Zen drive with wood veneer finish

[Thomas3D]

Board from GrindcustomsFX. I used a spray-able finish instead of epoxy. Epoxy, although it gives a nice thick smooth finish, is harder to work with and sometimes its too thick for the threads on certain pots or switches. So I went with Rust-Oleum Clear Triple Thick Spray and couldn't be happier; dry to the touch in 20 minutes and it goes on pretty thick where one or two coats is enough. Beats messy epoxy that takes days to dry.

The gain pot functionality is backwards, (counter clock-wise gives more gain) so I might still do something to change that by swapping lugs 1 and 3.

[jimilee]

I love it


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[stringsthings]

Nice. 

I've got some of those 3pdt.com boards too!

[oip]

adjustable swank!  great design

never tried epoxy i don't think i have the patience, might look into this extra thick spray

[gordo]

Is it me, or does looking at those knobs make you hungry?

Very cool idea and thanks for the tip on the spray.  I'll look for it.

[mrclean77]

Very slick build - the wood looks awesome! I like laying my caps over like that as well.

I've tried several different types of clear in the last few months and am still deciding which I prefer. Just recently did E-tex, but I'm not sure I have the patience to do that all the time, lol. I have a Rust-oleum brush on clear (that may be the triple thick stuff) that I have used that dries fairly quickly. I do a coat, throw it in the toaster over for ~10 min, then repeat 6-8x. No patience needed and comes out pretty glassy/sturdy.

[Thomas3D]

It's the one with the blue ceramic vase http://www.rustoleum.com/product-catalog/consumer-brands/specialty/triple-thick-glaze/ on it. Directions say it dries to the touch in 20 minutes, I can confirm it indeed does. I'd still wait longer than that before final assembly as it still could be a little plyable to metal nuts under tension. But so far its working very well for my needs.