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Title: Naughty Fish with 9V battery
Post by: kgull on January 23, 2015, 04:57:50 AM
This one was a tight squeeze. I've had the board done for a couple weeks but I had to wait on an order of low profile jacks to fit behind the board. Also, I had planned the layout around the older Naughty Fish board but the 2015 update added a set of courtesy pads that made the board about a tenth of an inch too long. So, I chopped it off.

(http://i.imgur.com/dsHzpRr.jpg) (http://imgur.com/dsHzpRr)

Still waiting on some bicolor LEDs and knobbys before it's finished but I finally got my low profile jacks and couldn't wait any longer.

(http://i.imgur.com/74vJjnt.jpg) (http://imgur.com/74vJjnt)

Pedal itself sounds great, lots of interesting noises available. This one is definitely a keeper.
Title: Re: Naughty Fish with 9V battery
Post by: Luke51411 on January 23, 2015, 05:13:42 AM
Nice squeeze! Love it. I also love those boilerplate pcbs, you'll notice them in a few of my recent build reports!
Title: Re: Naughty Fish with 9V battery
Post by: midwayfair on January 23, 2015, 02:10:43 PM
that is some quality squeezing ...  :o
Title: Re: Naughty Fish with 9V battery
Post by: Jopn on January 23, 2015, 08:13:49 PM
Wait a sec... where did the 4th screw hole go???
Title: Re: Naughty Fish with 9V battery
Post by: Luke51411 on January 23, 2015, 08:17:08 PM
Quote from: Jopn on January 23, 2015, 08:13:49 PM
Wait a sec... where did the 4th screw hole go???
Some custom dremel work?
Title: Re: Naughty Fish with 9V battery
Post by: GrindCustoms on January 23, 2015, 08:47:32 PM
Nice squeeze!

Quote from: Jopn on January 23, 2015, 08:13:49 PM
Wait a sec... where did the 4th screw hole go???

Haha! That's awesome!

Title: Re: Naughty Fish with 9V battery
Post by: madbean on January 23, 2015, 10:07:29 PM
Much admiration!

Would not try.  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Naughty Fish with 9V battery
Post by: studiodunn on January 23, 2015, 10:13:44 PM
Quote from: Jopn on January 23, 2015, 08:13:49 PM
Wait a sec... where did the 4th screw hole go???
That is Double awesome!!!!!
Title: Re: Naughty Fish with 9V battery
Post by: billstein on January 23, 2015, 10:50:48 PM
Hopefully they'll take that box back! Can't believe they sent you one with only 3 screw holes.
Great work on this.
Title: Re: Naughty Fish with 9V battery
Post by: Hogharry on January 23, 2015, 11:13:52 PM
Great squeeze!

The easy way would be to used a box with 4 holes and Photoshop the battery in afterwards...
Title: Re: Naughty Fish with 9V battery
Post by: kgull on January 23, 2015, 11:51:41 PM
Quote from: Jopn on January 23, 2015, 08:13:49 PM
Wait a sec... where did the 4th screw hole go???

Umm...yeah...about that....that screwhole just had to go. Realized that a 9 volt would squeeze in the bottom of the box if I removed it. Came out fairly easily by drilling with a large bit then sanding down the ridges with a dremel.

These (http://www.amazon.com/Neiko-01407A-Extra-Large-SAE-Metric-Conversion/dp/B000GSLKIW) were the real MVP of this build though. The tips are actually sharp enough to scratch the metal a bit so I didn't need a punch and all my drill hits were exactly (well close enough) where I needed them. There were a few points where I was worried it wasn't going to happen but I'm rather happy with the way it came together.