Harry Klippton
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Just finished these. The porta 05 on the bottom needed extensive work and is now functioning great. I learned so much from that machine
What’s on *YOUR* workbench?
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Is the tip of the tube cracked? That is such a tight squeeze with the jack!
jimilee
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I think it's just a reflection. I don't see a 1/4" plug fitting in there, unless it's an optical illusion, though.
vigilante398
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That's just the border of the getter flash and the clear tip, no cracks.
It's kind of an optical illusion because you don't see how much room you have in the z-dimension, the jacks absolutely fit in there. I've been doing layouts with exactly that much room for years.
jimilee
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Yep, I figured you knew what you were doing.
gonzo
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Slow learning about woods and finishes. Wish there was more straight forward info online these days and not ai bots talking in circles. Anyone know how to block them?
Started with a stain and a type of boiled linseed oil. But, basswood truly is too soft to call this good enough. It'll never survive. So next up after this cures, dewaxed shellac as a barrier coat then water based polyurethane. It's been hard sourcing this stuff. My hardware store here in Japan is very limited. I'll try my hand at mixing my own shellac. Next time I think I'll stay away from a basswood kit. The maple neck turn out great with just stain and oil.
giovanni
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At this point for any “how to” I go straight to YouTube, which is a lot more reliable.
I would have thought that to be mahogany and not basswood if you didn’t tell us. Never realized how close basswood looks to mahogany. For some reason I expected it to look more like poplar/maple etc.
I hate boxing. I hate drilling a little less now with the PPCB guides. Artwork is the bane of...
Did some 5 minute artwork just to get stuff boxed. I'm tried of fighting graphic design software and need to play guitar more.
Peach fuzz, Frequency interchange+Josh Scott mids, Isosceles, more mids, LCFR/revel, dirt dauber
Found out which of my paint pens do and don't get along with enamel clear coat. Got tired of trying to write nice and square and just did the Isosceles in my normal writing(sans the bad 3s) in a chrome pen and I think it's the only one I like. This is a sign to stop trying so hard, even if I wasn't to begin with. Need to try even less harder.
Make more ugly pedals.
Also, need to try etching again. I think if I do 4+ at a time, it could make sense, time wise.
Did some 5 minute artwork just to get stuff boxed. I'm tried of fighting graphic design software and need to play guitar more.
Peach fuzz, Frequency interchange+Josh Scott mids, Isosceles, more mids, LCFR/revel, dirt dauber
Found out which of my paint pens do and don't get along with enamel clear coat. Got tired of trying to write nice and square and just did the Isosceles in my normal writing(sans the bad 3s) in a chrome pen and I think it's the only one I like. This is a sign to stop trying so hard, even if I wasn't to begin with. Need to try even less harder.
Make more ugly pedals.
Also, need to try etching again. I think if I do 4+ at a time, it could make sense, time wise.
Harry Klippton
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Came out great. That's a very cute device
KR Sound
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It is cute, isn’t it?
JTEX
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I don't know about you, but my one-off projects almost always looks like s#!t by the time everything works exactly right... Looks like I desperately need a new pickguard 
Lesson learned: don't put something with a headphone amp and lots of gain too close to pickups. EMI produced by the current flowing through the headamp traces couples magnetically into pickups, then goes back to circuit input -> positive feedback -> squeeeaaallll! Unplug the headphones -> squeal gone, since no current is flowing through that path. But where's the fun with no headphones? Can't play while on a floater in the pool! I had to move the whole circuit as far from the pickups as I could. I tried mu-metal shielding before. It helped, but not completely. Nothing beats distance.
Lesson learned: don't put something with a headphone amp and lots of gain too close to pickups. EMI produced by the current flowing through the headamp traces couples magnetically into pickups, then goes back to circuit input -> positive feedback -> squeeeaaallll! Unplug the headphones -> squeal gone, since no current is flowing through that path. But where's the fun with no headphones? Can't play while on a floater in the pool! I had to move the whole circuit as far from the pickups as I could. I tried mu-metal shielding before. It helped, but not completely. Nothing beats distance.
That stinks.I don't know about you, but my one-off projects almost always looks like s#!t by the time everything works exactly right... Looks like I desperately need a new pickguard
Lesson learned: don't put something with a headphone amp and lots of gain too close to pickups. EMI produced by the current flowing through the headamp traces couples magnetically into pickups, then goes back to circuit input -> positive feedback -> squeeeaaallll! Unplug the headphones -> squeal gone, since no current is flowing through that path. But where's the fun with no headphones? Can't play while on a floater in the pool! I had to move the whole circuit as far from the pickups as I could. I tried mu-metal shielding before. It helped, but not completely. Nothing beats distance.
Route out the back behind the bridge ad drop it in there! Then your headphones plug in just between the strap lock and input. Going behind the bridge should be easy to drill to, then run the wire through the ground wire hole to the main cavity.
Bonus points if you install one of those resistive touch strips for volume control!
JTEX
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I had thought about that, but I want the controls where I can easily get to them and don't want to separate them from the main board. That would require too much wiring. I'm actually happy that I had to move the electronics, the controls ended up in a better place than before. All I need is to start over with a new pickguard and do a neat job the second time around.
I've removed so much wood by now (much of it went to trials and errors) that my poor Ibby is almost a semihollow now... Quarter hollow for sure. Still sounds great.
BTW, Burns makes a pickguard that would be perfect for messing around with onboard electronics:
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Harry Klippton
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Portastudios on portastudios
tegendemuur
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Salvaging useful pots from my old Alesis mixer for upcoming builds. Some dual gang, some panners (center indentations), some W's, whatever those might be.
The ones below will be used for my dual Memphis Sun, if the gangs are matched well enough!
The ones below will be used for my dual Memphis Sun, if the gangs are matched well enough!
steviejr92
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Decided to give pink a go 
PunchySunshine
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That's a nice pink!