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How about a Boss OC-2 Octave Pedal?  That would be a sweet addition!

i haven't even finished planning my first build,  but the sheer volume of projects here has me excited...  when do you think the etching layouts will drop?  (unless i'm taking crazy pills, i just see the through hole layouts attached ) 

It's great in Inkscape because you can put the knobs and hardware on separate layers and just hide them before printing.  The alignment functions in Inkscape are really powerful too

+1  Inkscape layers make layouts & alignment pretty straightforward.  Another helpful trick is to import the board image from the build doc pdf as the bottom layer.  Then you can make sure your drill guides line up with the board components, and that your jacks don't interfere with board placement.  Search this forum for 'Pedal Vectorpack', it contains actual sized components - jacks, pots, etc. - which I place on another layer.

I think a video tutorial, or even an expanded post with images, of this Inkscape process would be fantastic.  I am planning my first build, and have been struggling with ensuring that everything is aligned perfectly with the drill template in Inkscape.  I was thinking of just measuring the drill holes on the printed pdf, and then using the Inkscape measuring tools to ensure that it is aligned.

the build looks and sounds awesome.  i really like those 3pdt breakouts!  the trim pot control for the led is sweet.  where did you get those breakouts?

Thanks!  Those breakouts are something I whipped up this summer.  It's an added cost using a trimmer instead of a regular resistor or measuring brightness beforehand, but I do like them.  Makes it easy to dial in LED balance between two different LEDs.  Plus it's more knobs to tweak...

You should sell those breakouts on your website!  i'd definitely be interested in buying them...  i am just starting to plan my first build, and i think that the versatility of those breakouts make them really appealing... 

the build looks and sounds awesome.  i really like those 3pdt breakouts!  the trim pot control for the led is sweet.  where did you get those breakouts?