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It lives! https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51389911297_aed470fded_k.jpg Cx unipivot revision 8 by anthony cresswell , on Flickr I've had to use the cable off the other version as I forgot to get another one, just completely slipped my mind. The cart on it is mi dads VM540ml as I know the cart wel...

An unfortunate arrangement of buddleia leaves

Got it all assembled and fitted onto an arm board on the big lenco https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51387947032_69c8d82d20_k.jpg Cx unipivot revision 8 by anthony cresswell , on Flickr I've not wired it yet as I've fount that the cart mounting plate needs the bolt rebates need to be a touch deepe...

Finally got all the parts made for the arm. I've called it version 8 as there are a couple of subtle improvements to various ancillary bits as well as the material changes. Its dry built at the moment, to make sure everything fits together correctly https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51386674468_bd...

Motorhead - ace of spades

"To the station!" Immediately popped into my head
Then "dont look at me im irrelevant"

Lathe threw a wobbler yesterday.. I was making a mounting boss for the arm when one of the change gears seized solid on its shaft while threading it for the mounting nut. Luckily i was not using it powered and was hand cranking it otherwise it would have at least stripped teeth off the nylon gears, ...

Why not build something up on matrix board like wot i did with that nuvistor stage, and stick it in a cheap plastic box lined with that copper tape i sent up?

Those plastic boxes are cheap enough to bin if you go to another type of valve

5 years ago almost to the day......

Got the cole fixed again, not by me, sent it up to mi dads for him to have a look at it Apparently it was one of the ccs devices on the anodes of the valves that had packed up, so the output valve on one channel was practically in cut-off It will stay up at mi dads for a bit, might spur him on to bu...

Serge chaloff - blue serge

Now onto genesis live

Brmc - black rebel motorcycle club

I first heard them on jools holland in about 2001 ish, they made a right row. Bought the debut album and lost it when i moved in 2004.
Havent heard it since, but came across it this afternoon in a poundland shop.

I forgot how good the album is

Funny you should mention that shane, ive been mulling over changing the wand for a titanium tube instead of a carbon fibre one for the last few days. Im in two minds as to wether to do it as it would mean changing 2 things at once. Ive settled on the design and material for the arm pillar, settled o...

No worries simon, i thought you would be rather busy
Might have both of the versions built by then, ive just ordered some more brass bar for a new pillar for this one, stuff i had in was 16mm not 20 as i thought it was

Decided to try an aluminium bearing housing instead of the acetal one. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51357659129_729fba3cbe_k.jpg Cx unipivot version 7/a by anthony cresswell , on Flickr The carbon fibre tube and aluminium stub and headshell is off the one that our Simon assessed, I'll make a ...

Got another job completed on the Akai, I made a replacement cap for the pinch roller. Bit of aluminium, more of a pain in the arse than i thought it would be to be honest. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51352464328_03eb1e99e8_k.jpg Charity shop akai 4000ds mk2 by anthony cresswell , on Flickr H...