Neil. Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 For about £5 and a Mars, and in less than an hour, you can peddlebord while you IKEA! I saw this on another website a while back and thought, fuck this, i need something to sort out my wiring disaster. So, on my first ever trip out to IKEA, i got 2 Gorm shelves, and two short slat things that are on the same shelf thing as the Gorm shelves in IKEA. IKEA!!! So anyway, here's a little photoessay on how to IKEA. Step 1. here's what i'm starting off with. I went for the longest gorm shelf that IKEA do. It's a bit shorter than a metre, maybe 80cm? (that's about 3 foot for you backwards folk.) and the short slat things are probably about 55-60cm. Step 2. Mark it out. I positioned my back support on the back horizontal piece of the shelf about 15mm from the edge. It gives a good pitch on it, and provides good structure. if you're handy with woodworking, you could probably cut the slat thing in two and make two side pieces, but i like where it is, cos i'll hide my plugs in there (boss adaptor, whammy, etc.). I just used a standard 2B pencil for it. I sharpened it with a stanley cos i couldn't find a sharpener. You could probably use a HB pencil if you were stuck. Step 3. L Plates. The wood is really soft, and i was feeling moderately lasy and annoyed after blowing the inductor on my DV. So, i used my old trusty stanley knife for a pilot hole. you should get an L Plate with the upright thing. You only get ONE though (WTF!?). So you might need to either buy a second set of uprights, or buy another L plate. I think i paid €4 (£4) for the upright, so it's not exactly expensive. An L plate might actually cost you more. Screw them in place. I did the upright first. Step 4. Do the same with the Main shelf thingy. That's basically it. You can do whatever else you want with it from there. I plan on putting something grippy on the top and then painting it black and copper. But for the moment, you can see how it works. For example, here, i'm hiding a 2m cable underneath while i connect my shoe to my unfinished DV with plenty of space for an assembly manual. There's loads of space underneath for plugs, cables, and maybe even a McTasty. Total build time, maybe 45mins? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheddatom Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 I'm pretty sure I linked to the original build diary. Where's my meddle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil. Posted February 15, 2010 Author Share Posted February 15, 2010 im all out of meddle. Will you settle for cookie? I would have thought that having all those pictures of nice scandinavian timber would have made up for it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grinning Death Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 What are those funny ribbed nail things? for extra pleasure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil. Posted February 15, 2010 Author Share Posted February 15, 2010 which things? do you mean screws? or the silver brackets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james90 Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 (that's about 3 foot for you backwards folk.) Nice. I might do something similar, and also build one of those things which you can stack amp heads on. That's something that I've been meaning to do for a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil. Posted February 15, 2010 Author Share Posted February 15, 2010 It's so easy. I think i'm going to add a little box to just underneath it for regulating the power from the 9v adaptor to the pedals. could be awesome to mount a tuner or something too. lol! going to put eighty seven percent across the back part too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grinning Death Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 nevermind, just being gormless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell_A Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 nevermind, just being gormless. Hurr! He approves of your PEDDLE board Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don'tPostThePear Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Now that looks like win, i hope the nearby Ikea's have gorms. i have some tapes of some kind of anti-slip stuff, (for stairs and stuff to not fall on your ass and break the dildo in half in your anus) i tape some rolls of it on the thing, maybe that could pass as some kind of quasi-velcro (i never saw velcro here) well this is a plan for the future, my next two months are reserved for other things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil. Posted February 15, 2010 Author Share Posted February 15, 2010 i can't see them not having GORM edit: you should also get some Daim cake while you're out there. It's so full of win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don'tPostThePear Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 that one is this? http://www.ikea.com/hu/hu/catalog/products/50058507 lol this shit is so cheap, i love ikea i might go full blown gay next time i visit them, so i gonna return with a gorm pedalboard and with some nice decorative pillows and some fancy plants for the uni flat (me and my flat mate kills plants super fast, only cactuses can survive) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil. Posted February 15, 2010 Author Share Posted February 15, 2010 that's the one. And the uprights should be with them. Like if they're shelf 23 in ikea, the uprights will be shelf 24. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james90 Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Don't paint it black - it needs a tennis ball fuzz finish like that ritter bass although, I'm not sure how velcro would take to it ... unless it's actually velcro-like itself joined your facebook group btw - those enclosures look great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil. Posted February 15, 2010 Author Share Posted February 15, 2010 i probably wont get to paint it till next month cos i have sfa monies. Working on that tremolo at the moment. Hoping to sell that, buy inductor, sell the DV, build moar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheddatom Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 I would have thought that having all those pictures of nice scandinavian timber would have made up for it? Obviously, so why the fuck are you talking about painting it black?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil. Posted February 16, 2010 Author Share Posted February 16, 2010 I was planning on doing it black, but have "eighty seven percent" left natural? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james90 Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 I was planning on doing it black, but have "eighty seven percent" left natural? Black, but eighty seven percent in bright yellow representin, yo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonbye Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Screw the scandanavian timber, glue cheap/nail door mats to it. Velcro attaches to them if you fuck em up a bit with a craft knife. Nice to see the guys here have gone all art attak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheddatom Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Satin finish!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil. Posted February 16, 2010 Author Share Posted February 16, 2010 What about if the text was in copper, and the rest was black with the wood grain showing through? i've figured out how to put grip on it too. On the last coat of paint before the sealer, just after the paint goes on, i'll sprinkle on some local sand, then sealer. I've seen it done on skateboards instead of grip tape. ossim! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 That'll scratch up your peddles a bit though. Cable tie them down! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheddatom Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 cable ties are deffinitely best. For all the money i've spent on shit velcro (industrial strength from B&Q) I may as well have superglued my pedals down ever couple of months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil. Posted February 16, 2010 Author Share Posted February 16, 2010 what about rubber feet? like those ones that fit into phillips screw heads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 what about rubber feet? like those ones that fit into phillips screw heads? It's nice to have stuff fixed so you don't have to rebuild the whole board when you take it somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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