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I had a great time building an Allen Encore Kit. Not the least expensive way to build a kit amp, but everything about it is jaw droppingly good, and you end up with a boutique level amp.. They are all pretty closely related to Fender designs, but each model has a bit of a twist to it, some kits...

I’d try the rework. It’s good practice, worth learning. If you understand schematic reading, double check just to play safe. Even lifted pads can still be connected, and once either a wire or pot leg is soldered with solder that’s run through to the other side will be very secure.

Many years ago, I lent a good friend a Fluke while he was trying to set up his diesel for biofuel. His car got broken into and it was stolen; he had no sense of what meters cost, and was already upset, so I told him it was no big deal. A bit crushed at the time (didn't have much spare "hobby...

Aluminum is very easy to etch, but none of the professional etchers we used to use wanted to do it, because it is TOO easy to etch, and undercutting (where the etch starts to eat into under the resist) is too much of a problem. If we wanted something that looked like aluminum, I would get...

For those of us that realy don't like software by subscription, Affinity is (currently) one of the few competing packages that offers an Adobe alternative. I'm still using A.I., but have been using Designer for a few years now also. If I were starting from scratch (been with A.I. since the...

If there’s room on the other side, just leave the leads long on the back side and add the “filler cap” back there. I do this a fair amount with caps.

I think I can safely say that most of us here are “above average.” (At least in terms of hobby expenditures.)

Before you toss the VSSOP chips, my guess is that someone here who is used to getting boards made might be interested in them. This compressor is on my next order list. Nice, clean build!

I came to this hobby from DIY stereo, where one of the first mods you learn to do is increasing (and bypassing) the power supply caps. So, I used to always bump the size up. There is a trade off though, in that some circuits start to sound ”too stiff” with the larger caps. Now, I rarely bump...

I pretty much use solid wire all the time for pedals. 24 is just fine. On vero boards that I wired with 22 g, I didn’t have to worry about mounting the board! 😉 I’m with @SillyOctpuss on the wiring order—board first, then trim and solder off board.

That looks great! I’m thinking that to avoid that pour separation when you drill, you could try drilling with the bit in reverse, so it’s pushing shavings into the cut, rather than pulling them out of it, which is the force that’s separating the pour from the housing. You’d do a small hole this...

Once again, it’s either an “incoming” or a build report of yours that introduces me to a pedal. This one’s going on my next shopping list! Just read a few reviews of the Ego 76, and this looks like a lovely non optical to have on hand. Beautiful design!

By definition, the UV in UV printing means that there is a curing process that makes the finish durable, so the UV printed surfaces don‘t need any additional protection. But @HamishR brings up an important concern, adhesion. Aluminum is tricky to get paint to adhere to. After washing it down...

For controls, I love the Tremulous, but for circuit sound the Pendulum beats that for me. So, the Pendulous will be my next. Here’s my Tremulous, on veroboard, from a ways back.

I love everything about the pedal and your in-depth build report. If you can get some .005 brass shim stock, you can make little roll up sleeves with it (only one layer thick) to fix the knob wobbles. I do this for tuning peg buttons also.

I used to always use those (the ones shown in the first post), and still do on occasion. I made little stepped insulating washers for them; I used to do this with laser cutting little washers from 1/32 acrylic and bonding them together so that there was a lip that held the Jack centered in the...

Actually neither! The amp is quiet either way. With certain effects after it there are times when switching the LA on does indeed lower the noise, but in general, unless I have the gain set to above unity, I don’t sense any additional noise with it on. Yeah, comparing tubes and ICs etc. makes...

So good that it baffles me. There is NO noise. None. My amp is almost solid state quiet, and I play very much on the clean side. Almost all the time I have the LA on, (which is probably 60%+ of the time) it’s set very low (in terms of compression and knees, etc.) but just adds a bit of sparkle...

Hard to do! Equilux, without a doubt. Being able to shape the midtones is huge, and the basic preamp sound is delightful Pendulum, or even better the one that has the full control set, that I still need to buy Chop Shop (but could also say Mercurial or Champ Stamp...) Ceasar (but Unison is hard...

Yup, that looks pretty familiar ;). I did have a drawing, but it's pretty shorthand, since it was for me. I can clarify any confusions, probably. I can also take some photos of the actual stand, if anyone wants that.