El Portero (Delegate Compressor) build

[thechoff]

This is my second build and I'm almost done a duplicate of this. The first build I did was a kit and my soldering was pretty rough. This one took much more research to source all the parts and my soldering has improved. Thanks to Jovi Bon Kenobi for the super helpful Workflow Tips.
I etched the enclosure on my first build too and it was quite a bit more simple than this one. I sure didn't go with a simple design for an etch this time and it took multiple transfer attempts. I really messed up on the other box which I still need to sand down to redo. Not sure why it didn't turn out. Some of the lettering on this one didn't etch well enough so I had to scratch in those letters.

My next build that I already have the pcb for is the Spacialist Reverb.

Thanks to this community for the help so far!

 

[Gordo]

Very nicely done!!

 

[Barry]

I sort of like the way it came out, very rustic, board looks well done

 

[Chuck D. Bones]

Excellent! Clean build, great artwork.

One tip: The tooth washer on the stomp switch goes on the inside. If you want a metal washer between the nut and the nylon washer, BLMS has them.

 

[thechoff]

Excellent! Clean build, great artwork.

One tip: The tooth washer on the stomp switch goes on the inside. If you want a metal washer between the nut and the nylon washer, BLMS has them.

Thanks for the tip. I just figured this was the order of the parts since this is how it came from Tayda. I'll take a look tomorrow to see if it can correct this. I might not have enough excess wire to get the switch back out now.

 

[thechoff]

I sort of like the way it came out, very rustic, board looks well done

Thanks Barry. Etching sure isn't the same everytime. I like how imperfect the result can be. My first etch (for a BYOC Large Beaver Russian) had some extra 'spray' areas that added character.

 

[Chuck D. Bones]

Thanks for the tip. I just figured this was the order of the parts since this is how it came from Tayda. I'll take a look tomorrow to see if it can correct this. I might not have enough excess wire to get the switch back out now.

The star washer inside isn't absolutely mandatory. Don't feel like you need to disassemble you pedal just for that.

 

[cooder]

Excellent build and etch! Great stuff!

 

[Nacht]

This is my second build and I'm almost done a duplicate of this. The first build I did was a kit and my soldering was pretty rough. This one took much more research to source all the parts and my soldering has improved. Thanks to Jovi Bon Kenobi for the super helpful Workflow Tips.
I etched the enclosure on my first build too and it was quite a bit more simple than this one. I sure didn't go with a simple design for an etch this time and it took multiple transfer attempts. I really messed up on the other box which I still need to sand down to redo. Not sure why it didn't turn out. Some of the lettering on this one didn't etch well enough so I had to scratch in those letters.

My next build that I already have the pcb for is the Spacialist Reverb.

Thanks to this community for the help so far!View attachment 4684View attachment 4685View attachment 4686

Hey that's a nice looking art you made there! But please can you tell me how you know which labels goes under which potentiometers? I think i saw at least 3 different layouts, labels not placed at the same place under the knobs... It's not written in the build pdf and i can't imagine people probe the pcbs to figure out what goes where?

EDIT: nevermind i found it written in small on the build doc, but... your layout isnt correct...

 

[Feral Feline]

Really like both the El Portero and The Thief.

 

[peccary]

Those both look awesome, great work!