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Problem with a Footswitch Build

I may have made several massive mistakes :/

So, a few months (or more) back, I started a build on a Boss FS-6 clone. Unfortunately, I had to stop and I only just recently remembered it. SO, restarted, and finished... sorta. Here's how it looks:

http://i.imgur.com/IBBF0jY.jpg

A bit tight, but it'll do. Here's a gutshot:

http://i.imgur.com/Yjje4eT.jpg

This is my first time soldering, so if it looks messy, please excuse me. I haven't purchased a stereo cable for it yet, but I was wondering if this is correct. I followed this image from the DIY build plans. The difference is I didn't connect the switches and went with a SPDT footswitch. Otherwise, everything is connected (or so I hope) as the build is. I'm just wondering if this is correct. Thanks!

looks tidy enough! especially for a first build

if anything I woulda glopped more solder on those switch terminals in case they wiggle when you're stompin' in the future, solder's not glue and usually less is more but on a part that might move it can be good to really glop it on just in case (to avoid the joint going cold if the switch swivels and the connection shifts).... I assume you have a strong mechanical connection on those terminals, right? like the wire was wrapped through that eyelet so that it would barely budge before the solder was applied? many pros will criticize me, but I only make nice, neat joints when my connections are tight enough mechanically to pass signal on their own.

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