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- Find a drilling template (4 knobs, LED, and toggle switch as well as stomp switch and in/out jacks)
- Do I need a stepped uni bit drill set like this one http://thumbs3.ebaystatic.com/d/l225/m/mrq2l0VnKd_gQe-btX-h60w.jpg - if so, what bit sizes
Any advice, pedal-making experts?I tend to print the pedal finish as a vinyl sticker and that has the drill points on it so there's no real marking out once the first one is done
http://pedalparts.co.uk/docs/Candyman-V3.pdf
Get a stepped drill bit with 6, 8, 10 and 12mm and use a regular 3mm drill bit for pilot holes.
If you’re going to do graphics for your pedals on water slide or self adhesive labels and don’t have photoshop GIMP is a pretty decent free alternative. I use it for all of mine.
Would this set be OK, or is it cheap junk?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Zacro-Titanium-Drill-Automatic-Center/dp/B01J590QVE/ref=sr_1_5?s=diy&ie=UTF8&qid=1515419851&sr=1-5&keywords=Step+Drill+Bit
Centre Punch - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/292149595148
Stepped Bit - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/351908608433
Everything is ordered, so now it's just a waiting game. In the meantime I'm thinking about where to pit the knobs, sockets and switches on the enclosure:
- Power socket on the top or the side? I prefer the top, and realise this means to be careful about how much room it takes when positioning the 4 knobs and LED
- LED in the centre of the 4 knobs, or by the side of the stomp switch?
- Mini-switch above the 4 knobs?
Pondering...Congratulations on it working first time on breadboard, nice work
I have built a couple of FX from http://tagboardeffects.blogspot.co.uk/ which has loads of layouts. I started simple with a FuzzFace clone, and followed up with a tubescreamer, slightly modded, based on a lot of info around the web.
As regards hardware - the components I normally get from Rapid, and some from bargain bags on ebay
I just used normal drill bits. I have a cheapy drill stand I got years ago in Lidl which helps a lot.
The worst part for me is getting it neat inside the box. My standard pattern is LED next to the stomp switch, mainly because it's just held there with a resistor and it's soldered to the switch - pokes through a hole in the box and just stays there.
Input and output jack sockets on the left and right, and power input at the top.
Make sure you get the small potentiometers, they will take up too much space otherwise.
Lastly, I found I had to add some stuff to handle hum from the power supply. There are generic circuits around, basically a highish-power, low-value resistor plus a couple of diodes and a large capacitor.
I hope this type is OK:
http://www.taydaelectronics.com/potentiometer-variable-resistors/rotary-potentiometer/logarithmic/10k-ohm-logarithmic-taper-potentiometer-round-shaft-solder-lugs-13579.html
The vero layout I'm going to use is the third one here:
http://tagboardeffects.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/paul-cochrane-timmy.html