/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>508389
You are an absolute moron.

I had zero electronics knowledge when I started building effects maybe a year or two ago and now I'm winning building contests and making good money building effects.

@ OP go for it. Youtube is a great place to learn from tutorial videos. Like Afrotechmods and a guy named chromspere.

If you are interested in something you can do it. Just be patient and keep you're ears open to learning new stuff.

I would recommend staying under 24 volts till you get some builds under your belt.

>>500958

I made a redneck guitar pedal. I peppered a hammons 1590B enclosure with several rounds of 20 gauge birdshot and saved the shells for knobs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEuTH9FqYcA

http://diy-guitar-effects.tumblr.com/etching

>>477868
Here's my tutorial with tips, tricks, and instructions.
Hope it helps

PART 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rnleOuOkL8

PART 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtXUvkpZm0o

>>470113
Well with mouser there's a thousand bar codes and part numbers. With tayda it's simply one code, one quantity number, and the part with the value. Easy to read...

Either mouser or taydaelectronics.com

>>432469
You will never get an organic good sounding distortion with digital.

No matter what algorithms you use it will never sound as good as analog.

>>432464
Because not everyone is a neckbeard programmer.

>>432403
I'd say the world needs another pedal company like it needs one more grain of sand on a beach.

I think the money is in doing custom shop pedals and just electronic repair in general.

>>432232
Get a plastic insulated dc jack. The +9V is on the barrel of most pedal power supplies and the enclosure is ground, so that means yours is shorting at the jack.

>>432114
Hand wiring? What do you mean by that? Point to point? Because that would make complex circuits nearly impossible. All of mine are 'handwired' because I make all of my pedals from scratch.

>>431856
Yes... solder masks and silk/screenprinting will make them more professional looking. anyone can etch a bunch of boards, but not everyone can make pro quality boards.

Also you would have to make your own layouts. It is HIGHLY frowned upon to use someones artwork/intellectual property. Some are copyrighted and some aren't but if you want to make a good reputation for yourself as a PCB fabber then you should find schematics and make your own layouts

>>431601
I'm not even sure about that. I just use the toner transfer method onto some FR-2 copper clad boards that I get from tayda electronics. I don't have the expertise to do solder masks or silk screening.

>>429259
I don't have a diagram, but all you have to do is have a momentary switch that shunts the signal to ground. there may be a popping issue but I'm sure it could be solved somehow.

>>428695
Not hard at all. But I have been soldering for a few years. I would suggest using 60/40 rosin cor solder for a beginner. It is easily obtainable from radioshack. Also NEVER use lead free solder if you are a beginner. It will make you feel like soldering is harder than it really is.

Also kits aren't gimmicky. It's great practice for learning to solder and if you get a good kit it may teach you a thing or three. I would just avoid 'diymodkits'... some of their designs are fundamentally flawed where they would never work.

>>428614
DEFINITELY checkout diystompboxes.com and also the link on the page called geofex.

They are THE best places to learn the ins and outs of effect building.

At diystompboxes there's a section called 'begginers section' ...I highly recommend checking that out. It's the perfect introduction to building your own effects.

Just so you know I already have a stompbox thread here >>428002

So if you have any questions just ask me, or don't be afraid to ask questions at diystompboxes. They are the most helpful and friendly place from begginers to the most knowledgeable gurus. There are no stupid questions there.

>>428515
I would always use a drill press. With a hand drill you take the risk of walking the bit and then your holes will look all wonkey. UNLESS you use a metal punch to put a little ding in the aluminum to keep the bit on point.

With most hammonds you don't need any special bits. They are aluminum. I THINK they are some kind of aluminum alloy because they seem a little softer than pure aluminum. Most of the time I just use my standard bits, but sometimes I get out the stepper bit to save a little time.

>>428148
ah I didn't know...Try this:

http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=99113.0


Hope you enjoy. It has to be one of my favorite ways to finish an enclosure.

>>428035
Where'd you go buddy? Are you going to keep talking shit about the nicest guy on /diy/?

>>428040
He decided to not do it.

>>428039
I go out of my way to help first timer /diy/ers

Now...enjoy your lonely angry internet life

>>428035
No...I'm the guy that wanted to give a guy a new PCB for free to help his project.

You assume and make yourself look stupid