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I like it! Nice job.

I most likely will not. My 3 kids have all had Covid, ages 32,31,29 and my brother has had it, age 58 and all 4 wouldn't have known they had it until testing positive. My 145 pound youngest son, who just tested positive at the beginning of the week, age 29, and has type 1 diabetes, is working out in the garage at the moment. All 4 said the only symptom they had/have was not having smell or taste.

Impressive! And not one bandage on his hands.

This is the only thread ANYWHERE that discusses what I see happening so I am replying to an old thread for some info. I see the same redirect to "goodsbuy.by" domain with the message "К сожалению данный материал обрабатывается, попробуйте позднее." which I assume is Russian. This only happens when using Firefox browser with addons activated. I am curious, Lars, what addons you are using inside Firefox. I have a suspicion the problem is with one of the ad blockers. I have Ad Block Plus, Ghostery, and Incognito Adblocker, and Google Analytics Blocker all going. No particular reason, but was just trying them out wondering if they would all run together and if they blocked the same things. The answer is they can all run together, but they don't all block the same things. Wondering if you have any of these ad blocker addons installed. I can use other browsers without a problem. It only happens with Firefox. What's really weird it that it always happens when opening an eBay item url from within Mozilla Thunderbird email and usually only the first time for the day or in a few hours, then after it happens once it doesn't happen again for hours. Werid. It's always a redirect to "goodsbuy.by" with that Russian message and the Firefox tab icon is a red dot with a lower case "e" in it. Weird. Let me know. Maybe we can get to the bottom with trial and error on the addons.

https://community.ebay.com/t5/Member-To-Member-Support/Getting-redirect-to-https-goodsbuy-by-redirect-cpa-o/qaq-p/31447785/comment-id/2971463

Jameco has them too.
https://www.jameco.com/z/VTD5-Velleman-6-4-Long-Manual-Aluminum-Desoldering-Pump-Red-_2131160.html?CID=MERCH

Nope, sorry, that's not the same one

Sorry, didn't catch that you were looking for a specific make.

Jameco has them too.
https://www.jameco.com/z/VTD5-Velleman-6-4-Long-Manual-Aluminum-Desoldering-Pump-Red-_2131160.html?CID=MERCH

I may win this contest, I'm building boards for my son. I don't even play, ): I put a nice pedal board together for him for Christmas, Pedal Train board, Crybaby Wah, Tuner, Power supplies and a Ditto. Now to get these pedals built. I got him a PRS last year, with an Orange Head and Cabinet. He uses a Line 6 for Church. He's been playing for around 15 years and just recently got back into it a few years ago. Has a several Fenders and few other makes but loves the PRS.

Daaamm, will you be my dad next?



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lol....he mows my yard in return. Plus he's a great young man. Super proud of him.

Maybe this could be cool to do at the end of each year. I know I like to see tools people use. Try to keep it more towards DIY audio stuff.

I'll start with something pretty simple that I didnt think too much of when purchasing them but now I can't go without. I have used everything to tighten pedal hardware and while this falls into the line of "nice to have".....for me it's now a "must have"

https://lovemyswitches.com/rocket-sockets-pedal-building-socket-set/

I've seen those around, but never did a deep dive to find them. Thanks for posting. They are on their way.

I almost got those too. But I went with a set of the color-coded, chromed, deep sockets from my local store.
https://www.harborfreight.com/hand-tools/sockets-ratchets/sockets/14-in-drive-metric-color-coded-deep-socket-set-10-pc-67868.html

I have sockets, but was looking for something to take the risk of scratching the surface out of play. I like those though.

I may win this contest, I'm building boards for my son. I don't even play, ): I put a nice pedal board together for him for Christmas, Pedal Train board, Crybaby Wah, Tuner, Power supplies and a Ditto. Now to get these pedals built. I got him a PRS last year, with an Orange Head and Cabinet. He uses a Line 6 for Church. He's been playing for around 15 years and just recently got back into it a few years ago. Has a several Fenders and few other makes but loves the PRS.

Maybe this could be cool to do at the end of each year. I know I like to see tools people use. Try to keep it more towards DIY audio stuff.

I'll start with something pretty simple that I didnt think too much of when purchasing them but now I can't go without. I have used everything to tighten pedal hardware and while this falls into the line of "nice to have".....for me it's now a "must have"

https://lovemyswitches.com/rocket-sockets-pedal-building-socket-set/

I've seen those around, but never did a deep dive to find them. Thanks for posting. They are on their way.

How many of you had to dig through build reports to see what you built this year for the contest?

Pretty much sums it up! Although I just finished painting a Dirt Baby that is probably going to be my entry........

I keep a spreadsheet of all my builds, mods, and repairs. I also keep spreadsheets of component values and costs. And a journal of every piece of gear ive ever owned. I like writing things down I guess 

I saw "Build Sheet" and I perked right up. Sounds like a fantastic idea. Do you all create your own forms or is there something out there that would work?

I built mine in excel and added a macro to count what is left to paint and all kinds of ocd things.

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/peloufjukam7cpfi4n5gz/Pedal-Build-Log.xlsm?dl=0&rlkey=snjla7drvvk6mzeaayo54q5es

Thanks!

I keep a spreadsheet of all my builds, mods, and repairs. I also keep spreadsheets of component values and costs. And a journal of every piece of gear ive ever owned. I like writing things down I guess 

I saw "Build Sheet" and I perked right up. Sounds like a fantastic idea. Do you all create your own forms or is there something out there that would work?

I can't imagine that would be easier than pouring Envirotex on top of the enclosure. It's really not as difficult as some make it out to be.  Like anything, there is a learning curve, but I rarely have issues. Just pour way less than you need and use a stirrer stick to tease it out to the edges. Add more as needed.  Lifting decals also shouldn't be an issue if you drill first and plug holes with painters tape before pouring.  Just make sure to use a step bit to drill through epoxy when finished.

Can you apply thin coats with a foam brush, or does that create issues?

I think that would cause issues and end up being way more hassle than the previously mentioned method. I use enviro using the stirrer stick method. The hardest part is waiting the 72 hours for it to be rock solid.


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I see some of these being done on youtube with epoxy and it has left me nothing but horrified. If you know of someone who does it right, please post a link.  Thanks!

If your concerned about ruining a perfectly good enclosure, I would recommend starting out with a bare aluminum enclosure with decal (or etch) instead of powdercoat/painted enclosure.  That way, if you are unhappy with result, you can easily peel off the epoxy after warming it up with a heat gun and try again. I've done this many times and it works great!

Great info. Thanks!

I can’t imagine that would be easier than pouring Envirotex on top of the enclosure. It’s really not as difficult as some make it out to be.  Like anything, there is a learning curve, but I rarely have issues. Just pour way less than you need and use a stirrer stick to tease it out to the edges. Add more as needed.  Lifting decals also shouldn’t be an issue if you drill first and plug holes with painters tape before pouring.  Just make sure to use a step bit to drill through epoxy when finished.

Can you apply thin coats with a foam brush, or does that create issues?

I think that would cause issues and end up being way more hassle than the previously mentioned method. I use enviro using the stirrer stick method. The hardest part is waiting the 72 hours for it to be rock solid.


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I see some of these being done on youtube with epoxy and it has left me nothing but horrified. If you know of someone who does it right, please post a link.  Thanks!

I can't imagine that would be easier than pouring Envirotex on top of the enclosure. It's really not as difficult as some make it out to be.  Like anything, there is a learning curve, but I rarely have issues. Just pour way less than you need and use a stirrer stick to tease it out to the edges. Add more as needed.  Lifting decals also shouldn't be an issue if you drill first and plug holes with painters tape before pouring.  Just make sure to use a step bit to drill through epoxy when finished.

Can you apply thin coats with a foam brush, or does that create issues?