If you wanted to beef up the structural integrity of a pedal, how would you do it?
My first thoughts- metal footswitch washers, metal knobs, and mounting the circuit board to the enclosure. Thoughts?
Protecting the pots/knobs from getting stomped is big. I like the vintage Ross boxes that have the recessed controls, also you can use drawer pulls to protect the knobs the same way people use them to protect tubes in a tube based pedal.
Drawer pulls? I'm not familiar.
OHHHH NEVERMIND. That's a great idea!
Another area of concern is the stomp switches. I know people who have broken them...
Actually, I believe part of the reason we use those white nylon washers with the switches is because they allow a certain amount of give, releasing the tension when you stomp on them. It's not like foam padding or anything, but I'd prefer to have a nylon washer over a metal washer if I were worried about a switch breaking.
Jacob
Great point! What if one were to add metal washers underneath the nylon ones?