Just finished building this guitar pedal. The enclosure is CNC'd from a solid piece of walnut, and the decorations are CNC engraved into 2mm copper. The orange and green are vitreous enamel, which is glass powder mixed with water and applied like paint, then fired in a kiln. Shoved a bunch of huge Vishay Dale RN60 mil spec resistors in there for good measure. Would love to see some other builds, or even other enamel work if anyone is doing that kind of thing.
>>2988583wow I don't even use vishay parts in regular repairs
>>2988594Is that because they're huge and look like beans?
>>2988596if I need to use precision resistors, I use box ones that much is truebut mostly because its more expensive outside of US
Pretty good job OP. Cloth wire is chef's kiss.
>>2988597Ah I see, makes sense. I'll admit I partly went with the Vishays because of the aesthetic.>>2988605Thank you thank you, I was hoping that detail would turn out well and the Gavitt wire did not disappoint
>>2988583What kind of pedal is it?
>>2988671This one is a delay - more specifically the circuit is the Seabed Delay from PedalPCB, which is a PT2399 based delay. Very nice sounding analog-style delay.
>>2988583Gorgeous. The patina you'll get on the copper will be interesting. I don't quite get the mil-spec resistor and cloth wire aesthetic but I'm not a guitarist either.It's got me thinking for sure. For a one-off is it remotely economical to order out a CNC'ed enclosure these days? or is it really something you should already have invested in as a hobby?
>>2988681I'm also curious about any future patina - I put a coating of Renaissance Wax on the copper pieces which I've had good results with on my copper/enamel jewelry pieces. Definitely seems to ward off fingerprints and the typical darker patina that shows up within a few months if the wax isn't on there.I'm honestly not sure about getting someone else to CNC an enclosure, in my cursory searches I couldn't really find anyone who would do a one-off out of walnut. Maybe if you had a local shop and could provide the materials? Certainly might be cheaper than buying a CNC machine, but I will say that the Genmitsu has been an incredible value for the price
Very nice looking. I take it you have coated the inside of the enclosure with conducting paint to form a Faraday cage?
>>2988583Impressive: Very nice.
>>2989059Yes indeed! Pretty cool paint, works great>>2989078Many thanks
>>2988583Looks killer. An entire board of bespoke, unlabeled pedals in this style would look sick.
>>2989117Oh yes that's my goal, got a lot of Art Nouveau references to work from. Kind of surprised no one has really done something similar, unless I just can't find it
>>2988583as a guitarist I can assure you, you placed the knobs way too close to the foot switch. that thing is useless. pretty but useless. .. that'd the zeitgeist, tho.
>>2989254Well, for what it's worth I've had it on my desk for a month and it's been great but I see the knob placement issue. Definitely more of an objet d'art than a gigging staple - or maybe just for people with tiny feet
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