What’s on *YOUR* workbench?
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JTEX
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You'd have to wire it explicitly to do that. Use a stereo output jack (TRS), and connect the battery negative to the jack's ring terminal- and nowhere else. This way the battery is only in circuit when you insert a mono plug (guitar cable), which shorts together the Ring and Sleeve on the stereo jack, grounding the battery negative.
Or, if you're like me, you can use a dedicated power switch instead of the usual mono plug/stereo jack trick.
Worst case, the battery shoud still last at least 3 months even if you leave it on 24/7
Fama
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Thanks, I figured that might be the case. I'll see how big of an issue the battery will be for me, maybe I'll do that copper tape thing and also switch to a TRS jack at some point.You'd have to wire it explicitly to do that. Use a stereo output jack (TRS), and connect the battery negative to the jack's ring terminal- and nowhere else. This way the battery is only in circuit when you insert a mono plug (guitar cable), which shorts together the Ring and Sleeve on the stereo jack, grounding the battery negative.
Or, if you're like me, you can use a dedicated power switch instead of the usual mono plug/stereo jack trick.
Worst case, the battery shoud still last at least 3 months even if you leave it on 24/7
Making some progress here. The steel was a little tougher to drill, but not nearly as bad as I was leading myself to believe. Soon @Harry Klippton soon
steviejr92
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Dialing in some exposure times.....
Did 10 sec increments for each segment so 1 is 10 sec and 10 is 100 sec. I know its hard to tell but it looks like im getting the best detail somewhere in between 40 and 50 sec.
Did 10 sec increments for each segment so 1 is 10 sec and 10 is 100 sec. I know its hard to tell but it looks like im getting the best detail somewhere in between 40 and 50 sec.
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Erik S
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Bricksnbeatles
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Of course hard to tell from a picture, but from my experience I’d say 50 seconds is your time to go with
steviejr92
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I really want to go with 50 sec but when i shine light through it the detail in the 40 sec range shows up a little better. Im thinking of going right down the middle at 45 sec.
Dude absolutely! You guys get all the exclusives first! I'm hoping this will inspire more people to screen print so we can bounce some ideas back n forth!
Passinwind
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Finally finished up my dojo preamp with the Neutron Star enclosure from the PPCB group buy:
I still have a couple of drilled and printed enclosures on hand for future resonant LPF pedal builds, but I'm going to move on to other stuff for at least a few months now, I reckon.
I still have a couple of drilled and printed enclosures on hand for future resonant LPF pedal builds, but I'm going to move on to other stuff for at least a few months now, I reckon.
cliffs_trip
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Are you using the Speedball emulsion? I started out with that and it gave me a lot of issues. I switched to a different emulsion which has a longer shelf life and I can get better detail. Speedball seemed to only last about a month, even in the refrigerator. I thought I was just screwing up exposure times, but the emulsion was not the best.
Laundryroom David
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Oh. Wow! That thing pops (in a good way!).
steviejr92
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So I’m using what’s called Baselayr Complete. It’s the best emulsion Baselayr makes, it can withstand water based inks and solvent based inks. The shelf life on this guy is about 12 months. The detail I’ve gotten out of this is pretty great! I used a 3 over 1 coating technique (3 coats on front and 1 coat on the print side). I’m a newbie so take all this at your own discretion but it has worked pretty dang well for me so far!
fig
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Another piece of my JM puzzle. I went with an MJT body and a metallic purple with their light "relic". I'm not really attracted to intentionally relic'd guitars, but I get the vibe and it was kinda fun paying them to "imperfect" it........okay maybe that was a stretch. 
Purple because I don't have a purple guitar, and thought I should....at least at the time I had to choose one from the dropdown box 
I'm not sure when I'll be able to assemble it, but the neck is another month out, so maybe I'll have my workspace back by then,
Purple because I don't have a purple guitar, and thought I should....at least at the time I had to choose one from the dropdown box I'm not sure when I'll be able to assemble it, but the neck is another month out, so maybe I'll have my workspace back by then,
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cliffs_trip
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That sounds about the same as the emulsion I have, ecotex AP Blue. I have to adjust the coatings dependent on what "ink" I'm using and the screen size. For solder mask I use a 110 screen and make sure to put down thicker coats as the solder mask is thick and I want a lot more on there, I also use a softer squeegee and a different angle.
For the artwork I use 230 screens and do thinner coats cause the "ink"(One Shot enamel) is much thinner. I also try to hold the squeegee closer to a 90 degree angle and use a higher durometer, that deposits less ink and helps me reduce bleed around the smaller lines.
I feel like I've done a lot more research than actual printing
. I like the manual process.I have a board ready to print and an enclosure artwork ready for a 2 part print, I just need to go do it! Then I can have a legit reason to post in this thread!
Alan W
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The nestable, rolling table is brilliant. I’m a reasonably tidy person (my wife would be in stitches if she heard me say that!) but one thing I’ve noticed is that any available horizontal space rapidly becomes a storage area. So having an accessible, sturdy work surface that you can expect to be clean is wonderful.So I finally finished my shed/workplace! Shes small inside but i think i made some good use of the space! Im an amateur with all the insulation so if something looks out of wack blame it on me!
Left side:
This side consists of my belt sander for when i need to shape my enclosures and I left extra room to work on that side if need be. I will be working on that side most of the time!
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Center back wall:
As you can see the A/C unit is on a cabinet. The A/C exhaust hose is only 5 ft in length not allowing the unit to sit on the floor :/
The solution will be to order a longer hose and replace it. For now though this is the only thing bumming me out! Today I built a 2 tier shelving unit that is but 1ft x 4ft. I wanted to put the left over wood to good use and not have it go to waste so i think this was a good move. This holds all my various tools and whatnot.
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Right side:
This is where most of the enclosure building will be happening! Here we have the bench shears, drill press, and metal brake. Today i also built an extra workbench that has casters to roll it around. I keep it under this workbench so i can easily pull it out when i need more room to work on.
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This was my first time doing anything like this so blame me for any ugliness that you may see but its my little workshop and im pretty happy!
steviejr92
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Dude this is awesome! I feel like we researched the same sites!That sounds about the same as the emulsion I have, ecotex AP Blue. I have to adjust the coatings dependent on what "ink" I'm using and the screen size. For solder mask I use a 110 screen and make sure to put down thicker coats as the solder mask is thick and I want a lot more on there, I also use a softer squeegee and a different angle.
For the artwork I use 230 screens and do thinner coats cause the "ink"(One Shot enamel) is much thinner. I also try to hold the squeegee closer to a 90 degree angle and use a higher durometer, that deposits less ink and helps me reduce bleed around the smaller lines.
I feel like I've done a lot more research than actual printing
I have a board ready to print and an enclosure artwork ready for a 2 part print, I just need to go do it! Then I can have a legit reason to post in this thread!
Im using a 230 mesh count screen now. And since im using one shot paint I went with a thinner coating! Today im going to be reclaiming the screen and trying a real design that ive been sitting on for months now! I will be re reading this post plenty times
steviejr92
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Thank you so much! I had a bunch of wood left over from the the first 2 work benches. I even had a set of casters just laying around i figured I would make use of it and thats what i came up with. You can always use more room to work on was my thought process! The shelf came out of that wood as well. I really dont like wasting money so i tried using every bit i had laying around!
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MichaelW
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Yah but when are we gonna see some PEDALS!!!!
steviejr92
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Very very soon! Im working on it as we speak!Yah but when are we gonna see some PEDALS!!!!
mkstewartesq
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Working on a two in one build of the Lectric-FX Karaoke Chorus (Boss CE-1) and the Celsius (CE-1 preamp) to hopefully get the entire Boss CE-1 experience. Just cured the film-free decal in the oven and sprayed it with automotive clear coat. Of course, there are a few dust nibs and similar that I can already tell I’m going to need to sand out and polish, but that’s kind of par for the course when your improvised spray booth is a bathroom with dropcloths taped to the walls.
Mike
Mike
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