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Orange Squeezer I finished last night for a local dude. Vero layout from Sabrotone.

Hey Guys!

I knocked out a couple of fuzzes this weekend. They're both being traded to a friend for some of his art. The art on the pedals is his art as well.

Tonebender MKII



Super Fuzz with external bias pot

I've previously built this buffer on vero, but I'd like to make an etch layout for it. I worked up what I think may be the schematic. Would anyone mind looking it over?

Thanks!

Hey Guys!

I had a particularly bad etch a couple weeks ago and I'd like to salvage the enclosure.

Do any of you reuse enclosures after a bad etches? If so, any tips on getting them ready to re-etch?

Sanding materials or techniques?

Thanks!

A quick one-off as a thank you gift for my buddy. Hyperion clone with a 2N3904 subbed for the 2N2907A. Etched with muriatic acid and hydrogen peroxide.

I wish I would have made the switch wiring a little neater, but it sounds HUGE!

Hey Guys!

Just wanted to get some insight on a problem I've come across.

When I paint an enclosure, I put a coat on and bake it for 30 min on 150. I typically let it cool for 30 min or so before putting on a second coat.

Every once in a while the paint will mysteriously crackle up. It doesn't expose any metal, just wrinkles up. I think I have it narrowed down to the paint brand (Rustoleum), but I can't say for sure. Have any of you experienced this? Any tips on how to prevent it?

Hey guys!

I'm in the process of building my first Madbean design. This is also my first attempt at etching a board and enclosure. I'm using Cody's methods for the most part except that I used muriatic acid and hydrogen peroxide instead of ferric chloride.

The results are not as good as I was hoping for, but probably as good as should be expected for a first try. I wasn't going for a distressed look, but that's how it turned out. Still pretty happy with it though.



The clear coat is curing now. I'll post an update when I get it wired tonight.

Here I am posting in the Parts Jar before I've even given a proper introduction. Apologies for the forum faux pas.

I'm John. I live in the San Joaquin Valley of California. I've been building pedals for about a year and a half now. I have 17 builds completed and about 6 more scheduled. I mostly just do little one offs for buddies. I've been building on vero from the beginning, but I'm looking forward to getting into etching my own boards. I just watched JMK's Eagle tutorials and recreated the Madbean Spark Plug schematic without any errors.

Hopefully I can be a contributing member of this community. Thanks in advance for all the help I'm sure to receive.

John