MTL Posted January 11, 2023 Author Share Posted January 11, 2023 Nice looking books-enjoy the reading 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wimbo Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 (edited) Subaru Forester Sport. 24.12.2022. From my wife. Edited January 12, 2023 by Wimbo Number plate. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustee Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Young bloke got me an album (superb album btw ( good pun there)) Daughter got me wine goblets for camping which unfortunately broke on our end of year camp (i felt so bad). You can see my messy attempt at welding the very thin stainless bottoms with a stick welder as I donโt have stainless wire for my MIG. All the best for 2023 all. Russ 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mad Scientist Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 30 minutes ago, Rustee said: Young bloke got me an album (superb album btw ( good pun there)) Daughter got me wine goblets for camping which unfortunately broke on our end of year camp (i felt so bad). You can see my messy attempt at welding the very thin stainless bottoms with a stick welder as I donโt have stainless wire for my MIG. All the best for 2023 all. Russ Very "rustic" repair, but great that you managed to salvage them! Stick welding of thin stainless is extremely difficult. I tried it a few years ago and ended up with more holes than weld! Switched to argon gas and stainless wire on the Mig in the end. Nowadays I have a nice AC/DC pulse TIG machine in my workshop which sees a fair bit of use on various projects. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wimbo Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 On 26/12/2022 at 12:03 PM, SonicArt said: Christmas brought me a little time and most importantly motivation! Took the poor old Sumo off the shelf of shame, only been there 5 years ย Stripped it down and started the fault finding process, found a shorted rectumfrier in the main power supply, had blown apart one of the original small bias circuit supply caps. Luckily had not damaged the amp modules or the unobtainium Sanken 2SC1831 transistors! Rebuilt the power supply with all new rectifiers, Pana FC caps in the bias supply, some cardas RCA to finally replace the old factory ones, and she is singing like a SUMO again!ย a most satisfying xmas present to be sure... What a GASย Great little amp. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mad Scientist Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Well, the fat man in the red suit finally delivered a month late: ย ย Hydrovane HV02 2.2 kW 10 bar single phase rotary vane compressor. Excuse the ghetto wooden blocks and folded paper - levelling feet on the way. My floor isn't as level as I thought it was. The blocks helped me gauge the length of M14 stud needed on the levelling feet to make it easier to open the condensate drain valve. ย It will be used extensively in air-powered sanding on my Poor Man's Strad speaker build and for plasma cutting and finishing the 5 mm thick 304 SS plinths, plus a whole host of other stuff. ย Cost me more than a nearly new Benchmark AHB2 , though to be fair, the control panel (contactors, 24V control transformer and Danfoss pressure switch) is worth more than the cheap piston compressors this baby replaced, it has a proper industrial WEG motor and it's so frikkin quiet ย that my hearing will thank me in the future! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeyboi Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 On 08/01/2023 at 7:38 AM, The Mad Scientist said: Santa's a little late due to supply chain problems. This will be used extensively on my latest speaker build project: ย ย Never thought I'd spend ยฃ3k on an air compressor, but @ 69dB(A) vs the 95dB(A) of my current piston compressors and less than 3ppm of oil in the discharge air vs the ridiculous amount of oil spew I currently see , it was a no-brainer.ย With an air-end lifespan of >100,000 hours, the Mrs. will realise its ultra-low depreciation second hand value when the Grim Reaper finally comes to collect my soul...... ย ย ย Nice.ย ย At 3,000 quid she ain't cheap but if you want quality you have to pay for it.ย Some may argue that a much cheaper compressor is good enough but most professionals will tell you that oil contamination in your spray finish can really ruin your day, not to mention the cost of rectifying that issue and having to apply a new finish.ย IMHO a good buy and something I'd give serious consideration to if I was doing the same.ย ย 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pim Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 20 hours ago, The Mad Scientist said: Well, the fat man in the red suit finally delivered a month late: ย ย Hydrovane HV02 2.2 kW 10 bar single phase rotary vane compressor. Excuse the ghetto wooden blocks and folded paper - levelling feet on the way. My floor isn't as level as I thought it was. The blocks helped me gauge the length of M14 stud needed on the levelling feet to make it easier to open the condensate drain valve. ย It will be used extensively in air-powered sanding on my Poor Man's Strad speaker build and for plasma cutting and finishing the 5 mm thick 304 SS plinths, plus a whole host of other stuff. ย Cost me more than a nearly new Benchmark AHB2 , though to be fair, the control panel (contactors, 24V control transformer and Danfoss pressure switch) is worth more than the cheap piston compressors this baby replaced, it has a proper industrial WEG motor and it's so frikkin quiet ย that my hearing will thank me in the future! Does it do HiRes? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surprisetech Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 Santa got me this so I can practice and jam without lugging the combo around. Wife got me a nice case for it. Spare strap I had was a bit short because someone had shortened the tail, so I did some leatherwork last weekend and made a longer tail for it.ย Now all ready to go. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pim Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 On 10/1/2023 at 8:38 AM, Pim said: This is not a photo of my new JH Audio Sharona custom in ears. It's a computer generation of the ones I ordered.ย My ear impressions have been stuck in US Customs for over a month now, so I'm guessing these will eventually be delivered by the Easter Bunny ย Well, not quite... ย 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_m_54 Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Pim said: ย Well, not quite... ย you have currants and sultanas in your ears? ย Edit: I think hot cross buns were on sale in early January anyway LOL Edited March 2, 2023 by bob_m_54 extra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pim Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 10 hours ago, bob_m_54 said: you have currants and sultanas in your ears? ย Edit: I think hot cross buns were on sale in early January anyway LOL Nothing wrong with a Hot Cross bun. I reckon they should be sold all year round. BTW, with these IEMs in your ears, there's no room for currants, sultanas or anything else. These things are huge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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