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That's fantastic!  I've also thought about putting them in one box.
Now I know that will work out well.

The encouraging news is good to hear.  Hoping things continue in a positive direction.
Family first.  Don't spend too much time on us DIY'ers  ... we'll always be here to have your back.

A good read.  I think I'm going to pay more attention to TRW.

Nice!  Looking forward to building some VFE pedals.

Wow!

I'm amused! 

Nice work! I always seem to mess up top mounted jacks. Is that gold spray paint with a waterslide?

Thanks!  It is indeed spray-paint:  Rustoleum Metallic Gold.  And a clear waterslide decal.
And for finish, Rustoleum clear-coat.  cheap and cheerful! 

 .... can't ... resist ... buying more pcb's ...

ordered!  ( i'm so weak-willed  )

Started this build last year (!) and finally got around to finishing it.  I had the circuit board all populated
with a MN3007 that I bought off ebay and it wasn't working.  So I finally got around to getting a good chip
from smallbear and the circuit fired right up.   Lots of flanger goodness!  Many years ago, I had an original
MXR 117.  One of my faves that I've missed ever since. 

Ran into a bit of a prob with the output jack.  When a plug was inserted, it was hitting the feedback trimmer.
Drilled out the hole to a larger diameter and moved the jack far enough to not cause the problem.
Apologies for the blurry pics ... need to pick up a cheap tripod for my extremely cheap camera.

You could wire in un-mounted jacks sure, but it would leave the switching board floating. Given that it will experience a bit of a twitch from the relay every time you use it, it could eventually cause issues. Could be dealt with with clever mounting solutions, I suppose.

(Also be aware that it uses 6 pin switching jacks by design, so you'll have to play with the grounding pattern a bit to keep things happy)

Ah ... I forgot that the switching board is separate from the effect board.   I'm sure this makes mounting easier
than if it was all on one board.   

There's no great reason why I couldn't just use 1590B's.
I'm just so used to the added build room in a 125B; it makes me lazy.

I was thinking of doing another drill guide for using it with non-mounted jacks for 1590B. I could include one for 125B as well. With 125B you might be able to do top-mounted jacks.

That'd be great!   You da man! 

Is it possible to put a VFE circuit in a 125B, or does the use of mounted in/out jacks make this not doable?
I'm thinking that using open jacks with the same specs as the mounted ones would work, but I could be wrong.

Or perhaps, just keeping the mounted jacks, and drilling holes large enough so that the plugs just go inside the
enclosure sides.  ( pretty poor stability issues, I imagine )

This is such a cool thing that Peter is doing.  What a great experience it must be for the students.
I took a peek at the facebook page and other info, and it's great how much he's sharing. 
I'd add to his funding if I had a bit more spare cash.

Nice!

No worries.  We really appreciate all your hard work.  Getting these VFE pedals is a real bonus
to the madbean projects world.  And on top of all that, we've got the etcher's paradise!
I've just finished an etched Mudbunny, built to triangle specs and it sounds great.  Just need to
take some pics for the build report.  ( this one is verified!  )

Wow.  Chorus Reef is already sold out.    Hope to get one later.
( oh, the backlog humanity! )