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The Sushi Box FX Secret Society

#13,281
lomo said:
So....what are those in stock boxes (asks the guy who needs another pedal like a Bedouin needs a grain of sand)??
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I'll have to check when I get home for exactly what I have on hand, but I know for a fact I have a handful of UA (both HW and SMD I think) and a couple HW Slampegg. I know there's a DW, can't remember if it was SMD or HW. HW SH I think as well. Also I have a Wrecking Ball that I haven't decided if I want to let go of or not. It's a killer pedal, but I have two, and I really don't need two. Plus it has a misprint on the artwork (input and output labels are swapped) so I would have to discount it.
 
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SUPER FUN ANNOUNCEMENT TIME:

So my goal for a while has been to work out a turnkey manufacturing deal with someone to make SMD pedals for me so I could have those ready to go anytime and sell them as in-stock, then I would be able to focus on handwired "custom shop" builds with more customization options. These SMD builds would all be the same finish, no options, but I wanted to pick something that would be likeable enough that people wouldn't hate it. I could then take these designs to an outside house that could do the enclosure milling, powdercoating, and printing for me. I haven't found anyone to do full turnkey for me as tube pedals are a bit different, but just having fully finished enclosures ready to go should give me considerable time savings on these builds.

In looking at historical data for orders, statistically I sell more "simple" artwork pedals than "full color" pedals, and as time has gone on the gap has kept widening to the point where I'm doing less than 10 full color pedals in August.

But there has been one exception that has been ordered as full color more often than not, and that is Slampegg. So I got together with my art department (the right side of my brain) and analyzed it. Rather than have abstract swirls or pictures of anything in particular, Slampegg has a simple color background and a small "logo" that differentiates it. So what would happen if I did the same thing on other pedals? I took this idea and played with a few ideas, which I sent out to the outside manufacturer to get sample enclosures made up for the first handful of designs I'm planning to do as partial-turnkey. I looked at the powdercoat colors they have available, and my favorite was a lovely silver sparkle. It's cleaner looking than just bare enclosures, but still pops nicely the way I want it to.

The enclosure samples showed up today, and I'm still at work, but I asked my dear sweet wife to open the box for me and send me pictures, because I am not a patient person :P

I like these enough to pursue them as a supplier for these enclosures. I spoke to another company that said they may be able to do circuit board assembly for me, so I could have pre-made enclosures and pre-wired boards (with pots and switches all attached and ready to go) and all I would have to do is put them together. I'll pursue that to see if it makes sense, but as I said just having pre-finished enclosures will save a lot of time on my side. I'm going to play with things in CAD and see if I can get the rounded edges on the vent slots like I do at home, but I think these are promising.

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#13,286
Sushi Box FX said:
SUPER FUN ANNOUNCEMENT TIME:

So my goal for a while has been to work out a turnkey manufacturing deal with someone to make SMD pedals for me so I could have those ready to go anytime and sell them as in-stock, then I would be able to focus on handwired "custom shop" builds with more customization options. These SMD builds would all be the same finish, no options, but I wanted to pick something that would be likeable enough that people wouldn't hate it. I could then take these designs to an outside house that could do the enclosure milling, powdercoating, and printing for me. I haven't found anyone to do full turnkey for me as tube pedals are a bit different, but just having fully finished enclosures ready to go should give me considerable time savings on these builds.

In looking at historical data for orders, statistically I sell more "simple" artwork pedals than "full color" pedals, and as time has gone on the gap has kept widening to the point where I'm doing less than 10 full color pedals in August.

But there has been one exception that has been ordered as full color more often than not, and that is Slampegg. So I got together with my art department (the right side of my brain) and analyzed it. Rather than have abstract swirls or pictures of anything in particular, Slampegg has a simple color background and a small "logo" that differentiates it. So what would happen if I did the same thing on other pedals? I took this idea and played with a few ideas, which I sent out to the outside manufacturer to get sample enclosures made up for the first handful of designs I'm planning to do as partial-turnkey. I looked at the powdercoat colors they have available, and my favorite was a lovely silver sparkle. It's cleaner looking than just bare enclosures, but still pops nicely the way I want it to.

The enclosure samples showed up today, and I'm still at work, but I asked my dear sweet wife to open the box for me and send me pictures, because I am not a patient person :p

I like these enough to pursue them as a supplier for these enclosures. I spoke to another company that said they may be able to do circuit board assembly for me, so I could have pre-made enclosures and pre-wired boards (with pots and switches all attached and ready to go) and all I would have to do is put them together. I'll pursue that to see if it makes sense, but as I said just having pre-finished enclosures will save a lot of time on my side. I'm going to play with things in CAD and see if I can get the rounded edges on the vent slots like I do at home, but I think these are promising.

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Those look great, if there is going to be a single finish for the pedals I'd be perfectly happy with that.
 
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Sushi Box FX said:
SUPER FUN ANNOUNCEMENT TIME:

So my goal for a while has been to work out a turnkey manufacturing deal with someone to make SMD pedals for me so I could have those ready to go anytime and sell them as in-stock, then I would be able to focus on handwired "custom shop" builds with more customization options. These SMD builds would all be the same finish, no options, but I wanted to pick something that would be likeable enough that people wouldn't hate it. I could then take these designs to an outside house that could do the enclosure milling, powdercoating, and printing for me. I haven't found anyone to do full turnkey for me as tube pedals are a bit different, but just having fully finished enclosures ready to go should give me considerable time savings on these builds.

In looking at historical data for orders, statistically I sell more "simple" artwork pedals than "full color" pedals, and as time has gone on the gap has kept widening to the point where I'm doing less than 10 full color pedals in August.

But there has been one exception that has been ordered as full color more often than not, and that is Slampegg. So I got together with my art department (the right side of my brain) and analyzed it. Rather than have abstract swirls or pictures of anything in particular, Slampegg has a simple color background and a small "logo" that differentiates it. So what would happen if I did the same thing on other pedals? I took this idea and played with a few ideas, which I sent out to the outside manufacturer to get sample enclosures made up for the first handful of designs I'm planning to do as partial-turnkey. I looked at the powdercoat colors they have available, and my favorite was a lovely silver sparkle. It's cleaner looking than just bare enclosures, but still pops nicely the way I want it to.

The enclosure samples showed up today, and I'm still at work, but I asked my dear sweet wife to open the box for me and send me pictures, because I am not a patient person :p

I like these enough to pursue them as a supplier for these enclosures. I spoke to another company that said they may be able to do circuit board assembly for me, so I could have pre-made enclosures and pre-wired boards (with pots and switches all attached and ready to go) and all I would have to do is put them together. I'll pursue that to see if it makes sense, but as I said just having pre-finished enclosures will save a lot of time on my side. I'm going to play with things in CAD and see if I can get the rounded edges on the vent slots like I do at home, but I think these are promising.

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Those are absolutely gorgeous. Unique and recognizable without being garish or cheesy.

So, wifey is your new product photographer?
 
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Sushi Box FX said:
SUPER FUN ANNOUNCEMENT TIME:

So my goal for a while has been to work out a turnkey manufacturing deal with someone to make SMD pedals for me so I could have those ready to go anytime and sell them as in-stock, then I would be able to focus on handwired "custom shop" builds with more customization options. These SMD builds would all be the same finish, no options, but I wanted to pick something that would be likeable enough that people wouldn't hate it. I could then take these designs to an outside house that could do the enclosure milling, powdercoating, and printing for me. I haven't found anyone to do full turnkey for me as tube pedals are a bit different, but just having fully finished enclosures ready to go should give me considerable time savings on these builds.

In looking at historical data for orders, statistically I sell more "simple" artwork pedals than "full color" pedals, and as time has gone on the gap has kept widening to the point where I'm doing less than 10 full color pedals in August.

But there has been one exception that has been ordered as full color more often than not, and that is Slampegg. So I got together with my art department (the right side of my brain) and analyzed it. Rather than have abstract swirls or pictures of anything in particular, Slampegg has a simple color background and a small "logo" that differentiates it. So what would happen if I did the same thing on other pedals? I took this idea and played with a few ideas, which I sent out to the outside manufacturer to get sample enclosures made up for the first handful of designs I'm planning to do as partial-turnkey. I looked at the powdercoat colors they have available, and my favorite was a lovely silver sparkle. It's cleaner looking than just bare enclosures, but still pops nicely the way I want it to.

The enclosure samples showed up today, and I'm still at work, but I asked my dear sweet wife to open the box for me and send me pictures, because I am not a patient person :p

I like these enough to pursue them as a supplier for these enclosures. I spoke to another company that said they may be able to do circuit board assembly for me, so I could have pre-made enclosures and pre-wired boards (with pots and switches all attached and ready to go) and all I would have to do is put them together. I'll pursue that to see if it makes sense, but as I said just having pre-finished enclosures will save a lot of time on my side. I'm going to play with things in CAD and see if I can get the rounded edges on the vent slots like I do at home, but I think these are promising.

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The labrat does it for me. The way the DNA strand swirls around the tube vents :woot: Makes me wonder what it looks like with the pedal turned on !
 
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#13,294
Hasty said:
That looks fantastic.
I have one question though (for my benefit). I’m wondering if I placed my IRF740 transposed on my board. I thought the Source went to ground..
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You're correct, source does go to ground and yours looks to be oriented correctly. Because of the way the circuit is set up it's possible that it would work if you flipped the drain and source (some JFETs can do this, not as common in power MOSFETs), and if @johnk_10's build works then that's apparently the case. I'll look into it more to verify it from a theoretical perspective, but I've never tried flipping one so I'm not sure.
 
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Sushi Box FX said:
You're correct, source does go to ground and yours looks to be oriented correctly. Because of the way the circuit is set up it's possible that it would work if you flipped the drain and source (some JFETs can do this, not as common in power MOSFETs), and if @johnk_10's build works then that's apparently the case. I'll look into it more to verify it from a theoretical perspective, but I've never tried flipping one so I'm not sure.
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Cool. It seems like the only things I ever mess up are MOSFETS so I usually double check them. With 9-12 vdc it’s not a super huge deal, but with higher voltages I thought it was worth asking about.
 
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#13,298
Thumper said:
I received my HW Finally today! No on/off switch, so how long do I need to let the tube warm up before use? UA inbound.
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The "Dry Pass/Pre Out" switch operates the same as a bypass switch for the 1/4" output, but there's no harm in firing it up right away and just waiting until you hear the signal start coming out. But depending on your power supply it may take anywhere from 15 to 60 seconds to warm up the tube.
 
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#13,300
Bassgeer said:
Oooh, the new finishes look good!

Also those are pretty sharp corners in the slots if that is a milling process being used! Or were they laser cut or water jet cut?
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They're milled by CNC machine, looks like they're using pretty small bits to get those fine corners. I use larger bits so my slots have rounded ends, so I'm going to see if I can get them to make these rounded corners as well. This isn't a bad look, but I've gotten used to the rounded corners.
 
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