Small Bear - The Bare Box #1

[wavley]

WONDERFULL!!!

[oldschoolanalog]

Great work Steve!
Honestly, I'll wait for completely UN-drilled before ordering a bunch (if they will be available). I prefer to pick and choose my own hole locations.
Anybody else feel the same?
Discuss...

[smallbearelec]

Will you have engineering drawings available in a PDF file...?

http://www.smallbearelec.com/picture_library/BareBox1Top-A1-Top.pdf
http://www.smallbearelec.com/picture_library/BareBox1Top-A1-Btm.pdf

[smallbearelec]

I'll wait for completely UN-drilled before ordering a bunch (if they will be available).

I know they will be needed that way, and It Will be done. The hole locations for most purposes just seemed so obvious, and I had to choose how to spend for the initial order.

[oldschoolanalog]

Thanks! I will wait patiently! The first run will probably sell out real quickly...  

[smallbearelec]

I gather that eventually, once sales and production of the box are firmly established, powder-coated versions will become available.

I may eventually have a few standard colors done in Taiwan, but minimum orders are high, turnaround is months, and I can't possibly anticipate the variety that customers will want. Also, as you know, it's usually best to drill before coating. For those who want drill-and-powder-coat-to-order, pedalpartsplus.com will do this. We have had an unofficial--but very mutually happy--relationship for years, since Connie started buying the 125-B in bulk and doing the manufacturing stuff with it that I don't want to do in Brooklyn.

[Mark Hammer]

The first run will probably sell out real quickly...  

The supplier's blessing.....and curse. 

I gather that eventually, once sales and production of the box are firmly established, powder-coated versions will become available.

I may eventually have a few standard colors done in Taiwan. But I can't possibly anticipate the variey that customers will want. Also, as you know, it's usually best to drill before coating. For those who want drill-and-powder-coat-to-order, pedalpartsplus.com will do this. We have had an unofficial--but very mutually happy--relationship for years, since Connie started buying the 125-B in bulk and doing the manufacturing stuff with it that I don't want to do in Brooklyn.

Understood.  And quite frankly, given the tsuris ( http://www.thefreedictionary.com/tsuris ) involved with prepping non-flat surfaces, I would think customers would be content to have less than the full gamut of colors available; a small price to pay for the many advantages obtained.

And of course, once the Bare Box overtakes the 1590BB in sales, then we can figure out what to do about those colors. 

[azrael]

i am excite.



can we see pics of the original bondo-ed prototype?

[Mustachio]

AWESOME! these look great! Can't wait till their in stock! well done fellas well done!

[pinkjimiphoton]

nice steve!!!

they look great!!   

[jkokura]

Steve, you're a king among bears.

I'll take a few right of the bat, but I'd love a completely non drilled one.

Jacob

[Electron Tornado]

Will you have engineering drawings available in a PDF file...?

http://www.smallbearelec.com/picture_library/BareBox1Top-A1-Top.pdf
http://www.smallbearelec.com/picture_library/BareBox1Top-A1-Btm.pdf

Thanks, Steve, but what I really need are lengths, widths, and depths of the two sections as well.

By the way, I also like the battery compartment.

[.Mike]

These are very cool.

I have to ask. Small Bear - The Bare Box #1. Could this mean that box #2 is already be in the works?

Mike

[smallbearelec]

what I really need are lengths, widths, and depths of the two sections as well.

Those drawings are what I have right now. I will ask for more detail.

SD

[smallbearelec]

Could this mean that box #2 is already be in the works?

It will probably happen, though likely not till some time next year, after my bank account has recovered. Also, the size and shape of #1 seemed incredibly obvious to me.  I'm not as sure what #2 will look like. One possibility would be a 125-BB size with the "well" for the pots. Suggestions and discussion welcome!

[asatbluesboy]

If someone made the Ibanez 7-series boxes (or at least that neat pot trick) I'd buy them by the dozen.

Seriously, now, a bigger box seems to be the next logical step. Maybe kinda looking like the BOSS Twin Pedals for even more room.

[Electron Tornado]

Suggestions and discussion welcome!

Have you considered something like this, but maybe narrower, or narrower but longer from heel to toe?  http://www.pedalenclosures.com/ProductDetail/tabid/104/rvdsfpid/one-unfinished-3/rvdsfcatid/one-3/language/en-US/Default.aspx

[amptramp]

You could make a hinged pedal to actuate the switch on the stompbox.  That would complete the path to looking like a mass-produced pedal from the leading manufacturers.  Then just pull the hinge pin to get at the battery.  Maybe enlarge the bottom plate like the flanged lid 1590's so if you want to bolt the thing to the pedalboard (so it doesn't grow legs and walk away when you aren't looking), the user can do it.

[trixdropd]

Looks like some thing I'll be buying!

[culturejam]

This is just all kinds of awesome.