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Projects => Build Reports => Topic started by: kaycee on September 26, 2016, 04:14:28 PM

Title: Zircona Compressor and a couple of others.
Post by: kaycee on September 26, 2016, 04:14:28 PM
Lectric FX Zircona - optical Compressor.

(http://i.imgur.com/f3EVnWVl.jpg)

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

Champion Fuzz - Re-badged Tonebender/B&M Champion Fuzz clone, changed the tonestack to the Hammer/Orman SWTC v2.

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

(http://i.imgur.com/ZE4hj8nl.jpg)

Mosrite Fuzzrite Clone.

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

(http://i.imgur.com/59vZPRwl.jpg)

Fuzzog - Silicon Fuzz Face.

(http://i.imgur.com/CiYPFC1l.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/1KvKRFel.jpg)

All finishes are alcohol inks and letter stamping. Getting better with board mounted pots, drilling still a bit off.
Title: Re: Zircona Compressor and a couple of others.
Post by: m-Kresol on September 26, 2016, 04:18:14 PM
looking good. I love my zirconia. Kind of an always on effect for me.

any reason why you went with isolated jacks and the bolt for grounding the enclosure?
Title: Re: Zircona Compressor and a couple of others.
Post by: Drew Hallenbeck on September 26, 2016, 04:32:24 PM
Wow, nice collection of builds all wrapped up in one report!
The finishing on the enclosures is pretty awesome. Do you spray a clear coat over the alcohol inks and letter stamps? Also, what kind of ink do you use for the lettering?
I've tried finishing with alcohol inks a few times with mixed results.
I really like how your comp and "Fuzzdog" turned out.
Any special tips/tricks?
Title: Re: Zircona Compressor and a couple of others.
Post by: kaycee on September 26, 2016, 07:21:56 PM
Thanks guys.

I like the plastic jacks, they have a nice chrome boss on the outside. I use a bolt for grounding because I don't like soldering to the back of the pots, it's more reliable IMO.

Regarding the inks, I use the Tim Holt Ranger ones and their blending solution. For me I find the best effects are achieved by using a minimal amount of ink on the pad. I usually go over twice with the colours mixed on the pad and then once over with a tiny drop of the blending fluid.

I do think some colours seem to blend better than others too. I paint on a couple of coats of water based clear, rub down and then stamp and then a couple more coats to finish.