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Welcome aboard!

Better than my first etch.
The etching part is easy.
Drilling the holes, HUGE PITA.

I get my drill bits here https://drillcity.stores.yahoo.net/newtuncardri.html
The Carbide bits last a long time, fiberglass tends to dull other drill bit materials rather quickly.
BUT, Carbide bits are fragile. Really easy to break, until you get the hang of it.
And they cost about $2 US each.

My Jet has been in the shop or I would have picked some up.

Gonna make this really simple.
Everytime I've been to the market, NO steaks. Pork chops, yes, hamburger, sometimes. but NO steaks. FOR  TWO DAMN MONTHS!

One of these is cooking as I type:

I got mine in Sunday night.

I've been using solder suckers like this for years:
https://www.amazon.com/ECG-J-045-DS-Electric-Soldering-Temperature/dp/B00068IJSG/ref=sr_1_23?dchild=1&keywords=solder+sucker&qid=1590562054&sr=8-23
The one I have is from Radio Shack. So yeah, its a few years old. I still works, although I am due for a new one.

Back in the "old days" (80's So Cal. Defense industry stuff), we had solder suckers that worked really, really good.
Handle similar to what I linked to, but instead of a bulb, it used an actual vacuum pump that you activated via a foot pedal.
But those run around $300+ these days.

OK then...
Not a pedal, but build a reverb using this as a tank:

Sounds perfectly reasonably Willy.

Maybe get a couple of Hammond 1590DE enclosures around so you can go nuts.
Or 1590Z235 when you really want to lose your marbles.

I'd be interested in this.
Depends on date and time. I keep weird hours, but no problem adjusting.

I took a quick look at datasheet for both (and others) and they are pretty similar.
Max voltage, current, pinout, and other specs the same.

Looks fine me.
You could always try Digikey.
Sometimes they have better prices. They don't have any of the ON LM7815
Texas Instruments have them, but more than twice the price.

Looks good.
I love working with wood.

Is that the natural look of the birch?  I can't get over how strong the lines are on the side, it almost looks like you've sandwiched layers of different wood together!  Very well done, btw.

Thanks

Several pieces of 3/4 inch 13 ply Baltic Birch.
$40 for a 5x5 sheet (2011 prices).