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building a pedal board
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 12:07 pm
by robroe
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.
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 12:09 pm
by robroe
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 12:09 pm
by robroe
wait when does home depot open? fuck
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 12:10 pm
by robroe
place opens at 6am holy shit fuck working there ever.
brb!!!
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 12:20 pm
by robroe
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 12:38 pm
by George
Dude, this is awesome.
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 1:47 pm
by George
No more updates? I was really enjoying this.
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 1:48 pm
by robroe
i was building.
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 1:49 pm
by robroe
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 1:52 pm
by robroe
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
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 1:53 pm
by robroe
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
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 2:02 pm
by George
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.
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 2:02 pm
by robroe
almost done, just need to screw the power bar under the shield thing
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 2:04 pm
by George
hahaha ah man that's so cool.
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 2:04 pm
by robroe
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
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 2:36 pm
by Mike
But.. the pedals aren't attached to it?
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 2:45 pm
by JamesSmann
raw-roe! that looks fucking sick as hell man!
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 3:34 pm
by Narco Martenot
Haha nice! Great thread.
I'm about to go to Home Depot myself and buy some copper nails and paint.
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 10:31 pm
by Narco Martenot
In which they had neither. Fuck Home Depot!
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 1:58 am
by hotrodperlmutter
why the hell would you want copper nails?
