Hi From Devon

[snailspacejase]

Hi. Nice forum you have here, loads of great stuff.
This is my first go at a pedal. It's a rat clone with a case and knobs I've made in steel. It sounds great (more luck than judgement) and will get plenty of use in my pub rock band ;O)

[Vallhagen]

Very cool. You made the enclosure yourself? Must be 3-4mm steel? Heavy stuff;)

[Cortexturizer]

Fantastic man, I'm loving this.

[Mich P]

Nice box, remind me the Guv'nor Marshall MKI.
Well done !
Mich P.

[Rockhorst]

Very cool build! With some extra non funtional metal scrap, that could be made into a real steam punk looking pedal, if that'd be your thing.

[stevewire]

Very cool enclosure!  It does have that Marshall Shredmaster/bluesbreaker/guvnor/drivemaster mk I vibe for sure.

[hoodoo]

Great work mate, DIY at it's finest and welcome to a great pedal forum. I reckon you could fund this habit by selling those enclosures and handmade knobs, very nice, all the best, Matt.

[billstein]

Very impressive. You've definitely got metal skillz. Looking forward to your next builds.

[lincolnic]

You've got to tell us more about making the case and knobs.

[snailspacejase]

Hey what a friendly response. Cheers.
Funny enough I do have a Guv'nor mk1, well spotted. I think the case construction is similar to the rat with just a bit more slope.
I made it out of 2mm steel. Starting with the base I made a cardboard template, then marked that out on the metal. Cut the steel with a grinder and filed the edges square. Folded the steel in a big old vice with a hammer. The top was made to suit the base. I then welded some tags on the top for the screws. The knobs were turned up on my lathe from steel bar, drilled and taped with a 3mm allen grub screw to keep them snug.

[Scruffie]

Devon, UK?

Very nice as the other guys have said, love the enclosure.

[Haberdasher]

i am impressed with that enclosure and those knobs! now that is DIY.

[gtr2]

Nice work!  Love the military grade case.

Josh

[selfdestroyer]

Wow that is slick. Love the welded nuts on there. Very pro looking. If time and materials were not too bad, you might have a market in selling them.

[evildead222]

this is Awesome love the enclosure are those germanium diodes i see in that rat?