so successful that I've never been invited back!). 

T-Shirts were a real PITA.

Finding a brand and deciding on a colour that would suit, and then getting them at a price to which we could add some sort of margin (without feeling uncomfortable about the price we'd then have to charge) - hours of work for probably <£100 added to the coffers.

Lee's new merch range will hopefully be better - though not if he just gives it all away 

T shirts are black.

All of them. No others exist. 

bertie

fretmeister said:

T shirts are black.

All of them. No others exist. 

  so much fail

black t-shirt = beavis and butthead. 

mudslide73

I'd definitely pay for a TFB neck support now. I'll be at the show but I know they'll have all gone. Great idea lads.

Get @Sporky to AI design the Ts.

mrkb

bertie said:

fretmeister said:

T shirts are black.

All of them. No others exist. 

  so much fail

black t-shirt = beavis and butthead. 

White tshirt = Rab C Nesbitt?

digitalscream

Pedalboard ahoy! Just doing a bit of prototyping today, should be able to get a full board put together with cable management tomorrow (in theory).



They really do look better in person, my damn phone seems to love highlighting all the imperfections.

Assuming they're as rigid as I'm expecting, production will commence on Monday. These are somewhat more expensive to produce than the neck rests, so the kits (including all the screws, and cable management bits) will probably be £10 each. However, given that the point is to raise funds for the forum coffers, I'll probably have a deal in place for subscribers.

Brio

Look great, I'll be waiting for details.

TTony

digitalscream said:

Those look better than I'd expected!

For the person who hasn't already worked it out - you fit your own cross pieces into the slots on the inside of each end piece and fix them into place with screws/bolts through the holes.  Which means ... you can make pedalboards just the right size (until you buy the next pedal) and/or swap between the big board and the really big board depending on the situation.

DuploLicks

digitalscream said:

Pedalboard ahoy! Just doing a bit of prototyping today, should be able to get a full board put together with cable management tomorrow (in theory).

This is brilliant. What about an amp wedge which wouldn’t be too far off the pedal board design?

DiscoStu

Will these be available to us mortals who won't be at the show?

digitalscream

DiscoStu said:

Will these be available to us mortals who won't be at the show?

Very possibly - it depends on two things:

1 - How many there are left after the show
2 - If there's enough demand for me to print a new batch.

I don't really want to be printing a couple here, a couple there - I'd much rather make 20 in one go as soon as I've got demand for 10 of them, if you see what I mean. If it does turn out to be popular, though, I'll certainly be up for that!

DuploLicks said:

This is brilliant. What about an amp wedge which wouldn’t be too far off the pedal board design?

Yep, that's a distinct possibility. Would have to be a bit more substantial, mind, and the problem there is one of scale (ie the printer itself limits the size of the piece...I'll have a think about how that might work, though).

Snags

Nitefly said:

bertie said:

I was rather hoping for a tFB posing pouch (vegan of course) 

You can't keep your meat 'n' two veg in a vegan posing pouch! 

He can if he's only got the two veg.

Neilybob

This a massive step up from my tFB cardboard beer mat. Looking forward to seeing this in the flesh. Kudos 

Roland

digitalscream said:

DuploLicks said:  This is brilliant. What about an amp wedge which wouldn’t be too far off the pedal board design?

Yep, that's a distinct possibility. Would have to be a bit more substantial, mind, and the problem there is one of scale (ie the printer itself limits the size of the piece...I'll have a think about how that might work, though).

Would the side pieces print flat? The cross piece could come in different lengths. What I like about this design is that it packs flat for transport.

 

digitalscream

Roland said:

digitalscream said:

DuploLicks said:  This is brilliant. What about an amp wedge which wouldn’t be too far off the pedal board design?

Yep, that's a distinct possibility. Would have to be a bit more substantial, mind, and the problem there is one of scale (ie the printer itself limits the size of the piece...I'll have a think about how that might work, though).

Would the side pieces print flat? The cross piece could come in different lengths. What I like about this design is that it packs flat for transport.

 

The main problem I see with an amp stand is that 3D prints are usually very strong in one or two directions, but not all. With up to 40kg of (very expensive) amp resting on it, I'm going to be more than a bit concerned about liability

WYNIR0

I'd definitely be interested in grabbing a neck rest if available after the show.

digitalscream

Another quick update, just a test fit of the parts (since I finally got round to finding my old manual mitre saw):



It's amazingly rigid - I couldn't twist it from the ends at all, despite trying so hard that I'd also have expected the slots to break! It's also really lightweight, which was part of the design goal, so the printed parts are only about 200g between them.

TTony

Where do I buy one?

Chris.B

Please may I join the queue to buy an amp stand for my TMDR (10.4 KG, 23lb).  It will be much smarter and probably a lot sturdier than the tiny table it currently sits on, perfect for my home use. 

No guarantee of strength or durability expected or required. 

Jonathangus

That looks very cool.  Are the bars 3-D printed as well?

TTony

Jonathangus said:

That looks very cool.  Are the bars 3-D printed as well?

No - standard sized timber from your local B&Q.

You cut to whatever length you want for your pedal board.

Or you have a big one and a small one for different needs ...