building a pedal board

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 12:07 pm

got:

big ass sheet of ply wood i stole from work inside a shelving unit in a stock room
black flowery/birdy material to cover it in to match me amp
carpet tube to cut in half
one half will cover the surge bar in the back
one half will go under the board to angle it

i got a hacksaw but im seriously thinking about going to home depot and buying a small handheld power saw. how much those things cost ? like 40 bucks? i don't need a big motherfucker just a little one.

ive drawn everything out its going to be 16" x 24" to fit my shit.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 12:09 pm

FUCK YEA ILL BE RIGHT BACK

http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/sto ... =100671600
$39.99

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 12:09 pm

wait when does home depot open? fuck

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 12:10 pm

place opens at 6am holy shit fuck working there ever.

brb!!!

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 12:20 pm

George · Post by **George** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 12:38 pm

Dude, this is awesome.

George · Post by **George** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 1:47 pm

No more updates? I was really enjoying this.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 1:48 pm

i was building.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 1:49 pm

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 1:52 pm

i cut the board 24" x 16"

i cut the carpet tube to 24"
then i cut the carpet tube in half
one half will be the base of the peddal board

the other half i cut in half again
1/4 of it is going to be a shield towards the back of the board that i am going to drill screws into the back of it and house a power bar behind/under it to keep it out of sight.

wrapped everything using a simple brad gun

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 1:53 pm

dude the power saw was totally worth the 40 bucks

it took me 2 minutes to cut everything.....i would still cutting this shit now with that hack saw

George · Post by **George** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 2:02 pm

Good shout with the saw. I built this piece of crap a while ago, so basic but everything was so long winded with rubbish equipment. I'd like to have a go with decent tools next time.

Looking sweet btw. Covering is awesome lol.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 2:02 pm

almost done, just need to screw the power bar under the shield thing

George · Post by **George** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 2:04 pm

hahaha ah man that's so cool.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 2:04 pm

never thought about making it the same width as my amp....that would have looked neat. but pointless when i use it not in front of the amp.

i think i can still fit one or 2 nano sized pedals on there with out any hassle

Post by **Mike** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 2:36 pm

But.. the pedals aren't attached to it?

JamesSmann · Post by **JamesSmann** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 2:45 pm

raw-roe! that looks fucking sick as hell man!

Narco Martenot · Post by **Narco Martenot** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 3:34 pm

Haha nice! Great thread.

I'm about to go to Home Depot myself and buy some copper nails and paint.

Narco Martenot · Post by **Narco Martenot** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 10:31 pm

In which they had neither. Fuck Home Depot!

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 1:58 am

why the hell would you want copper nails?