- This topic has 5 replies, 4 voices, and was last updated 4 years, 6 months ago by
.
-
Posts
-
Hi,
Is there a drill guide for the DSOTMv3 board? I searched for “DSOTM”, “drill guide”, “drill guides”, and “templates” but have been unsuccessful in locating one. I plan using a 1590BB enclosure with the 2k trimmer replaced with a 16mm B2k pot mounted some where on top of the enclosure.
Thank you.
Marc
I’ve never seen a drill template for the DSOTM. And because the additional pot (TR2) is to be externalized, it does easily fit the pattern of the four PCB mounted pots on the original design. So, you’re pretty much going to need to plan. measure and map out your own layout for a custom solution.
Hopefully, another forum member who has done such a mod will demonstrate their work. All the best!
I should have included an image of the rough layout in my initial post. Here it is:
if you’re handy with Photoshlop, this is my hand-rolled template, with a few not-quite-to-scale parts for layout planning. i’ll leave the link active for a week or so. it’s far from perfect. print a draft or two and adjust for true size of the box when/if needed. move or create more lines to guide a steady hand. if you’re hand-drilling like i still do, take your time and build a bit of tolerance into your plan.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oP5dOJnJLLG8t5y1e9zlk4_sp_SgnokN/view?usp=sharing
I use Paint.net for laying out both my pedal graphics and making drill templates. It is helpful to have measurements for components, etc. You can use guide lines for laying things out and then deselect the guidelines layers before printing. It is easy to use for me. You can add layer on top of layer of graphics and change the order of each layer or delete them. Below is an example of the one I created for my Clean Dirt pedal.
You can use this to also layout where components go on the inside of the pedal as below (mirror image for component placement). Switches in upper left hand side, rototone board and switch in upper right hand side with pots below, all drawn to scale. The boxes near the bottom represent the footswitch and board as well as the jacks.
Thank you for the responses and templates, both have been helpful.
I started off hand drilling my enclosures but find a benchtop press is much more accurate then I could ever be and I don’t think ill ever go back to doing it by hand. I powder coat after I make my holes so if I scratch the aluminum during drilling there is still time to fix any flaws. BTW don’t powder coat the Zinc 125B boxes, they don’t like being heated above 300F (per Hammond), I warped the crap out of one for my PuFF project curing it at 400F.
Marc
- You must be logged in to reply to this topic.