Muroidea Guitar Pedal Enclosure (125B) w/ Hueforge Art

This guitar pedal enclosure is designed for the Muroidea Distortion pedal PCB. It should work for other pedals as well, though you'd probably want to use different artwork.

Get yours here:

https://www.pedalpcb.com/product/pcb038/

Enclosure:

• I recommend printing this with ASA (or ABS) filament, which is very sturdy and has a higher heat deflection than PETG or PLA. Use 6 walls for added strength. Infill of 10% is all that I used. Use a brim and/or Nano Polymer to help keep the corners down. 
• Print out the pedal art, or design your own.
• If you are designing your own art, the top artwork should be around 66x120. Don't go more than a few mm for thickness, otherwise the pots may not have enough thread to lock in place.  Use the hole spacing STL as a negative modifier to cut out the holes out from the art piece- position it around in the slicer with the enclosure so you know things are lined up properly.
• I also added the labels as well- use mine or make your own and add to your model as modifiers.
• Glue the artwork to the top of the enclosure. I recommend using E6000 glue. Allow to dry for at least 30 minutes, ideally overnight.
• Note: I used a 5mm LED Bezel and 6 mm pots (see link below from Tayda). Bezel here: https://amzn.to/4asdkog
• You may need to clean out the holes a bit (I used a step drill bit) if things are a little snug when installing. 
• I used 1 inch copper tape for shielding. This is optional but probably a good idea. Get it here: https://amzn.to/4bUmhI7
• Install heat inserts into the four corners (4x5mm). Press down until the inserts are flush with the top of the plastic. 
• Use m3x6mm button head screws to secure the lid.

Assembly Instructions:

1. Assemble your PCB based on the documentation from pedalPCB. Do not solder the pots or jacks yet.
2. Install the DC jack.  
3.  Install the pots and 3dpt (kick switch) into the enclosure. Set the PCB over the pots, carefully inserting the LED into the bezel to fit everything in. 
4. Solder the legs of the potentiometers to the PCB. This will ensure a good fit/alignment. BE CAREFUL not to accidentally hit the case or other components while soldering. 
5. Install the top jacks and complete the soldering to the PCB and 3dpt switch.

Tips on Pedal PCB / Parts Order:

• I ordered all my parts from Tayda Electronics. In the US, the shipping has only been taking about 4 days when selecting UPS.  
• It should cost roughly $30-40 “all in” to build this pedal. I used a TL071 op amp and omitted the 30p capacitor (c6), but otherwise made the same circuit.

Curious how it sounds? I have a rough demo on twitter: https://twitter.com/greghuber/status/1789396413790425356

Hue Forge Print Settings: I used Black, Navy Blue, and White (all from IID Max) but the colors below would also look cool. Basically, just have a black, your color of choice, and a white and swap based on what is below.

Print at 100% infill with a layer height of 0.08mm with a base layer of 0.16mm

Filaments Used:
PLA+ Sunlu Black Transmission Distance: 0.6
PLA+ IIID Max Army Green Transmission Distance: 5
PETG JAYO White Transmission Distance: 6

Swap Instructions:
Start with Black
At layer #6 (0.56mm) swap to Army Green
At layer #8 (0.72mm) swap to White for the rest.