A few new builds: Blue Warbler - Harmonic Perc - Screamin' Baby

[Stomptown]

Hey all, here are my latest builds:

Blue Warbler: This is a blue warbler using a layout I created with the help on Midwayfair. I decided to remove the tremolo section and go with the vibrato mode only. I also made the Decay external rather than a trimpot. Mostly because I was originally going to build this in an enclosure with a STM and I wanted to have two rows of 4 knobs. Not really a good enough reason honestly! It is definitely better as a set and forget control (as Jon suggested  )...





Harmonic Percolator: This is basically an Albini version of the percolator using a PCB I designed. I decided to use 1N276's germanium's in place of the 1N695's and they sound awesome! I actually prefer this build compared to my previous build which used the 1N695's. However, that build used a Tayda PN3565 and this one uses a PN3565 from another source so that could be causing some of the difference as well.





(Another) Screamin' Baby: The graphics came out much better on this one! It's just a stock 808, but it sounds great! Maybe it's those NOS European 1N4148's I got from Chromosphere! 

[jubal81]

Straight awesome. Great layouts, wiring and top-notch etches. Perfection.

[croquet hoop]

Those enclosures are really something. Add to this the great PCB layouts and the clean wiring job, and you've got three insanely cool pedals.

[Thomas_H]

Very professional builds. I am sure etching and polishing the enclosures took the most of the time.

[selfdestroyer]

Just when I thought I was getting a good handle on etching, someone like you comes along and reminds me that I know nothing.. lol Seriously they are great looking.

[juansolo]

Impressive dude!

The Blue Warbler is still on my list of things I need to build.

[Tremster]

The Blue Warbler is still on my list of things I need to build.

Same here, if PCBs were more readily available.

[Vallhagen]

Fantastic etchwork!

...and i am actually just about to build one Blue Warbler on one of your pcb-s (got it from Jon/Midwayfair as part of a prizepack)... lookin forward to that!

Cheers

[Tremster]

You're offering these? Where can I get one?
I know Jacob has one in the works ...

[stevewire]

Stomptown,
Those are some awesome looking builds you have there.

[Hexjibber]

Great builds and fantastic etches man, super clean and they all look awesome! I've got a Sin City etch on the cards as well!

[midwayfair]

Great etches!

[micromegas]

Top notch builds! I love those clean etches and the guts are really beautiful.

How do you get that final polished finish? This builds have revived in me the desire to etch (is this spelled ok?)

[rullywowr]

Clean inside and out!  The etches are just stunning.  Looks like you may have "jeweled" the finishes like they do on rifle bolts like this:


The process basically involves putting a pencil eraser in a drill press and using a bit of polish to do overlapping circles on the metal.  Not too hard to do, but looks stunning when done.

[Stomptown]

Thanks everyone for the kind words!

You're offering these? Where can I get one?
I know Jacob has one in the works ...

Yeah, I don't plan on releasing a PCB for this one. I know Jacob is working hard to get his version released though...

Top notch builds! I love those clean etches and the guts are really beautiful.

How do you get that final polished finish? This builds have revived in me the desire to etch (is this spelled ok?)

I wet sand the encloser down to a 600 grit prior to etching and then after I have etched and painted the etch (If I paint the etch) I take a piece of sand paper and wrap it around a pink eraser and sand down the enclosure is a circular motion in rows. The Blue warbler I did this at an angle.

Clean inside and out!  The etches are just stunning.  Looks like you may have "jeweled" the finishes like they do on rifle bolts like this:


The process basically involves putting a pencil eraser in a drill press and using a bit of polish to do overlapping circles on the metal.  Not too hard to do, but looks stunning when done.

Now this I have to try!