Like many others, I was enamoured with the offering of a “One Dollar DIY Amazon Fuzz” after watching the video, and then ordering the components through the affiliate links.
I made the ‘pedal’ and although I haven’t been able to troubleshoot the ’60hz hum’ and low output volume in the two I made, they actually work as described in the video. Awesome.
Over the years I’ve had a couple of goes at making DIY contact mic-based instruments and other DIY effects pedals, all with varying degrees of success. Unlike the others, this contact mic-based noisebox worked.
Skateboards are not the best mode of transport – getting around to skate spots is really better suited to a bike. The only problem is how to carry your board. I discovered the awesome Bicycle Seat Post Skateboard Rack intractable, and then made it. It worked pretty well for me, I reckon.
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Two weeks earlier…
I built a ledge to create my own skate spot. A spot that’s far away from the broken beer bottles, empty pizza boxes, assorted rubbish, blood, weirdos, police tape and everything else that gets in the way of skating the local council skate parks.
I’m not sure how long my ledge will last, but I’m going to enjoy it for as long as I can.
My #diyskate ledge at The Ditch (Detail). #diyspot
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Learn more about my ledge and how I put it together by exploring Building my DIY masonry block ledge at The Ditch.
I’ve been inspired by The Build Project and the Cinder Block Ledge by DIY Skate to build a ledge in the stormwater-run-off-turned-bike track (a place I call The Ditch) of a nearby suburb. This blog post documents the process of building my DIY ledge at The Ditch – from inception to implementation.
My #diyskate ledge at The Ditch.
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