It took a while but I finally finished this.
 
http://buildyourownclone.com/collections/envelope-triggers/products/lazysprocket
 
And it even somehow miraculously works!  And it sounds really cool.  Now I have to figure out how to do some graphics or lettering.  Does anyone have any advice or tips or tricks on that?
 
It's just purple right now.
 

OK, so anyone know how to get image links from Google Drive to last more than 30 minutes? 

"OK, so anyone know how to get image links from Google Drive to last more than 30 minutes? "
 
Answer...use Flickr

Those BYOC kits are great. By painting the box purple you got farther than I have. My usual approach is to go to an arts and crafts store and hit the sticker isle. I find symbols, lines and words that I cut out and stick on.

Hi John,
 
Thanks.  I might end up doing that.  I did find a cool video on YouTube where a guy uses Excel and Avery labels to design the lettering.  He printed everything up on the label sheet, then clear-coated it 3 times, let dry overnight then transfers it to the pedal.  Then he clear coats that a couple of times.  Looked pretty easy, let's you customize, and looked pretty good when he was done.  So I might go that route unless I find something better.  There are some people out there with some serious talent though doing custom designs that look pretty amazing.  Unfortunately, I'm not one of those people.
Meanwhile, maybe I'll check out the local arts and crafts store and see what they have.
Thanks
Cheers!
Bud
 

Also, +1 on BYOC.  I'm eyeing up their flanger. First I've had this sitting on my shelf for a couple of years and am going to do it next:
 
http://mutable-instruments.net/shruthi1
 
 
 

I used to make a lot of "homebrew" items.  I used "rub on" lettering to label them.  Used to be able to get rub on lettering at electronics supply and at office supply stores (e.g. Office Depot) but I haven't looked for a long time so I don't know if its still available.  After applying the rub on lettering I would coat the lettering with clear finger nail polish to protect it.
 
 

My buddy has an online store and does a lot of BYOC sales. He actually has people that will do custom box art and charge pretty big bucks for it. When you do small batch or one-off production (like my amps) it's tough to compete with the big guys and have those professional looking results. I've tried most everything and typically fall back on clear sticky labels with black lettering. It's not real professional looking, but the most expensive Boogies I work with are late 70's builds that used black Dymo-Tape for many of the controls.

As far as labeling... One of these:
[link=https://www.amazon.com/LabelManager-Handheld-Label-Maker-1790415/dp/B005X9VZ70/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1473421432&sr=8-2&keywords=label+maker]https://www.amazon.com/La...p;keywords=label+maker[/link]
 
With THIS Tape:
[link=https://www.amazon.com/DYMO-Standard-LabelManager-cartridge-40910/dp/B00004Z5WG/ref=pd_sim_229_7?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=SCGWH12P6DAVGC0TBTNJ]https://www.amazon.com/DY...D=SCGWH12P6DAVGC0TBTNJ[/link]
 
Should work and look pretty good.  You only see the actual tape close up...And if someone is THAT close to your creation there is a problem!
 
Just a thought....And you can use it with the tape that came with it (black on white) for studio clean up...wire labels etc.

Stickers are simplest. A lot of auto tint places do vinyl wraps these days and are starting to sell stickers that the customer orders (so the shop doesn't put them on, only mails them out). I never priced such a thing but shouldn't be too much. A shop local to me will dress up graphics and then print for you (they even do mugs, t-shirts, etc. so is also an option for the Cakewalk mug/t-shirt crowd).