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Started by dawson, January 22, 2020, 04:31:01 AM

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jimilee

Quote from: dawson on January 23, 2020, 09:42:15 PM
Quote from: jimilee on January 23, 2020, 02:30:13 AM
Ah, deadastronaught. I knew that pedal looked familiar. If you haven't, find some of his boards, that are top notch.
YEAH- when I originally watched the tutorial I figured he was just some dude like you or me, but who knew a bunch about etching because the only DIY pedal names I knew were BYOC and DIY Guitar Pedals.  Anyhow, I should indeed try a PCB or two of his- this free tutorial has proven to be quite valuable to me, plus there are some really creative effects going on over there- got my eye on that "Abductor Delay II."


Quote from: TGP39 on January 23, 2020, 05:36:09 AM
This is such a beautiful build inside and out.   It looks like you etch for a shorter amount of time than Dead Austronaut and that's fine.  Your results are just as aesthetically pleasing.  I also love the way you and Lee make those 3D brackets to assist your inside design.  Wonderful job.
~Steve
Why, thank you Hom..er-um..Steve, how kind!  Yes- Leevibe is on a whole other level over there, so many great builders in this community to learn from!
I built the first abductor, super neat. Check out madbeanpedals.com also.


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dawson

Quote from: jimilee on January 23, 2020, 09:49:15 PM
I built the first abductor, super neat. Check out madbeanpedals.com also.
^HA- I can't hear your voice, so I don't know if you're being sarcastic, but I was referencing my earlier days in that last post- I'm certainly still a newb by most measures, but I've done 2-3 years of oogling and oggling across the internet since then.  Thankfully I kept hearing "Mad Bean...Mad Bean..Mad Bean" while watching DIY Guitar Pedals' videos on YouTube and found myself here.  These days I'm a big Mad Bean fan- I can't keep up with all the rad stuff.
Criticism is encouraged: constructive, or otherwise.

jimilee

Quote from: dawson on January 23, 2020, 10:32:12 PM
Quote from: jimilee on January 23, 2020, 09:49:15 PM
I built the first abductor, super neat. Check out madbeanpedals.com also.
^HA- I can't hear your voice, so I don't know if you're being sarcastic, but I was referencing my earlier days in that last post- I'm certainly still a newb by most measures, but I've done 2-3 years of oogling and oggling across the internet since then.  Thankfully I kept hearing "Mad Bean...Mad Bean..Mad Bean" while watching DIY Guitar Pedals' videos on YouTube and found myself here.  These days I'm a big Mad Bean fan- I can't keep up with all the rad stuff.
Nope, built the first one. Delays are like candy to me. I wouldn't be an ass to someone I don't quite know yet, but give it time :D Sorry about the madbean suggestion, I wasn't paying attention to which forum I was replying. I also frequent the BYOC forum.
Build a delay Yo!
Pedal building is like the opposite of sex.  All the fun stuff happens before you get in the box.

dawson

Quote from: jimilee on January 23, 2020, 11:20:40 PM
:D Sorry about the madbean suggestion, I wasn't paying attention to which forum I was replying. I also frequent the BYOC forum.
Build a delay Yo!
OOh ok, I was confused. Cool!
Criticism is encouraged: constructive, or otherwise.

Timko

Interesting.  I've never covered the large swaths of black after ironing on my graphic with nail polish; the only thing I do with polish is use it to connect the edges to painters tape I place on the sides.  Do you find this technique works better than just using the ironed transfer?

dawson

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Quote from: Timko on January 24, 2020, 03:52:11 PM
Interesting.  I've never covered the large swaths of black after ironing on my graphic with nail polish; the only thing I do with polish is use it to connect the edges to painters tape I place on the sides.  Do you find this technique works better than just using the ironed transfer?

^To answer your question: sometimes.

It all really depends on how good of a transfer I'm able to do- I'm not sure if it's my printer, or my transfer paper, or me, but even some of my best transfers have had little pin-holes in the toner throughout the entire layout- those holes leak and make tiny imperfections that I don't like.  So, the less pink mask you see, the better luck I've had with the iron- if you look at the group picture, this Flunkee had some issues in that big field, but the Hot Cake transferred great and didn't need much extra masking.

Pin-hole imperfections seen here:
https://www.madbeanpedals.com/forum/index.php?topic=30572.0
Criticism is encouraged: constructive, or otherwise.

Cybercow

Excellent job - inside and out! Looks great!
Cybercow - aka: Mark Davis

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