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Very clean build!  I really like that color too.  Is that powder coat or paint?  DIY or factory?

Granny Smith Sparkle from Mammoth Electronics. I drilled it, but came powder coated.


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Built Dave's Serenity Now board, sounds great!



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Are those the recommended pots on the 3PDT boards?  Maybe it's the perspective of the photo but they look big to me.

no they ended up being  a bit oversized, but luckily they still fit. They are 5k trim pots for the led.


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Sounds great ! Just been having fun dialing it in with all the diode switches and presence controls.


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Just finished building the Queen of Bone by Rullywow. Luckily Ben designed this to run at 9v and 18v, because I forgot to order the charge pump, oops. So right now I am just running it at 9v until I order and receive a TC1044SCPA.

One mistake I made to help future builders was drilling the 9v plug in the middle of the back of the enclosure. This didn't leave enough room for the board. Definitely drill the hole closer to the bottom or base plate. I had to router out a longer hole and use a brass plate to cover it up. It actually looks pretty cool though with a long gold plate on the back, I'll include a pic.

Also, Ben was very helpful as I ended up having a few questions along the way.


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They can be 1/4 on the board, you just have to stand them up.  I've done 1/4 on the switch, but it's much easier to use 1/8.  Here is a pic of an all 1/4 watt build:


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Very tidy. The 1/8W resistors on the switch are definitely the way to go. I did a few of them with 1/4Ws early on and it took a frustrating amount of maneuvering.

thanks Aion, this design is great, such an easy build!


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I have a big spreadsheet going of projects that I intend to make, and list out the BOM and the cost, this way I can see how much I am spending or will need to spend on parts.  Granted, I get 95% of my parts from Tayda, so that may bring my prices down on items.

I've attached part of my spreadsheet, showing the cost for Rully's Queen of Bone (KOT) and Rej's Chimera Klon.

wow I wish I had only spent 40.  Thanks for all the insight.  I looked back at my orders and the bulk of it was from small bear, photo attached. I accidentally ordered 8 switches, I only needed 4, haha. I want to put the diode switches on the enclosure.

Mouser was 23
Mammoth 29
Small bear 53
Pcb 13



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Hey guys, I wanted to get some feedback on general build costs. Any tip or tricks on keeping this down?

I recently built 3 klon klones and just ordered all the parts to build a KoT clone.  On average I spent about $65 on each klone and the king of tone clone cost me $120. This includes pre fabbed pcb.

Right now I am ordering from 3 different sites per pedal so I'm paying for shipping 3 times, frustrating!

1) I get most of my components from Mouser, resistors, caps ect.

2) I go to Small Bear for the hardware, pots, and whatever components Mouser doesn't have.

3) I go to Mammoth for the painted enclosure and knobs. I can't paint or powder coat so they seem to have a good selection and I just drill it at home.

4) oh yeah, also I go to Tayda or eBay for diodes I can't find on the previously listed sites.

Anyways, there must be a better way!  Looking for some insight from more experienced builders.

Any feedback is appreciated.

-Dan


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Wow that's awesome! I just order all the parts to build one last night, what diodes are you using?


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Nice and tidy, I personally like the colors you used.

Cody

Thanks Cody! The colors are growing on me.


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Just built these two Aion Refractor boards today. Took me six hours from drilling to soldering to wiring. Just tested them, they work great!

Im not sure if I like the colors, definitely not traditional klone colors.

I'll be doing some Madbean boards too, I ordered the Sunking II and Kingslayer II as well.


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Ahh, perfect, thank you!


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Can anyone point me in the direction of a Supro prefabricated PCB seller? Looking to make a Yellow Shark, Supreaux Deux, Superbolt, or Honey Bee type pedal, but don't want to do vero.

Thx,

Dan


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Awesome, thx for the update!


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