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Title: Blue Box with fabric cover.
Post by: icecycle66 on September 01, 2014, 10:28:11 PM
I recently saw an awesome Foxx Tone Machine and felt like doing something with fabric.
http://www.madbeanpedals.com/forum/index.php?topic=17053.0

I took my Tonepad Blue Box and had a friend do some embroidery to make a cover.
This is the first time I've done fabric work on a pedal.  It's not too hard, but you have to be careful about how much spray glue you use.  The stuff works really well so you don't need a lot and if you use too much it'll dry out through the fabric and just look crusty.

Nothing special, just fun with fabric.
(http://i.imgur.com/llhO4sU.jpg)


(http://i.imgur.com/p3acOzL.jpg)


(http://i.imgur.com/DnOFDsy.jpg)
Title: Re: Blue Box with fabric cover.
Post by: mgwhit on September 02, 2014, 12:12:00 AM
That is fantastic -- the stitching totally pushes it over the edge!
Title: Re: Blue Box with fabric cover.
Post by: jprizz on September 02, 2014, 12:45:46 AM
Ha! The stitching is awesome! Nice work.
Title: Re: Blue Box with fabric cover.
Post by: Leevibe on September 02, 2014, 12:54:44 AM
Very creative. I love it.
Title: Re: Blue Box with fabric cover.
Post by: slimtriggers on September 02, 2014, 12:55:14 AM
That's gotta be a first! An embroidered enclosure  8)
Title: Re: Blue Box with fabric cover.
Post by: jimilee on September 02, 2014, 03:16:52 AM
Well there you go. Thinking outside the box, it's definitely something different. Nicely done. I don't know that I have ever seen a fabricated tonepad pcb.
Title: Re: Blue Box with fabric cover.
Post by: lincolnic on September 02, 2014, 04:36:54 AM
This is so awesome. I love the stitched labels!
Title: Re: Blue Box with fabric cover.
Post by: lars on September 02, 2014, 05:23:56 AM
An embroidered pedal enclosure cover? What are you guys gonna think of next? Great work!
Title: Re: Blue Box with fabric cover.
Post by: muddyfox on September 02, 2014, 07:10:03 AM

It's glued on?

So no washing it after heavy use, I take it...
Title: Re: Blue Box with fabric cover.
Post by: Tremster on September 02, 2014, 07:26:54 AM
This is so cool!
Title: Re: Blue Box with fabric cover.
Post by: marmaliser on September 02, 2014, 07:29:36 AM
embroiderey is the new Rock'n'Roll.  Love it
Title: Re: Blue Box with fabric cover.
Post by: gordo on September 02, 2014, 12:53:10 PM
You know, you see so much cool stuff around here on a regular basis that at some point you think "ho-hum...saw it...bought the t-shirt...", even though I'll never hope to match it.

THIS!  This is just too cool.  The creativity around here is astounding...
Title: Re: Blue Box with fabric cover.
Post by: midwayfair on September 02, 2014, 12:58:37 PM
Nice hospital corners :)
Title: Re: Blue Box with fabric cover.
Post by: icecycle66 on September 02, 2014, 01:54:58 PM
Quote from: muddyfox on September 02, 2014, 07:10:03 AM

It's glued on?

So no washing it after heavy use, I take it...

Yeah it's glued on.  The fabric soaks in the mojo; why would you wash it out?
Title: Re: Blue Box with fabric cover.
Post by: icecycle66 on September 02, 2014, 01:55:27 PM
Quote from: midwayfair on September 02, 2014, 12:58:37 PM
Nice hospital corners :)

You could bounce a quarter off it.
Title: Re: Blue Box with fabric cover.
Post by: copachino on September 02, 2014, 02:30:09 PM
i love it, you just gave me an idea for a chasis for an amp... i have some kevlar in my house... so i will cloth bulletproof my chasis(when i make it), maybe i could tey a small pedal,, first, since kevlar its really hard to cut, i remember last time i used a scissor to cut iron laminates, and the kevlar detroy the scissors...

but man what a great job.. i really love it.
Title: Re: Blue Box with fabric cover.
Post by: alanp on September 02, 2014, 07:52:26 PM
Quote from: midwayfair on September 02, 2014, 12:58:37 PM
Nice hospital corners :)

Growing up, Mum was death on anyone who didn't use hospital corners when making their bed.

Ice, I've seen one or two builds with fabric covers (Cdog did a en-fabric'ed SHO, IIRC), but this is the first one I've seen with stitching and embroidery! Was that part computerised? If not, it's very neatly done.
Title: Re: Blue Box with fabric cover.
Post by: icecycle66 on September 02, 2014, 08:33:08 PM
Quote from: alanp on September 02, 2014, 07:52:26 PM
Quote from: midwayfair on September 02, 2014, 12:58:37 PM
Nice hospital corners :)

Growing up, Mum was death on anyone who didn't use hospital corners when making their bed.

Ice, I've seen one or two builds with fabric covers (Cdog did a en-fabric'ed SHO, IIRC), but this is the first one I've seen with stitching and embroidery! Was that part computerised? If not, it's very neatly done.

I'm not actually sure how it was done. One of our friends is always bringing my wife pillows and shirts and junk like that with embroidered stuff. So i decided to ask her to actually make something of value and do up a pedal.  I'll ask and see.
Title: Re: Blue Box with fabric cover.
Post by: culturejam on September 03, 2014, 12:48:46 AM
That is so cool!
Title: Re: Blue Box with fabric cover.
Post by: ggarms on September 03, 2014, 04:17:45 AM
I've been digging all the killer non-traditional enclosure jobs lately. I won't be satisfied until I see some leather though, or fur. I don't eat meat, but for some reason I want to see a fur enclosure. What the hell is wrong with me?
Title: Re: Blue Box with fabric cover.
Post by: ilovemygsd on September 03, 2014, 03:11:18 PM
I did the embroidery for the pedal for icecycle66.  The trick was finding a font small enough to stitch out nicely.  I used embroidery software to add and position the letters.  I took some rough measurements for the first iteration of the design.  Once the design is created, it goes on a USB that goes into my machine.  I stitched it out a few times to check the position.   We'd make small changes and I'd tweak the design and re-stitch.  The application looks great!
Title: Re: Blue Box with fabric cover.
Post by: wgc on September 03, 2014, 05:59:41 PM
Agree, looks great!  That adhesive is death to work with though...!
Title: Re: Blue Box with fabric cover.
Post by: mrclean77 on September 04, 2014, 03:26:49 PM
Man, I've done plenty of fabric covers, never occurred to me to get them stitched/monogrammed beforehand...that is way cool!!!