What’s on *YOUR* workbench?

RetiredUnit1 said:
When I'm fabricating anything I always stick a piece of paper tape and use a sharpie to denote orientation. I once put 58 turrets at 12 cents each in backwards. I had to pull them all back out and do over. At least I found out that they are VERY hard to pull out. So, kinda good from that standpoint. But 7 buck$ down the drain....
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I've done the exact same thing, except I added the components too. Had to figure out how to wire it up that way 🤣
 
Yesterday was my first try at breadboarding... did not went too bad, but not too well either. Looked like this at the end and did not power up...
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I have no picture, but I discovered I need to connect the 2 sections of ground and power rail. It then powered, but I lost audio before the second transistor. So I began cleaning it. Found one or two wrong connections. Also read @BuddytheReow thread later and found I should not have forced my pots in the breadboard. Ooops, damages confirmed.

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It now powers and works fine. Time to populate the pcb and box it.

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Oh, it's a green russian muff.
 
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Erik S said:
3X10? That's neat!
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3x10 @ 16 ohms each too. I thought that was odd too.
Actually, no cab...yet. I plan to make it into a head like the 50-H and then make a cab for the 2x12 Utahs my buddy has for me for it. I picked up the missing OT on Reverb and now I just need to check for cold joints, get a verb tank and a set of tubes for it.
 
Something like this happened...
Fits a standard 4-hole template. I'm just not sure whether the long boards won't collide with the 3pdt. Upper surface with slight slope.
Anyone interested? Only 1 piece available. I did it for practice :)
Color to be agreed.
Maybe someone on this side of the pond? EU?
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steviejr92 said:
Here’s the new 125B style enclosure updated to have the brackets/tabs incorporated into the body. No more having the fabricate brackets!!
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Side tabs are great, I've used them sometimes. But cutting this outline by hand... For convenience's sake, I try to design straight cuts.

Have you checked whether the 8mm DC socket covers the chamfer of the hole? I try to deburr the outer edge of the DC socket hole as little as possible.
 
Yeah I made sure! I know exactly what you’re talking about and they don’t sink into the chamfer.

These stencils were cut out using the little CNC I have. I wouldn’t dare attempt this by hand with the tools I have.
 
I gave up trying to feed my pedalized Bass Rockman from a standard 9V supply and generate the -6V rail internally. Nothing I tried was quiet enough, without any little whines or interference due to unavoidable close proximity to the sensitive main boards. Back to what the thing actually likes: a linear, regulated +/-6VDC supply. But which 3-pin DC connector to use? There was no way I was going for a 3.5mm stereo jack for power, like the original box. I think that's an aberration. I ended up using a TinyXLR, which I highly recommend for those times when you need dual rail power into the box. It's pretty much bombproof, very reliable contacts, won't accidentally unplug itself, and won't be mistaken for any other DC or AC power supply (or headphone jack!).

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