Tone Report Weekly Issue 154 | Page 22

STEP 2: Use (almost all of) the leads to form the jumper wires. In a two-IC design, there will be a lot of jumpers. As before, bend the leads outward, solder and clip them. STEP 3: Insert the IC sockets into the board, and place something flat like a CD case or coaster on top, then flip over to keep the sockets in place. Solder them in. STEP 4: Insert the capacitors. I had low-profile electrolytics so they were the same height as the film capacitors, and I combined them into two steps. If you don’t, feel free to turn the electrolytics into their own step. Bend, solder, clip. 22 DIY // Build Your Own Tim Escobedo Uglyface