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Title: Boomstick
Post by: nzCdog on January 28, 2012, 11:34:22 PM
(http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx219/nzCdog/009.jpg)
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One of the last boomstick pcbs Brian had... great thick sounding distortion, similar to JTM45 (apparently)
Bass Boost mod and Insane Gain mod... For the first time I used the project drill template... gosh that saves some time, shoulda done that earlier!  lol :D
Title: Re: Boomstick
Post by: madbean on January 28, 2012, 11:37:47 PM
Wow, that is tight! Clean enough to eat off. Super work.
Title: Re: Boomstick
Post by: Timmo on January 28, 2012, 11:50:21 PM
How do you get your insides so tidy?!  ???
The whole thing looks great! I'm a sucker for the plain non-painted enclosure look!
Are they decal's on top? Or is it etched? I can't quite tell...
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Post by: jimmybjj on January 29, 2012, 12:02:10 AM
Very nice! Clean work.
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Post by: jkokura on January 29, 2012, 12:35:25 AM
Corey! You were saying my guts are clean? Well yours are epic.

Jacob
Title: Re: Boomstick
Post by: nzCdog on January 29, 2012, 03:49:50 AM
Thanks guys! :)

Quote from: Timmo on January 28, 2012, 11:50:21 PM
I'm a sucker for the plain non-painted enclosure look!
Are they decal's on top? Or is it etched? I can't quite tell...

Me too... plus its easier than painting ;)  Waterslide transfers with a couple of layers of clear coat on top
Title: Re: Boomstick
Post by: pickdropper on January 30, 2012, 02:18:09 AM
I like the look of the enclosure.  It looks like you sanded, but didn't take it all the way to a high polished finish.  What grit did you stop sanding it at?
Title: Re: Boomstick
Post by: nzCdog on January 30, 2012, 03:52:46 AM
pickdropper... with some degree of embarrassment I must now openly confess I didn't touch this enclosure with sandpaper!

I have done so in the past, but these enclosures just looked fine with the 'brushed alloy' look so I din't bother this time... thanks for your compliment :)

I was reading at Beavis the other day and got the idea of using a wire brush tool on the power drill to get a similar look... I havent tried that but I'm keen to
Title: Re: Boomstick
Post by: pickdropper on January 30, 2012, 07:05:13 AM
Actually, that is good news.  The sheer amount of time required to bring an enclosure to a mirror finish has really put me off of it.  I'd rather spend my free time on the electronics side (which sort of explains why I haven't gotten around to making nice labels for anything yet).

Regardless, that enclosure looks really good.
Title: Re: Boomstick
Post by: Bret608 on February 01, 2012, 03:31:56 PM
I totally agree! I like this non-polished look with some cool knobs and a nice decal. Just seems to look right for a distortion! Cheers on the look and the super-nice wiring.
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Post by: bigmufffuzzwizz on February 01, 2012, 10:31:04 PM
That is soo slick!! Double yes for the ribbon wire, makes life soo much easier  :)
Title: Re: Boomstick
Post by: nzCdog on February 02, 2012, 07:37:31 PM
thanks guys  :)
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Post by: cjkbug on February 18, 2012, 09:16:22 AM
what kind of dc jack is that. never seen one like that before
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Post by: snz728 on February 18, 2012, 02:43:06 PM
cory i thought the same thing about the thing in the bottom but I believe  its the battery snap
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Post by: jtn191 on February 18, 2012, 03:35:21 PM
yep dc jack's on the top
Title: Re: Boomstick
Post by: nzCdog on February 18, 2012, 06:17:28 PM
Its just a standard 2.1mm jack with the pin solder lug bent out of the way.  The reason why? I drilled it too low in the enclosure... getting too comfy with those 1590BBs, the B's are less forgiving it seems  :-\ ;D

(http://www.taydaelectronics.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/small_image/135x/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/A/-/A-2237_2.jpg)
Title: Re: Boomstick
Post by: cjkbug on February 23, 2012, 03:56:23 AM
Quote from: snz728 on February 18, 2012, 02:43:06 PM
cory i thought the same thing about the thing in the bottom but I believe  its the battery snap
god I'm goin' blind
Title: Re: Boomstick
Post by: juansolo on February 23, 2012, 08:26:38 AM
Impressive!