This has to end

[jimilee]

I don't know why, but I expected Brian's workbench to be a pair of trestles, and a wide, old plank sagging deeply under the weight of toan piled high on it.

Brian used a Cardtable for a very long time. It had all the toans we dreamed of. I'm not sure why he switched.

Jacob

That explains so much! Thanks Brian.


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[Drew Hallenbeck]

It's pretty tidy at the moment but has been known to get pretty messy....

[madbean]

It's pretty tidy at the moment but has been known to get pretty messy....

Holy shit, that is awesome! I love it.

[madbean]

Brian used a Cardtable for a very long time. It had all the toans we dreamed of. I'm not sure why he switched.

Jacob

Oh, I have the same card table. But, I resurfaced it with stick on tiles. You might say I put a blanket over mah toanz.

[Leevibe]

I'm doing okay as far as clutter. Cleaned up a bit today and rescued three FV-1 from old builds. One freshly installed on the (just so happens) three new FV-1 projects I'm working on.

Also got a new storage bin since I was completely out of space for project PCBs. mbp now has more projects that at any time, even considering all the ones that have been discontinued.

You FFX guys with your silver face bench amps. I think pedal peddling is just a cover you use with your wives to buy sweet amps. "Honey, don't think of it as a test amp. Think of it as our little silver goose that lays golden eggs."  "By the way, sweetie, no one will take us seriously if we're not checking our circuits through an old plexi."

[madbean]

You FFX guys with your silver face bench amps. I think pedal peddling is just a cover you use with your wives to buy sweet amps. "Honey, don't think of it as a test amp. Think of it as our little silver goose that lays golden eggs."  "By the way, sweetie, no one will take us seriously if we're not checking our circuits through an old plexi."

Haha. The $300 I spent on the 70's Silverface Champ was easily my best investment ever. I did put another $200 or so into over the years but well worth it. It's the perfect test platform for pedals. I'm expecting my first amp build will be a clone of it.

[jkokura]

I'm doing okay as far as clutter. Cleaned up a bit today and rescued three FV-1 from old builds. One freshly installed on the (just so happens) three new FV-1 projects I'm working on.

Also got a new storage bin since I was completely out of space for project PCBs. mbp now has more projects that at any time, even considering all the ones that have been discontinued.

You FFX guys with your silver face bench amps. I think pedal peddling is just a cover you use with your wives to buy sweet amps. "Honey, don't think of it as a test amp. Think of it as our little silver goose that lays golden eggs."  "By the way, sweetie, no one will take us seriously if we're not checking our circuits through an old plexi."

Lol, I use a silverface Vibro Champ as a bench amp too!

I think it's because that era put out great amps, but they aren't worth as much as the blackface types.

Jacob

[Bio77]

My garage is a mess but my work station is super neat at the moment    I made a lot of key updates at the start of the pandemic because this doubled as my home office when the whole family was here online.  The most important improvement was a nice chair. That's a solid state Princeton, so, I guess I need to step up my game.

[jkokura]

...That's a solid state Princeton, so, I guess I need to step up my game.

Silverface man, it's the thing all the cool kids do.

Jacob

[Leevibe]

I'm still working on other projects right now but I'm thinking this could well be my method for signal generator and bench amp moving forward. They won't live at the bench but pretty dang portable and lots of tonal options.

[alanp]

Bio77, you homebrew?

I have a Muntons Yorkshire Bitter bubbling away, probably due for bottling right now.

[Bio77]

Bio77, you homebrew?

I have a Muntons Yorkshire Bitter bubbling away, probably due for bottling right now.

Yeah, I brewed pretty regularly several years ago, not so much anymore (I have a new hobby  ).  However, it was a super handy skill early in the pandemic.  I made 3 batches right after the first lock down.  Kept me from having to do any beer runs for quite a few months.  If you are into it, get a keg system, bottling sucks!

[culturejam]

If you are into it, get a keg system, bottling sucks!

So much easier. But also, so much easier to drink it faster. If the glass never gets less than halfway empty, you're always still on "my first one". 

Fun side note: For about 5 years, I wrote a regular column in Brew Your Own magazine (the Projects column).

[Bio77]

If you are into it, get a keg system, bottling sucks!

So much easier. But also, so much easier to drink it faster. If the glass never gets less than halfway empty, you're always still on "my first one". 

Fun side note: For about 5 years, I wrote a regular column in Brew Your Own magazine (the Projects column).

This was an ongoing joke at my house, when I had regular kegs.  My wife would ask, "how many beers have you had?" and I would reply, "I make beer, I don't count beer" 

That's cool, about the magazine.  I never made the plunge to whole grain.

[alanp]

My sister has a bad Coca Cola habit, so all my beer goes into her cleaned and recycled empty coke bottles.