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[โ€“] Mugmoor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I build guitar pedals! I don't design them, but I order the PCBs and solder the components myself. It's significantly cheaper than buying them premade, and how many people can say they made their own pedalboard?

I'm also an amateur Fossil Hunter. The area I live in is filled with fossils from the Ordovincian.

[โ€“] l3mming@lemmy.fmhy.ml 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Right, you've already convinced me. How and where do I start? Can you recommend some links/resources please?

[โ€“] Mugmoor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

PedalPCB is where I order my boards from. They have clones of pretty much any pedal you'd want.

I usuallyorder my components from DigiKey, but depending where you livethere may be others you can use.

[โ€“] l3mming@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Awesome, cheers. Really appreciate it.

[โ€“] Mugmoor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I highly recommend using sockets for your chips if possible. I can't tell you how many I've fried by getting the pins too hot when soldering.

[โ€“] l3mming@lemmy.fmhy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Will do, cheers!

[โ€“] McJonalds@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

sounds like awesome soldering practice no?