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Title: Freakout!
Post by: Stomptown on August 29, 2016, 07:25:02 AM
Here is a Freakout finished a while back.  Definitely a cool circuit and a nice addition to the collection. Initially I boxed it with a bare etch and after  a few weeks I took it apart and decided to paint, wet sand and give it a grungy look by sanding the enclosure at an angle with a 100 grit sand paper.  I boxed it back up and was happy with it until I started working with envirotex. Long story short, the guts came out again!

(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160829/4357885c6c04c1f7ba92c21b71ba1d09.jpg)

(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160829/76becf6673655e2dc6ed23c2eed4d5ce.jpg)

(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160829/0eb5c55b05257486e0d350cebb436a35.jpg)

(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160829/6f932eafb649dcc028759f290f0ca9a6.jpg)
Title: Re: Freakout!
Post by: m-Kresol on August 29, 2016, 07:41:13 AM
nice work. very clean too.

what font is that on the "freakout" sign?
Title: Re: Freakout!
Post by: Jebus on August 29, 2016, 08:02:51 AM
Looks great! :)
Title: Re: Freakout!
Post by: BrianS on August 29, 2016, 12:38:06 PM
Looks really nice.  I believe that is the cleanest pedal inside I have ever seen.
Title: Re: Freakout!
Post by: Stomptown on August 29, 2016, 02:04:19 PM
Quote from: m-Kresol on August 29, 2016, 07:41:13 AM
nice work. very clean too.

what font is that on the "freakout" sign?

Unfortunately it's not a font.  It was a drawing I found on the Google.
Title: Re: Freakout!
Post by: Boba7 on August 29, 2016, 03:31:37 PM
It is clean indeed! And it looks just amazing.

I'm totally blown away by what you guys are all building these days, it's truly beautiful. 

How are you enjoying the circuit? I got a pcb recently, don't know when I'll find the time to build it though.
Title: Re: Freakout!
Post by: selfdestroyer on August 29, 2016, 04:40:33 PM
Really love the grungy look you nailed it. The knobs also look fantastic on there.

Cody
Title: Re: Freakout!
Post by: Stomptown on August 29, 2016, 04:54:28 PM
Quote from: selfdestroyer on August 29, 2016, 04:40:33 PM

The knobs also look fantastic on there.

Cody

Thanks! I found them at the local Frys Electronics for the low price of $100! 😜
Title: Re: Freakout!
Post by: selfdestroyer on August 29, 2016, 05:13:25 PM
Quote from: Stomptown on August 29, 2016, 04:54:28 PM
Quote from: selfdestroyer on August 29, 2016, 04:40:33 PM

The knobs also look fantastic on there.

Cody

Thanks! I found them at the local Frys Electronics for the low price of $100! 😜

Wh..what?
Title: Re: Freakout!
Post by: Stomptown on August 29, 2016, 05:18:02 PM
Quote from: selfdestroyer on August 29, 2016, 05:13:25 PM
Quote from: Stomptown on August 29, 2016, 04:54:28 PM
Quote from: selfdestroyer on August 29, 2016, 04:40:33 PM

The knobs also look fantastic on there.

Cody

Thanks! I found them at the local Frys Electronics for the low price of $100! 😜

Wh..what?

Lol. I don't know why but I can't seem to hold back when I see cool knobs.  Even if I end up paying 3 times what I should...
Title: Re: Freakout!
Post by: beneharris on August 29, 2016, 05:26:43 PM
That envirotex pour looks really good! I need to work on getting my edges to turn out like that.
Title: Re: Freakout!
Post by: wgc on August 30, 2016, 12:50:20 AM
Freaky good
Title: Re: Freakout!
Post by: Stomptown on August 30, 2016, 06:30:48 AM
Quote from: Boba7 on August 29, 2016, 03:31:37 PM
It is clean indeed! And it looks just amazing.

I'm totally blown away by what you guys are all building these days, it's truly beautiful. 

How are you enjoying the circuit? I got a pcb recently, don't know when I'll find the time to build it though.

It's a pretty cool pedal and straight forward as far as controls and usability is concerned.  It doesn't work well with chords as one might expect but it's a lot of fun to tune it to a specific note and build around that. It's my first ring mod build so I'm not sure how it compares to other projects, but it's definitely worth the build.
Title: Re: Freakout!
Post by: Boba7 on August 30, 2016, 01:40:07 PM
Yeah, I used to have the Fairfield Circuitry ring mod, which was amazing, but I couldn't justify keeping it. But it'd be nice to have a ring mod around, so I figured that the Freakout was the best option!
Title: Re: Freakout!
Post by: Adam_DIY on August 30, 2016, 02:34:47 PM
Looks epic.  Is the entire enclosure covered in envirotex or just the top.  I have a box here I ordered a few weeks ago and haven't felt brave enough to try it yet.
Title: Re: Freakout!
Post by: Stomptown on August 30, 2016, 02:44:22 PM
Quote from: Adam_MD on August 30, 2016, 02:34:47 PM
Looks epic.  Is the entire enclosure covered in envirotex or just the top.  I have a box here I ordered a few weeks ago and haven't felt brave enough to try it yet.

Just the top.  The sides are bare aluminum.  I get best results when I pour less than I "think" I will need and teasing it out to the edges with a popsicle stick. As long as you don't over pour, envirotex is super easy to use.  However, pouring on the sides is a whole different beast and I'm not sure anyone has perfected that method at this point.
Title: Re: Freakout!
Post by: Leevibe on August 30, 2016, 02:45:45 PM
Perfect as usual Jon!