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Title: big (8 button) footswitch housing source?
Post by: danelectro on April 16, 2004, 03:35:03 PM

hey all,

I need to build a footswitch thats 8 buttons long. any ideas on where to find a nice looking case/housing for such a thing?

thanks

Title: footswitcher housing
Post by: donald stringer on April 16, 2004, 03:40:27 PM

I am sorry this doesnt answer your post but arent you the one that was building the 4 button footswitcher and if you are did you ever work out the schematic?

Title: big (8 button) footswitch housing source?
Post by: toneman on April 16, 2004, 04:41:27 PM

any "U" shaped piece of metal could work.
cut 2 length.
look @ R.G.'s site(GEOFX) 4 ideas on boxes made from steel 2x6's.
i'm going 2 give it a try soon.
U need at least inch&ahalf height 4 inside of box.
check it out................
tone

Title: big (8 button) footswitch housing source?
Post by: Leema on April 16, 2004, 04:54:22 PM

Hey

8 switches?????

If you dont want to spend any money i recommend using an old VCR enclosure. Easy to drill and usually made of metal too. You could also use a cable receiver or a DVD player. If you happen to have any of this kind of thing laying around they're great. I used a VCR case and put in some metal posts in the middle to give support to the top.

Just rip out all the inners and cut some plastic to cover the front/back holes left behind. Or leave the front panel on and wire it up so it just looks good :)

How's that for a cheapo idea?

Title: big (8 button) footswitch housing source?
Post by: jjucius on April 16, 2004, 07:35:59 PM

I just ordered a hammond 10 degree sloped instrament case i am going to try for my 3 effects. its approx. 3 inches high and slopes down to 11/2 in front and 14 inches wide. its supposed to be here tuesday. i will let you know how it works. mouser #1456PH1BKBU $27.50

Title: big (8 button) footswitch housing source?
Post by: danelectro on April 16, 2004, 08:26:49 PM

^hey that sounds great, ill look into it.

and yeh i got a design up, here it is:

http://www.duruskyamplifiers.com/footswitchlogic.bmp
for the footswitch and

http://www.duruskyamplifiers.com/relaydriver.bmp
for the relay driver

this is all UNTESTED, ill report back after i build and test it :)

Title: big (8 button) footswitch housing source?
Post by: R.G. on April 18, 2004, 09:44:52 AM

Steel stud. 2" x 6" size, 18ga steel. 2.5" spacing on switches gives an overall length under 20".

You may wonder how I know this...

Title: big (8 button) footswitch housing source?
Post by: danelectro on April 19, 2004, 02:42:02 AM

haha thanks. ill check it out

Title: big (8 button) footswitch housing source?
Post by: Torchy on April 19, 2004, 09:43:11 AM

Made up something similar a while back ... I bought a non-working network switch and a bust Cisco 2500 Router for next to nothing. Thick aluminium, stompable, 19" wide, 8" deep, 1.5" tall.

Switch became a floor switcher (6 switches) and the router case got a couple of pedals in it. My own multi-fx ;)

DIYstompboxes.com

DIY Stompboxes => Building your own stompbox => Topic started by: danelectro on April 16, 2004, 03:35:03 PM