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Guitar Pedal/Vitreous Enamel/W(...) 04/30/26(Thu)17:03:43 No.2988583

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Guitar Pedal/Vitreous Enamel/Woodworking Anonymous 04/30/26(Thu)17:03:43 No.2988583

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.

Anonymous
04/30/26(Thu)17:52:05 No.2988594

Anonymous 04/30/26(Thu)17:52:05 No.2988594

>>2988583
wow I don't even use vishay parts in regular repairs

Anonymous
04/30/26(Thu)17:55:34 No.2988596

Anonymous 04/30/26(Thu)17:55:34 No.2988596

>>2988594
Is that because they're huge and look like beans?

Anonymous
04/30/26(Thu)17:58:08 No.2988597

Anonymous 04/30/26(Thu)17:58:08 No.2988597

>>2988596
if I need to use precision resistors, I use box ones that much is true
but mostly because its more expensive outside of US

Anonymous
04/30/26(Thu)18:24:04 No.2988605

Anonymous 04/30/26(Thu)18:24:04 No.2988605

Pretty good job OP. Cloth wire is chef's kiss.

Anonymous
04/30/26(Thu)18:35:33 No.2988608

Anonymous 04/30/26(Thu)18:35:33 No.2988608

>>2988597
Ah I see, makes sense. I'll admit I partly went with the Vishays because of the aesthetic.

>>2988605
Thank you thank you, I was hoping that detail would turn out well and the Gavitt wire did not disappoint

Anonymous
05/01/26(Fri)10:15:20 No.2988671

Anonymous 05/01/26(Fri)10:15:20 No.2988671

>>2988583
What kind of pedal is it?

Anonymous
05/01/26(Fri)11:38:56 No.2988680

Anonymous 05/01/26(Fri)11:38:56 No.2988680

>>2988671
This 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.

Anonymous
05/01/26(Fri)11:41:12 No.2988681

Anonymous 05/01/26(Fri)11:41:12 No.2988681

>>2988583
Gorgeous. 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?

Anonymous
05/01/26(Fri)11:52:20 No.2988685

Anonymous 05/01/26(Fri)11:52:20 No.2988685

>>2988681
I'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

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