Dirt Box

[mjcyates]

Here is the dirt box project I have been working on. All vero layouts used were from tagboard effects. The signal goes Cornish Buffer>King of Tone>Direct Drive>Son of Clay Jones Overdrive. The insides aren't the cleanest, however, after finally getting everything to work properly I was tired of messing with it. The finish is white hammerite paint with some brown paint washed over the top. This will be my submission for the March contest.

[jkokura]

Love that finish, and cramming all that into the box is pretty impressive!

Jacob

[midwayfair]

Awesome finish and washers.

[DutchMF]

Very impressive! And good to know what I'm up against for this month's comp....   I hope to finish my entry tonight, post a build report first, record a (crappy) audio sample and then enter.
I like the finish on this one a lot! Also, the use of those star-washers (or whatever they are called...) is a very cool touch, where do you get those? And as far as the wiring goes, I think you did a great job with everything that's going on inside there!!

Paul

[mjcyates]

Thanks guys. The finish was actually a mistake that happened to turn out pretty cool. I painted it with the hammerite paint and then baked it in a toaster oven. This was the first time using the oven so I didn't really know what to expect. Well when I took it out the paint had yellowed quite a bit and it bubbled up in places. So, I lightly sanded it to remove the bubbled up spots and then watered down some brown paint and spread it over the enclosure and this is what I ended up with. The washers are from Lowes.

[Rip57]

Whoa! That'll get your attention, especially the in-your-face washers. Accidental paint jobs aren't always bad and yours came out just fine.

I've never used the old toaster oven for Hammerite, but when I do use it I set it pretty low. I don't go over 150F even on finishes I've used before, and if it's a new finish I set the oven in the 90s (think hot summer day) and check on the piece early and often.

[nzCdog]

Phwoar!

[jimilee]

This is way funnier to me than you guys I'm sure

[fendman]

All in vero build as well... that must be worth a lot of points, but I am not on the judging list

All looks good to me

Good luck

Mike

[hammerheadmusicman]

This is way funnier to me than you guys I'm sure

Funny to me too!

[jprizz]

Jimilee, exactly what I thought when I read that!
I also read that in 'his' voice too.

Cool thing that the finish "goof" worked out for you. I actually thought that was the intended look and not a oops.

[mjcyates]

Cool thing that the finish "goof" worked out for you. I actually thought that was the intended look and not a oops.

Well we can all pretend that that's the case. The Dos Equis thing is very funny!