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[Tone2TheBone]

Voo - your wish is my command!


Justa - I did the same thing that you mentioned. I used a piece of 1x2 on the top to raise it some from the floor. This board is 1x12 pine and is 36 inches long. I'm not taking it anywhere either so I didn't care about portability. I like having my pedals in line with each other instead of staggered. I get way better signal from the short patch cables. I also took off the little power strip from the old board and attached it to the top of this one so that I'd have even more connections. I run most of the pedals off the TU-2 and I use the old strip for my 1/8" mini connectors (the MXR Micro Amp). I could still put more pedals on there if I wanted to but I still don't want to stagger.

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I run a 1 foot patch cable from the looper to the FS-5U switch but it's not there in the photo. Again I attached the pedals to the board with a simple eye hooks and cloth covered rubber band system. Easier for me to disconnect the pedals and they stay on the board without coming off as they did with velcro. I thought about covering the board with some of that material that you talked about Justa but I remember that my other board with the fuzzy velcro material used to get wicked dusty and would stick to the fuzz real bad...that's why I just spray painted it black. Easy to dust off.

[duhvoodooman***]

Voo - your wish is my command!


Justa - I did the same thing that you mentioned. I used a piece of 1x2 on the top to raise it some from the floor. This board is 1x12 pine and is 36 inches long. I'm not taking it anywhere either so I didn't care about portability. I like having my pedals in line with each other instead of staggered. I get way better signal from the short patch cables. I also took off the little power strip from the old board and attached it to the top of this one so that I'd have even more connections. I run most of the pedals off the TU-2 and I use the old strip for my 1/8" mini connectors (the MXR Micro Amp). I could still put more pedals on there if I wanted to but I still don't want to stagger.


I run a 1 foot patch cable from the looper to the FS-5U switch but it's not there in the photo. Again I attached the pedals to the board with a simple eye hooks and cloth covered rubber band system. Easier for me to disconnect the pedals and they stay on the board without coming off as they did with velcro. I thought about covering the board with some of that material that you talked about Justa but I remember that my other board with the fuzzy velcro material used to get wicked dusty and would stick to the fuzz real bad...that's why I just spray painted it black. Easy to dust off.

Cool! Geez, I gotta make me one of those! I just have everything sitting on the floor in front of my amps. I don't move things around that often, but it's still sloppy looking and a pain everytime I want to juggle positions or put a new pedal in the chain.

BTW, where'd you get that cool yellow one in the middle?? Everybody oughta have one of those!!

[Tone2TheBone]

Cool! Geez, I gotta make me one of those! I just have everything sitting on the floor in front of my amps. I don't move things around that often, but it's still sloppy looking and a pain everytime I want to juggle positions or put a new pedal in the chain.

BTW, where'd you get that cool yellow one in the middle?? Everybody oughta have one of those!!

I think I paid 5 or 6 bucks for the 1x12...3 bucks for the spray paint. I already had pieces of 1x2s laying all over the backyard. I figured out my pedal layout and cut down to 36 inches. Perfect and cheap and it looks good PLUS it will keep your pedals nice and neat. Mine were all over the place too...even when I had the other board. I can still swap out pedals though but at least the current line up will be all on one board. Make one man!

That wicked chicken yellow pedal with the classy blue LED was made by this crazed mad scientist dude. Asked me what I wanted in a pedal and well, he delivered! I figured I better jump on that magical boutique box before the prices went up!

[Justaguyin_nc]

Justa - I did the same thing that you mentioned. I used a piece of 1x2 on the top to raise it some from the floor. This board is 1x12 pine and is 36 inches long.

Good to see.. looks like 36 inches is the right size!

looks like it is also possible to double the pedals in each row.

I was thinking maybe adding a hole every 5 inches to run the powercables thru..

Your right about the material collecting fuzz... but seeing I have it laying around.. Going to try spray gluing to see how well I do..

Now, has anyone seen anything like these: http://cgi.ebay.com/Make-your-own-Pe...QQcmdZViewItem
at a lowes or homedepot?

Im thinking just using screws will wiggle loose sooner or later.. maybe something with tiny nuts and bolts would be better..

[M29]

Hello Justaguyin_nc,

Those little brackets look just like one side of a master link for a drive chain. A bicycle shop or supplier may have tons of them cheap. Just a thought.

M29

[ShortBuSX]

With a chain tool(breaker) you could make as many as youd like.

[sunvalleylaw]

With a chain tool(breaker) you could make as many as youd like.

Sounds like a good idea to recycle my next bike chain! A little chain cleaner and my chain breaker and you are there! I plan to incorporate that idea into Robert's Samsonite suitcase idea. This is great! Also, I will likely go no fabric and just black paint too, for easy cleaning. Just stick the shop vac hose in there and suck up whatever dust/peanut shells, bottle caps, or whatever ended up in there. Great idea! Can't believe the guy is selling bike chain links on ebay though! LOL!

[Tone2TheBone]

.....Can't believe the guy is selling bike chain links on ebay though! LOL!

What's funny is that there will be people that will buy them. How would you secure screws to a Samsonite case?

[sunvalleylaw]

What's funny is that there will be people that will buy them. How would you secure screws to a Samsonite case?

I will cut a board (ply) to fit like you did, then find some foam to put under the board just for cushioning and over the top of the pedals to close over the top of them when I close it up. I am going to review how Robert set up his, but from memory, that should work.

[M29]

Something I just thought about is that they will probably rust. Not a lot but they might end up staining your pedals finish. It might be a good idea to ask the guy on ebay if his are rust proof. It seems like there are other brackets out there like this though. A local nuts and bolts company could probably come up with something similar in stainless steel that might still be cheap.
You could also paint them first and they would probably last quite a long time if they were not moved allot.

Just a thought.

M29

[ShortBuSX]

Can't believe the guy is selling bike chain links on ebay though! LOL!

Looks like more than just bicycle chains, looks like several different types of chain links.

Something I just thought about is that they will probably rust. Not a lot but they might end up staining your pedals finish. It might be a good idea to ask the guy on ebay if his are rust proof.

If you are using a new chain, it shouldnt rust...most chains come with a coating to prevent rust, like a gun metal type finish and nicer quality chains will come nickel plated. Id only worry bout rust if you sweat like a heavy rain...but Id worry more about the pedals if that was the case.

PS, when you buy a new bicycle chain, its usually necisarry to cut it down to length to fit...and you usually have a 3" piece left over...perfect for this...you might even talk a bike shop into giving you these scraps for nothin. OR upgrade your kids bike for less than $20 and save the pieces...your kid will be stoaked and your spouse will be none the wiser.

[sunvalleylaw]

Looks like more than just bicycle chains, looks like several different types of chain links.



If you are using a new chain, it shouldnt rust...most chains come with a coating to prevent rust, like a gun metal type finish and nicer quality chains will come nickel plated. Id only worry bout rust if you sweat like a heavy rain...but Id worry more about the pedals if that was the case.

PS, when you buy a new bicycle chain, its usually necisarry to cut it down to length to fit...and you usually have a 3" piece left over...perfect for this...you might even talk a bike shop into giving you these scraps for nothin. OR upgrade your kids bike for less than $20 and save the pieces...your kid will be stoaked and your spouse will be none the wiser.

I change out my chain once or twice a season on my MTB. I am sure I could get a supply of the links from the cutting down process. I am now a bit torn about whether I want to screw them down like that, because it is harder to move them around. Also, the connnectors I have probably don't work well with that sort of connection. I may do it to my wah, and hold some of the others down with some sort of bungie or rubber bands like Tone does. Tone, where are you getting you bands and how are you getting the rubber bands through the board? I can't really get an idea of what they look like from your pics.