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turbin, personally I think the Triangle version is a good place to start.

Kit Rae's site is certainly worth studying too.

I love the graphics, Ben.

... and c'mon guys! If he called it "Pu$$y Pink", you'd be all over it!

I'm guessing that you got more than one board?

so, you found a good use for those pots!

The nurse gave her a fun faux-hawk. 

I'm sure there's a great nickname in there ... Faux Hawk already sounds Native American.

Leos are the greatest ... natural show-offs and leaders.

I've had so many August birthdays in my family ... my mom and dad , when they were here ... my niece, nephew, and sister-in-law.

anyway, big congratulations!

incidentally, her swaddling cloth reminded me that my original birth certificate included foot prints ... I guess that's how they did it in the old days.

I like it a lot ... my main reaction to the clip is ... "sci fi movie soundtrack" ... but it's interesting enough to challenge me creatively.

one thing I noticed is that the rate pot is very sensitive between 8 and 10 o' clock, and he doesn't use it much out of that range ... likely it could use a different value there

NB that link is for 100n, not 1 uF.

my bad!

Mouser's about $.25 / 100 :
http://www.mouser.com/Panasonic/Passive-Components/Capacitors/Film-Capacitors/_/N-9x371?P=1z0wrj5Z1ywtgm1Z1z0z7l5Z1yznbzrZ1z0vn48Z1z0vn3cZ1yzvjj0Z1yzn53n&Ns=Pricing%7c0

Mouser's still less for 1uF:
http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Panasonic/ECQ-V1H104JL/?qs=sGAEpiMZZMv1cc3ydrPrF%252bfZ13WJ%2fr1%2fEY9wPof57Ts%3d

I'm a fan of your playing, since you play finger style, like I do ... your songs are interesting, and your pedal designs are killer.

So, break a leg!

... and get some soundboard capture for us!

personally, I've been tormenting myself over getting a volume pedal, just for those cool volume swells ... it would be easy to say, get an EB, but I also like the Mission Pedals

yeah, using boards solved a few problems for me : ease of wiring, no ruining the switch, and also it makes the led wiring easier and stability a lot better. I kinda think the board acts as a heat buffer for the lugs.

I've bought boards a few different places, but so far I've just used the ones from smallbear, which I like 'cause they're small and get the job done. That pushed me to design my own, which I should get back from OshPark in a week or so.

I did have one of his fail, and it caused me to re-examine both the part, and my soldering.
I think the resin on BLMS's do melt kinda easy if you aren't careful. I'll also accept some responsibility for my impatient soldering at times. It's probably better to rest the part in between solders, rather than constantly heating it.

On the one that failed, it was apparent that I over-heated the lug. My solution was to use a new switch with a wiring board, and I'll probably stick to that method -- in finding a solution to my problem, I also discovered I kinda like using boards now.

I did some research ... some think Fulltone has the best switches. I read that he has his built, and they're bakelite rather than the regular plastic, so they're a little more heat-resistant and durable.

I also read that better switches have separate pours of the resin, as opposed to one big glob. I just can't confirm that, FWIW
I ended up getting some other switches to try out, including the green ones from Mammoth, and some that *look like* Alphas from these guys:
http://guitarpedalparts.com/product-category/switches/

time will tell ... in the meantime, my solution of using boards with BLMS's seems fine for now. If I'm building for someone, as mentioned, I'll go to the better switches.

I guess I could also toss the cheap Chinese dikes and get a real pair! 

the Hakko CHP-170 is $3.80 at HMC:
http://www.hmcelectronics.com/product/Hakko/CHP170

I've since started using an Xcelite I got with a soldering iron deal, but that Hakko is pretty good for the money.

San Diego's turned into a big micro brew place. Something like 80 breweries and counting, last I heard ... and several tasting rooms are within a few miles of my place.
Depending on how you look at it, that's either good or bad news for me ... I enjoy that stuff. A little too much lately.

Such is life, could be worse.

they don't have a small price break at 10, but 200 have gone from $4 to $2.80

http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Xicon/271-10K-RC/?qs=sGAEpiMZZMu61qfTUdNhG%2fNICg4NOtz51bQLKR8aMJE%3d

As far as obtaining a Maxon OD820, I was planning on ordering a pcb from Aion over at his site, which I really really like btw, I've built a bunch of his stuff and all his boards/quality is top notch.

haha ... I just saw that aion board the other day. surprised me, 'cause it's the first pcb I've seen of an 820, which IMO is a great pedal.