I made a Guitar Effect Pedal Board about two years ago, and of course, my collection of pedals has changed a lot. I challenged myself to make one with my Inventables X-Carve CNC Machine. It’s made from 1/2″ Baltic Birch plywood with holes in the top for routing cables under the board. Check out my video of this project below.
I designed this project using the Inventables EASEL online software. There are three cut jobs in the project, a Top Board, 2 Side Pieces, and a Front Cover. I used a pattern from the Easel Pro library to V-Carve a cool diamond pattern on the sides. Click here to open my EASEL project to see how it’s designed and make one yourself.
It took about 2 hours of machine time to cut all of the parts using the default settings, which are very conservative. I did a two-stage carve on the two side pieces. I used a V-Bit to carve the diamond pattern, then used an 1/8″ straight bit to cut out the shapes.
I cut the Front and Back covers to the correct height with a 7 degree bevel to line up with the angle of the side pieces. I glued the four sides together, then glued that assembly to the underside of the top. The bottom was screwed on for easy access to run the cables inside the board. I added non-skid rubber pads to the bottom of the board.
The pedal board is finished with Deft Clear Wood Finish Satin spray lacquer. I attached the pedals using Velcro strips. I highly recommend these Flat Guitar Patch Cables for saving space between the pedals. Thanks for checking out my pedal board project!
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