Poultrygeist
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I wouldn't expect everyone to appreciate creativity and art in everyday objects so here's one less whimsical and more mainstream.
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He uses the term "whimsical". I like the used CO2 cartridges.It's the recycled bean tin in the middle that makes it great.
Not a kit but more a work of art - Fleawatt's steam punk class D.
I'd take you up on the passive but for the Pass B-1 that has replaced mine.Assembly can be fun at times. Building a couple of Dynakits as a teenager gave me some foundational knowledge of how circuits work, using solder, etc.
Some sixteen years ago, I shuffled some components around for an office system and was in need of a preamp or simple gain controls. So, I built a simple and homely looking passive using mostly Radio Shack parts. Ironically, the most expensive parts were left over knobs from a faceplate change to an ARC preamp. What I (surprisingly) found was that with the high output GamuT CD-1 player I had at the time, it sounded better than going through the SP-9! After posting my results, I got a request to post the (simple) recipe.
I built another using better parts - a Par Metals case, DACT attenuators, Cardas connectors and JPS Labs wire styled after the Mark Levinson JC-2. Used it in the system for about ten years. No longer in use. Anyone need a nice passive?
Almost three years ago, I learned of the Raspberry PI platform as a replacement for the Squeezebox Touch. At the time, there weren't any pre-built models available so it took a bit of DIY assembly. Serves to be an inexpensive great bang-for-the-buck endpoint. I use it daily in the garage.
While not as pretty, I'd take the Pass B-1 too!I'd take you up on the passive but for the Pass B-1 that has replaced mine.
Mine is a dog's breakfast DIY by someone else, but I've already been thru the "build the monument first" phase, then wish you'd used zippers instead of screws while making periodic ongoing revisions.While not as pretty, I'd take the Pass B-1 too!
What I find to be artistry is when the builder makes all the parts himself using lathes and such where everything has a purpose.I’ll need to check out that link. I won’t be doing anything soon. I have been trying to restore an ST 70 for almost a year
Right, a build, even with sub assembled components.Not a kit but more a work of art - Fleawatt's steam punk class D.
Not at that level, I built my first finished effort into a gutted BC-221, didn't come out too bad.What I find to be artistry is when the builder makes all the parts himself using lathes and such where everything has a purpose.
There's a guy in the UK who custom makes all aspects of his crystal radios. They are quite spectacular looking.
The "Jules Verne" set should be a DX contest worthy outstanding performer with a good DLR#5 headset in good order thru a low-loss matching transformer.What I find to be artistry is when the builder makes all the parts himself using lathes and such where everything has a purpose.
There's a guy in the UK who custom makes all aspects of his crystal radios. They are quite spectacular looking.
What I find to be artistry is when the builder makes all the parts himself using lathes and such where everything has a purpose.
There's a guy in the UK who custom makes all aspects of his crystal radios. They are quite spectacular looking.
http://www.crystalradio.net/crystalsets/tk2/index.shtmlNot at that level, I built my first finished effort into a gutted BC-221, didn't come out too bad.
What I find to be artistry is when the builder makes all the parts himself using lathes and such where everything has a purpose.
There's a guy in the UK who custom makes all aspects of his crystal radios. They are quite spectacular looking.
The "Jules Verne" set should be a DX contest worthy outstanding performer with a good DLR#5 headset in good order thru a low-loss matching transformer.
The bikes I build I am usually making most everything. ... I am also cool with repurposing, the electrical box on the GF’s XS650 bobber is an old shipboard brass junction box.