All you need to mount your pedals securely is a plank of wood (the pedal board itself), a bicycle chain, a bicycle chain repair tool, and some small wood screws. A drill also helps and I also used some cat5 data cable staples to clean up the job a bit.
The idea is to use links from a bicycle chain to mount the pedals securely to your pedal board. If you have the chain you will need to use the repair tool to break the links apart:
It was difficult to use this cheap tool (about $5 at Wal Mart) to break the links apart so I assisted myself with a pair of vice grips which resulted in me breaking the tool:
After going back to buy two more of the same tool I ended up with a pile of links:
Once you have the links you need to attach them to the bottom of your pedals using the existing screws on the bottom of the pedals whenever possible:
Then, screw them down to the board using the wood screws:
Some pedals didn't have screws on the bottom (or the screws weren't close enough to the edge). On my (modified) Pro Co Rat and my Big Muff I needed to drill some holes then use some random small sheet metal screws I had laying around to attach the links:
Here is the mostly finished board:
I use a homemade power supply to power all my pedals as it was much cheaper than the commercial alternatives, just as good and fun to build. To keep all the wiring neat I used some cat5 data cable staples (and one NM cable staple) after I had everything routed how I wanted it:
Rock on...
