About a month ago I was blown away when my grandma asked me to make her a klon. Finally the last parts came in the mail today. So I threw it together and snapped these pictures. I'll film a video of her playing it when I take it to her. It feels weird to spend so much time on a pedal I'm making for free. ;D
It was laser etched, but the contrast of the aluminum and the gold vein powdercoat made it impossible to read. I used a technique a gunsmith taught me. I warmed up the enclosure and rubbed a white crayon in the etch, then buffed the excess away.
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That is very, very cool, and the lettering turned out excellently :)
Very cool indeed. Granny's gonna be stoked! ;D
That looks fantastic.
I believe they sell wax fill sticks for the exact purpose you referred to. I haven't purchased any yet, but I will one of these days.
Gorgeous
Crazy attention to detail. Great work on this. I love the vein paint with the white labeling.
Cody
That is awesome! I love the finish.
Totally awesome. Really like how it turned out.
Really cool
Mich P.
And the winner.........of grandson of the year, goes to.......Good work mate, she must be a cool grandma to have, all the best, Matt.
WOW! Really nice work!
Josh
Wow I love it. Awesome job.
This turned out really nice! The lettering looks awesome with that powder coat finish. I would say the best part about the build is not only you have a granny that can play music but knows what a Klon is at that. A lot of guitarists I know aren't even hip to the Klon hype. I think you win with this one!
Beautiful!
That's really cool! Do you do anything to protect the lettering afterwards?
I don't usually gush over klones, but this one is exceptionally well-done. Your granny will be super pleased with it, I'm sure.
wowzers!
That looks incredible!
That's just gorgeous! Well done and bravo.
Jacob
Wow! Thanks guys. I hope she likes it as much as you guys do. ;D
Lots of work went into it so I'm glad to see it paid off.
Quote from: jprizz on March 18, 2014, 07:24:13 AM
That's really cool! Do you do anything to protect the lettering afterwards?
Believe it or not, crayon is surprisingly durable. Like I said, a gunsmith showed me how to do that. I filled the lettering on my handgun and it hasn't messed up at all after a few thousand rounds through it. Even when it gets warm from shooting and the slide cycling. And going in and out of my holster it hasn't chipped or melted.
Beautiful build. Lucky Grandma!
That looks terrific, can't wait to see the video.
Wow, an exceptionally good looking pedal!
White Crayon on the etch, huh? Seriously? How do you keep the edges so clean when you clean away the excess ? I am intrigued, if you care to give more details...
Nice looking pedal
Wicked job man. :)
I'm going to have a go at this waxing the crack thing... Do you have a link to the crayon/wax you used?
Wonderful looking pedal, one of my favourite klons yet!
I tried this technique yesterday as was having issues with the contrast after laser engraving. I used a normal wax crayon I had, I imagine most will work just fine.
I heated the enclosure from inside for about 10 seconds with a small blow torch, not focussing the heat too much on one spot. Then attempted to colour in the engraving, the crayon melts and fills it nicely. I put a little excess on and made sure it was all a uniform colour. Popped it in the freezer for 5-10 mins, got it out and rubbed the top with a soft cloth, the friction causes enough heat to remove any excess wax and leaves the engraved area filled.
Are we clearcoating over the wax? Or will that not work?
I love this build and it was one of my votes in the spring contest.
....just has that super slick "wow" factor.