What’s on *YOUR* workbench?

Work and life are getting in the way of pedal building, but a couple weeks ago I mostly finalized my design for a faceplate for my DuoPhase build. Today I laser cut a prototype in clear acrylic (just because it’s cheap and easy to source) that I will use to test the fit on the pedal before I laser cut on the actual two tone acrylic (which is also thinner than the clear one). I also did a test on a thin sheet of plywood which may make for some interesting “rustic” designs.

Here’s my prototype:

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I went with no knob markers because I thought the design would get a bit too crowded. I also tried to find a font that matches the original graphics. Oh and I swapped A and B because the order is right into left and thinking B into A was hurting my brain (the pitfalls of being an engineer). I had some more elaborate design at first with an outline of a comb filter but I chucked it because it looked too busy. This is plain and functional.

Edit: looking at it now I think I’m going to add some knob lines. Maybe just 7 lines…
 
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Gordo said:
That acrylic is sick. If you could side light it like a cheezy desktop sign it would look insane.
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Thanks! Yeah it looks pretty good. I haven’t figured out a way to use it like that yet. Also it’s too thick: I wouldn’t be able to put the nuts back on pots and switches if I used it!
 
giovanni said:
Thanks! Yeah it looks pretty good. I haven’t figured out a way to use it like that yet. Also it’s too thick: I wouldn’t be able to put the nuts back on pots and switches if I used it!
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If you make all the relevant holes big enough to accommodate the nuts it can work. Love where you‘re going with this in any case!
 
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(Moved from the other Workbench thread):

Just getting started in this hobby as I'd only built a couple of Aion FX kits to date and wanted to really dive in this winter. So I ordered a range of components from Mouser, Tayda, and Lovemyswitches, and a Red Herring PCB from Pedalpcb. Best of all, I decided to get the Pedalpcb protoyping board so I can breadboard pedals without all the hassle associated with loose offboard connections. I've watched more than a few Wampler vids and I like the way he does it.

I'm glad I got the prototyping board; after a few hours of soldering the many parts onto the master pcb, its now working (!) with a Clark Gainster / Hoochie Mama circuit on the breadboard. I'll be playing around with this for a while to understand the subtle differences between those pedals and the Menatone Red Snapper (which the Red Herring pcb is based on). Whatever I like best I will build using the the Red Herring pcb as a base.

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