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best to you. Then go back and solder those

caps into the other switch positions, leaving one

position unused for the bypass setting.

To make the holes in the can for the jacks and

switch, use a step drill (Figure

E

). It won’t grab

like a twist drill and you’ll get a cleaner hole.

I mounted the mini alligator clips onto a

small piece of plastic strip (Figure

F

). Using a

soldering iron as a heat source, I softened and

bent the sides of the strip to make two ears. Two

small magnets, super-glued to the ears, hold the

strip in place inside the bottom of the salsa can

(Figure

G

).

Now: plug in, “tone” on, and rock out!

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