September 30th, 2009

DIY GORM Pedal Board

Once the putty was dry, and I was satisfied with the smoothness of the board, I added an extra support in the middle of the cross pieces. The scrap plank was hand, given the pre-drilled holes. I also gave the sides and middle support added stability using L-brackets:

At this point, the structure of the board was finished. I just needed to paint it and add the finishing touches. Home Depot has cans of economy spray paint for $.99 a piece, so I bought two and went to town:

After the bottom was dry, I attached some rubber anti-skid feet to the bottom-front of the board. I may add some to the back in the future, but these three are sufficient to keep the board from sliding under foot:

I then measured to find the middle of the cross boards and carefully adhered the hook-side of the Velcro across:

PART 4 ➔

by Preston | Posted in DIY, TUTORIALS | 8 Comments » | Tags: , , ,


8 Comments »

Comment by Marco

  • Fantastic work. Awesome! You take out a prince from a frog ;) Great!

    December 29, 2009 @ 2:33 AM
    • Comment by Zach

  • what did you use to take the shelf apart because the nails are in too deep to pry them out with a hammer.

    December 30, 2009 @ 9:30 PM
    • Comment by Preston

  • @ Zach

    Good question- I pried the boards off the end pieces using the hammer, tapping the underside to help any stubborn nails.

    December 31, 2009 @ 11:54 AM
    • Comment by travis

  • did you order the 30 x 12 shelf or the 30 x 20 shelf? (great work by the way!)

    January 3, 2010 @ 8:52 PM
    • Comment by Preston

  • Travis,

    I used the 30×12″ shelf for this one. The 30×20″ seemed too deep, and the dimensions of the 12″ shelf are closer in ratio to a pedaltrain. Guess you could say it just ‘felt right’.

    And thanks!

    January 3, 2010 @ 9:46 PM
    • Comment by Thom

  • Hi there,

    Thats a really impressive bit of work. Love the finish! I have a few questions though if you dont mind. I noticed you’re not using any expression pedals on your board, is that a sturdiness issue or is there another reason? Also would you be able to provide a link to the Ikea product?

    Take care,

    T

    January 12, 2010 @ 7:46 AM
    • Comment by Preston

  • Hey Thom,
    The sturdiness of the board is pretty impressive, actually. With the center beam down the center, you shouldn’t have any problem loading some expression pedals on it- I just don’t own any. Here’s a link to the Ikea order page (I used the 19 3/8):

    http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/50058507

    -Preston

    January 13, 2010 @ 9:58 AM
    • Comment by Alex

  • Awesome job on this, I’m definitely going to model my board after this one. Thanks for taking the time to share!

    February 16, 2010 @ 8:53 PM

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