What's on your work bench?

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What a thoroughly tidy looking amp. Approved!
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I made another, better, nut for my LP this afternoon out of an oversized cow bone blank:

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Fiddly stuff but worth the effort.

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sizzlingbadger wrote: Sun Feb 26, 2023 1:06 pm Had a weird noise issue with the Astoria, found dry solder joints on the PI tube, so re-flowed all the socket wiring. I blame the lead-free solder they have to use these days.


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Lead free solder is disgusting, might as well use PVA…
Slowy wrote: That's the problem; everything rewarding is just such hard work. Regret takes much less effort.

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I managed to get in contact with Steve Dawson the guy who designed the Astoria series. I have now modified the amp slightly, I have reduced the gain by about 25% which makes it easier to dial in. I have also reduced the boost setting by quite a bit, again makes it much more useable. Easy to reverse the changes too, just one resistor changed and one capacitor removed.

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Wow, would never have thought to do that!!! Nice work!
Slowy wrote: That's the problem; everything rewarding is just such hard work. Regret takes much less effort.

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jeremyb wrote: Mon Feb 27, 2023 8:44 pm
sizzlingbadger wrote: Sun Feb 26, 2023 1:06 pm Had a weird noise issue with the Astoria, found dry solder joints on the PI tube, so re-flowed all the socket wiring. I blame the lead-free solder they have to use these days.


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Lead free solder is disgusting, might as well use PVA…
Yup. Don’t like the way it tastes either.

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sizzlingbadger wrote: Sat Mar 04, 2023 11:55 am I managed to get in contact with Steve Dawson the guy who designed the Astoria series. I have now modified the amp slightly, I have reduced the gain by about 25% which makes it easier to dial in. I have also reduced the boost setting by quite a bit, again makes it much more useable. Easy to reverse the changes too, just one resistor changed and one capacitor removed.
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Slowy wrote: That's the problem; everything rewarding is just such hard work. Regret takes much less effort.

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jeremyb wrote: Sun Mar 12, 2023 7:36 pm
Not sure what the point of that was? Shit anyway :P
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.

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This is a super cool build!

Slowy wrote: That's the problem; everything rewarding is just such hard work. Regret takes much less effort.

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But its not on your workbench ???
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sizzlingbadger wrote: Wed Mar 15, 2023 9:25 am But its not on your workbench ???
Are you assuming who I actually am?
Slowy wrote: That's the problem; everything rewarding is just such hard work. Regret takes much less effort.

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The kid has some nice toys...Festool plunge saw and track and Domino biscuit jointer plus dominos...about 4 grand right there!

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sizzlingbadger wrote: Wed Mar 15, 2023 9:25 am But its not on your workbench ???
and its not a guitar...





and we always stay on topic...
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.

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Bg wrote: Wed Mar 15, 2023 10:08 am
sizzlingbadger wrote: Wed Mar 15, 2023 9:25 am But its not on your workbench ???
and its not a guitar...





and we always stay on topic...
On account of all the clear, pro-active and respectful moderating that goes on…

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