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I keep meaning to post pics, but: I've since done two more enclosures where, before applying the actual decal, I first applied about three coats of Dishwasher Safe Mod Podge (DSMP), waiting two hours between applications, and then baking for an hour at 200F. The difference between these and...

@MichaelW - did you use the SR mods in your Sliver build? I played both my Sliver and the Dynamic Haircut tonight. I didn’t find the Sliver to sound “bigger”, but I do feel like it was a bit more open, crisper, or maybe defined. Hard to describe verbally, but as of tonight I might also give the...

Impossible to say, I sold v1 quite a while ago. But I recycled the schematic from v1, so I would expect it to be exactly the same. Really, the only difference in v2 is the PCB layout.

Here's a complete do-over of my "Dynamic Haircut", which is a clone of the Barber Gain Changer. Here's the build report for v1.0, which I did almost four years ago. I sold that build a while ago. I had long since given away my last v1 PCB, and someone recently messaged me asking if I had any...

Here's my build of the PedalPCB Sliver Overdrive, based on the Barber LTD. I used the component value substitutions in @Route14's post, Sliver -> Barber LTD SR to build this to LTD SR ("Special Recipe") specs. It's a straightforward build, nothing unremarkable in that category. I built it in...

That is awesome! At a glance, that battery pack kind of looks like the Cry Baby Mini I have on my board. I'm curious about your 18650-based scheme too, as I always wanted to do something like that. My understanding is that safe lithium ion charging isn't too terribly hard, but ideal lithium...

The Dishwasher Safe Mod Podge trial and error continues. I have one (mostly) success and one utter failure. First, the failure. Thinking the raw aluminum was the culprit, I tried on a powder coated enclosure, specifically a "Brunken Blue" from StompBoxParts. I did not use a hair dryer, but...

Unfortunately this didn't fare too well. An hour bake at 175F, followed by air drying/curing at room temperature for 48 hours. I took a picture this time, see below. I'm recycling the graphic I used for this build, so you can see what's missing. (And, perhaps ironically, I didn't get perfect...

Hmmm, I’m about to order some cheap powder coated enclosures to try on, since the bare aluminum is starting to look increasingly suspicious. IME the W1-PRO glue doesn’t work well on powder coated surfaces, but is pretty good on raw aluminum. So there’s definitely a surface-glue compatibility...

Have you by chance compared this to a stock Colorsound Powerboost or Overdriver? The ST-2 definitely has that in its DNA, but has some tweaks. I built several Colorsound PB/OD pedals over the years. One thing they were “famous” for is the splatty decay when used as a light overdrive or dirty...

I just tried the hair dryer on another sanded bare aluminum enclosure. This wasn't a perfect trial, since my wife's hair dryer literally died after about four or five minutes of use. (Looks like the power cable insulation had worn down enough to expose both conductors - made for a nice display...

That was a satisfying read, thanks for sharing! They all look great!

You're in good company - I've done that more times than I care to admit!

Yes, that is exactly the idea! Yup. And direct-incorporation is literally what I've been doing, take this build for example. It has the "previous-gen" version of this design integrated directly into the effect PCB itself. But pretty much the whole lower half of the PCB is just for the...

I used the 74HC14 somewhat interchangeably with the CD40106 in previous bypass designs. It's a hex inverter, not a flip-flop, but it can be wired to essentially be a flip-flop. For this design, I decided on an actual flip-flop mainly because I find it more... satisfying? to use a device...

Both of those examples show up as extended for me, but they are "promotional", I assume that's what you mean by "preferred". Effectively the same as basic, skipping the loader fee. Good idea though - when the time comes to place the order, I might spend some time looking for compatible...

Here's a direct link to the 20260516 PCB render. All the resistors (except one) are 0603. The caps are 0603, 0805, and 1206 depending on their role. I could probably save a little space dropping down to 0402-sized resistors, but the caps are all deliberately sized. I think the DG413 (biggest...

Thanks for your interest! You're in rare but esteemed company! 🥰 The first run is intended to be installed via pin headers, but that's mostly to avoid un-solder/re-solder if the module needs to be fixed (which it probably will). I was flirting with the idea of having both pin headers and...

I used to use a hair dryer back when I first started doing this (with the W1+ glue). I switched to the toaster oven just because it's easier (literally set it and forget it). What do you think about a heat gun versus the hair dryer?

Hmm, that's interesting. It doesn't sound radically different than what I did. You used a hair dryer, where I used a toaster oven, but unless you managed to hit some magic "Goldilocks" temperature, I don't feel that's a major difference. (And as a matter of routine, I always let the...