Published on December 13, 2025 3:10 AM GMT
My current setup for playing dances is a
bit
excessive, and transport my
pedalboard
in an old hardshell suitcase. [1] There’s no built-in padding, so I
use sheets of foam to protect my equipment. Initially I just had
these loose, but this was one more piece to deal with, so I decided to
permanently attach them to the suitcase.
It’s tricky to bond foam to plastic, but after some LLM-assisted
searching it seemed like 3M 90 spray
adhesive was a good choice. I followed the instructions
(outside!) and attached my foam sheets to the case:
I was going to write something up right away, but I was wary of the
dynamic where I write when something is new and exciting but before I know
if it will last. Would the sheets just fall off again?
It’s now been four months, including six gigs with Kingfisher, three with the
Free Raisins, and one with
Dandelion. [2] Four of
these involved flights, which with the rough handling and temperature
swings are probably the worst abuse the case will get. And… it’s
great! I haven’t had any issues, and they still seem well attached.
I guess I could have written the post when I had that
just-did-something-new energy after all!
[1] I looked into lighter
options but everything was super expensive and I couldn’t find
good used options.
[2] Somehow I ended up playing a very large fraction of my dances for
the year this fall. This was more than currently makes sense given
work and family, and I’m going to try to spread things out a lot more.
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