1. slide switch; 2. wah enclosure

[dave h.]

question one:
how does one create a hole in an enclosure that would allow installation of a slide switch, for example:



im new at this, but i can guess they dont have drill bits that magically drill square holes. and i ain't about to get tricky with my hacksaw...

question two:
does anyone sell wah enclosures?

[petemoore]

Well I did it with a drill and a file, using side cutters to finish the lines between the holes, then filing it to squard....alot of work, not recommended.
 What is recommended, is a device that looks like pliers with 45 degree and cut blade[s in the jaw [like one corner]. hopefully someone else can lead you to. It cuts the square corners in a drilled hole [ I should think if the metal isn't too thick or hard],,,never tried one, reports are that they work good tho...I'ts what I'd look for...but I don't know where...hopefully someone else will chime in before too long.

[MartyB]

Drill the corners with a smaller, say 1/8" bit, then 'dremel' out the middle with a dremel cutoff wheel..  If you're careful and center-punch the outline of the switch, you can drill the entire opening by chaining drill spots together.  You'll stllp need to file the hole into square/rectangle.
Martyb
Ah, Pete beat me to the post.

[sir_modulus]

hmm....that's an odd switch for a wah enclosure.... I usually use toggle switches....all the same: USE REINFORCED CUTOFF WHEELS IF USING DREMEL!!! The normal ones just break...and fly all over the place, on jobs this tough...

Cheers,

Nish

[dave h.]

hmm....that's an odd switch for a wah enclosure.... I usually use toggle switches....all the same: USE REINFORCED CUTOFF WHEELS IF USING DREMEL!!! The normal ones just break...and fly all over the place, on jobs this tough...

Cheers,

Nish

i'd prefer a slide switch on a wah chassis, since it would have to be side/back mounted rather than top mounted, and would protrude into a mess of cables/pedals/power supplies. the slide switch is a little more low-profile, and harder to accidentally switch (or break off) while "wah-ing.'

the traditional vox/crybaby casings look much too thick for a slide switch, and i dont like the short range of movement, which is why im considering building this project from a used/broken/ebayed ernie ball jr volume pedal, which has enough room on the back panel for the 3 existing jacks, plus a switch and maybe 1-2 knobs. but the EB chassis has some space issues, so well see what happens, if/when i get around to this project. it seems pretty costly already, just for the chassis and such.

[sir_modulus]

hmm...an EB chassis would work (not to mention be WAY easier to cut...)...but yes space would be an issue.

Would you consider another type of switch?
http://www.carlingtech.com/
http://www.e-switch.com/
In particular...I like this one:
http://www.e-switch.com/series/200.html
best of both worlds...(Van Halen = good )

Cheers,

Nish

[dave h.]

actually i just posted the first slide switch image i found. i wasn't thinking about using that particular one. but that one demonstrated well the kind of hole necessary (close up, big image)

[Hailstorm350]

LOL memories, I had to cut a square-ish hole in an enclosure for a MCTUBE project (my first one)  I was using a hole puncher that I borrowed from my neighbor.  I actually formed the square using little tiny circles.  LOL looks like Crap.  I really have to re-house this one seeing as the power supply and ac-mains in is right next to the output and input jacks! whoops didn't see that coming! Oh well at least I used a cheap enclosure.     BY the way, I don't reccomend doing that.

[aaronkessman]

there are also those toggle switches that lock so that you need to actually pull up on the switch in order to move it.