Just bought an SK1 for circuitbending and as I saw so many cool circuitbent layouts I definately know now that I want to build it in a case like KORG MS20 or MS10.
But question: could you actually use a boldpatchbay in combination with pots,etc,... I would make 2 sections otherwise: left boldpatchbay, right all these patchpoints combined with pots for control, and then finally some other stuff implemented based on Ghazalla's SK1 anti-theory.
SO: could you actually solder bolds on the IC-points and on the same solderpoint a pot? I guess the SK would crash more? Or couldn't this work?
I don't want to put you off at all, that'd be mean.
HOWEVER! I feel it wise to pint out this site has some VERY useful ariticles on what not to do with a circuit whilst bending.
I myself am a mere fledgeing (excitement wins over sense wayyy too often) when it comes to circuit bending...
I have found some things out, that may seem obvious - but only if you can see them first off....
HEAT no - not the film, but your soldering iron... I use a gas one, it's not huge in the power department, but I've found gas tends to run a bit hotter than it's electric counterparts.
Hot enought to do some serious dammage to some parts of a board. ('cooking chips' is a sure fire way of getting nothing from your beloved little project)
I have been told that ordinary lrons can do this to - it just seems easier to do with gas.
BAD JOINTS - not a medical condtion brought about due to age and mileage, but a topic that I've mentioned elsewhere the dreaded dry joint. the link there should help shed some light on the subject.
I mean could you actually solder more than 1 component to the same icpoint? For example IC-point 1 soldered to a bolt and a pot with switch? So that you can combine ic-points like the patchbay-method and in combination with that on/off-switch and tunable pot?
Yeah it's more than possible, I've done it a couple of times, you just helps if you've got one of those little micro vices to hold everything together.
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