What’s on *YOUR* workbench?

dot matrix madness said:
Last three pedals finished: Taqueria, Skeptical Buffer, and Stone Age Distortion. The later two have extra features:
The Low switch on the Buffer can toggle between Ground, 1µF, and 2µF ("Bass"). The switch on the Distortion selects
between the original LEDs and a pair of 1N4148.
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I thought for sure the red one was going to be a rehoused EHX Pitchfork.

Blue one could've been a ROG Mr EQ or an Aion Blueshift, the latter being my guess.

Raw one is a raw deal, 'cause you didn't include it in your "GUESS THE PEDALS" post.


Fun.

Will play again in the next round.
 
Feral Feline said:
I thought for sure the red one was going to be a rehoused EHX Pitchfork.

Blue one could've been a ROG Mr EQ or an Aion Blueshift, the latter being my guess.

Raw one is a raw deal, 'cause you didn't include it in your "GUESS THE PEDALS" post.


Fun.

Will play again in the next round.
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I thought the "Skeptical Buffer" would be easy, because there aren't many pedals without potis.
And the fork was on the cover of "Songs for the Death".
The "raw" one has been finished for some months already and without the labels it would have
been to hard to guess.
Anyway, I will get back to powdercoated enclosures again if I get hold of them (drastic shortage here).
The spraypainting didn't work as good as intended (what kind of material works for masking?) and
finally I drew the fork with a felt pen.
 
MichaelW said:
No, I mean the final coat. For headstocks I don't bother with sanding between coats, I just do 3 light coats, let it dry a few hours, do 3 more light coats, dry a few hours. I wind up doing 12 coats over 2 days. Then let it cure for about week then final wet sand with mineral oil.
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You know, looking at your picture and thinking about it some, you can wick in some super thing CA Glue and clamp it with some paint stirrer sticks. Then sand it out. Would be stronger than before.
 
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@MichaelW here's where I'm at after 12 coats (3 under, 9 above decal).

It actually looks really good but there's some pretty bad...dimpling? Pitting? Orange peel? But it's only noticeable in certain angles and I don't have the soul to start this again. So I will live with it. I might do 3 more coats tomorrow just for the hell of it.

Saw your post about the thin CA glue. Might have to grab some! And also clamps. And maybe a new neck.
 
UtilityBeltFX said:
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@MichaelW here's where I'm at after 12 coats (3 under, 9 above decal).

It actually looks really good but there's some pretty bad...dimpling? Pitting? Orange peel? But it's only noticeable in certain angles and I don't have the soul to start this again. So I will live with it. I might do 3 more coats tomorrow just for the hell of it.

Saw your post about the thin CA glue. Might have to grab some! And also clamps. And maybe a new neck.
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Those "pits" is what's called "spitting" from the rattle can, (I'm assuming you're using rattle can nitro?)
If you see this happening, a couple things you can do, 1) turn the can upside down and do a couple of short blasts to clean the head,
2) put the can of nitro in some warm water for about 20 min then shake well.

At this point you'll need to deal with those. I'd recommend block sanding (dry sanding) with some 800 grit until it's leveled out and the pits are gone. Then you're going to need to make up for those coats, so maybe another 6 coats and see how it looks.
 
MichaelW said:
Those "pits" is what's called "spitting" from the rattle can, (I'm assuming you're using rattle can nitro?)
If you see this happening, a couple things you can do, 1) turn the can upside down and do a couple of short blasts to clean the head,
2) put the can of nitro in some warm water for about 20 min then shake well.

At this point you'll need to deal with those. I'd recommend block sanding (dry sanding) with some 800 grit until it's leveled out and the pits are gone. Then you're going to need to make up for those coats, so maybe another 6 coats and see how it looks.
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Ah, thank you! Makes sense. 800 grit dry sanded wont get in to the decal? I have ptsd from last time.
 
UtilityBeltFX said:
Ah, thank you! Makes sense. 800 grit dry sanded wont get in to the decal? I have ptsd from last time.
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Hard to say, everyone sprays differently, what's a "light coat" for me may be "heavy" for you. Just keep an eye on it and resist the temptation to focus on the pits. Block it down evenly and wipe your sandpaper regularly to get the dust off.
 
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So I finally pulled a plug and got into a full amp kit, Uraltone TV Reverb. This is today's progress more or less. There were a lot of small things to attach to the chassis. The only thing that pisses me off a bit is I don't have all the components. I have bought a "pimped up" version with premium caps and they are back-ordered.
 
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