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I punch all the holes I need with two Greenlee knockout punch tools (about a $60 investment) and a cheap set of step drill bits from Harbor freight ($9-19 depending upon sale). I put a set of holes in a piece of scrap metal so I can easily match up the tube socket to whichever tool I need to use. I ...

OK, maybe this is a minor thing, but orange drops tend to be too darn big to fit into the small builds I make. Mallorys sound decent to me and are much easier to fit into a small chassis (I'm a point-to-point builder)

66merc

oops,

This is the actual design my self split amp was inspired by

http://www.diyparadise.com/simpleel84.html

66merc

Hey, Also new to forum. I have had good luck lately building small practice amps using 12FX5 tubes. I just finished a 5F2A"ish" amp with one 12FX5 instead of the 6V6. Sounds good and overdrives nicely at true bedroom volume. I also built a 12FX5 amp with two self split output tubes. I used this desi...