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I started doing my graphics in Inkscape last year. 

I create a blank Inkscape document with the enclosure outline.  Then I create a layer called 'Template', and I import the page from the pdf with the drill template & line it up with the outline.  Before creating any graphics, I print that out and see if it lines up to the board with the pots & switches mounted.  If not, I resize the template layer until it is perfect.  It can then be used to drill.

At that point it is possible to create the graphics on a new layer leaving the template visible underneath.

Then I know that (if my drilling is accurate...) the graphics will line up with the drilled holes.

Crap!  I just got the ship notice on my most recent Tayda order.

Awesome graphics!  Nice & neat inside, too.

My Brother Color laser works great for decals but is hit or miss (mostly miss) for etching.  The site where I have bought press 'n peel paper for etching has a disclaimer about brother toner on their product page.  It's a fine printer, but I would buy another brand if I could.

Amazing finish!!  I really need to learn how to do that.   

I have built many of Barry's projects from GuitarPCB, but R2G2 is one of my favorites.

Nice work, inside & out!

Beautiful.  Sounds great, too!

How do you like working with enviro, have you switched to that from now on?

That is very cool. What's a gristelizer?

It's a strange, barely controllable tremolo with an oscillator.  Here is the link to the board: http://musicpcb.com/pcbs/gristleizer/

Very cool looking! I love how art work looks like on orange enclosures

My only disappointment is that the knob & switch labels looked a lot easier to read in Inkscape on a white background.

Very good, very tasty looking stuff! Is it color lazer decals / water slide or some other technique?

The ZPSDX is a laser waterslide decal, black only.  The Gristlizer is a color laser printed on a white vinyl label.  I generally use blem enclosures, so I need vinyl labels for the dark-colored boxes.  Both have several coats of clear lacquer, I use a clear with sparkle for the 2nd coat.

Those look so amazing, pro-level stuff dude! May I ask: guts?

They're both pretty tight inside.
ZPSDX:



Gristlizer:

Madbean's ZPSDX & MusicPCB's Gristlizer

I love everything about this build.  Sending me back to the drawing board...

Beautiful work!  I love the plates.

I use a variety of the storage units mentioned above, but I am still moderately disorganized.  That's the way I run my life.  I can always find what I need.

I think the bigger problem is inventory tracking.  I tried keeping track of components in spreadsheets, but I (almost) never remember to decrement parts counts as I use them.  I often wind up ordering things I don't need AND going to start a project to find that I don't have all the necessary components in stock.

This is a great looking pedal.  How did you make that faceplate?  It's beautiful.  Or is there a thread somewhere on this site that shows how to do it?

This is in red on the ordering page where I buy PnP paper (it wasn't there when I first bought PnP paper OR my Brother printer):

If you intend to use BROTHER printers, keep in mind that Brother toners have higher melting temperature than other toners. It may be difficult to transfer image made by BROTHER printer. I was able to make a transfer using BROTHER printer, but only by hand and iron pressing for 1-2 minutes. GBC laminator did not transfer even smallest piece of image made by BROTHER printer. If you have BROTHER, first experiment several times or get different laser printer, there are very inexpensive models out there.

Again, I am happy with the waterslide decals it prints, but I am considering buying a cheap black-only HP laser.

I had the same horrible results with inkjet printers.  I am very happy with decals from my Brother color laser printer. 

However, if I were to buy a new laser I would probably get an HP.  The Press-n-peel Blue PCB Transfer Paper I bought doesn't work well with Brother toner.

BTW, if anyone know of PnP paper that does work with Brother toner, please let me  know...