Nothing In Particular

[shane]

In my experience most men come out of the cubicle, run their hands under the tap for about two seconds and head for the drier. This means that any faecal bacteria they’ve picked up in the process will be distributed in the film of water on their hands and will then get blown all over the room. I’d prefer it if they just headed straight for the door so I only have to worry about the door handle.

[Mike H]

I remember the Myth Busters duo doing an experiment in one of their programmes, viz does a toothbrush left in its holder in the bathroom collect more aerosol faecal matter due to its proximity to the toilet, compared to toothbrushes that are kept in a different room?

The results were staggering - there was faecal matter on EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL THE TIME, so didn't matter a jot where the toothbrushes were actually kept (or anything else for that matter), they couldn't get away from it. Not least cos of farting. Which every animal does all the time.

So it's all bollox?


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[Cressy Snr]

Talking about faecal matter, my poo card results came back normal yesterday.
That's a load off my botty

[Ant]

just finished another one, this time in cherry and black.
arm is a roksan tabriz with the 'intelligent' counterweight.

Bte designs TYPE 2 lenco by anthony cresswell, on Flickr

was interested in this counterweight to see if it would make any difference over a normal one, then realised the owner hadn't left an original one with me so I couldn't compare the 2.....

Tbh I'm not sure its a great idea, as it is able to swing laterally as well as fore/aft. When I was setting the Eroica up in it I observed that the cart end was moving on the protractor as the counterweight was swinging like a pendulum. Like the tail wagging the dog, the motion left to right was started by moving the arm so the cart was on the protractor. The stylus stayed where it was, the cart body didn't, producing the same movement of the cantilever that a record that has been pressed off centre does.

Doesn't take much to provoke it into doing it either. Perhaps a knife edge would be a better bet rather than a single point.
other than that, nice arm

[IslandPink]

Can't really see the counterweight, but it doesn't sound ideal.

Ps. Old Grey Whistle Test evening on BBC4 tonight .

[Ant]

It is a rectangular block that hangs down under the counterweight stub with a loop attached that goes over it stub. it has a separate small ring that slides along the stub which has a small dimple in it. This is the bit that sets the tracking weight.
The weight itsself has a spike that points downwards in the top of the loop that sits in the dimple on the top of the ring.
Basically its a unipivot counterweight. I think the idea is that as the arm goes over warps the weight is free to move, but stays in the same place relative to the pivot point. Wheras a normal weight will move closer to the pivot point as the arm goes up at the cart end. meaning the tracking weight doesn't alter with the intelligent weight. But the thing can move in all planes, and can even spin. If it could only swing fore/aft then I could see the point, but it can swing all over the place. I think Its an odd design choice

[andrew Ivimey]

AHa! I have an ordinary Tabriz on my Lenco, imho it is superb even if not intelligent. - wish my Lenco looked like this one though!

[IslandPink]

Yes that's a great deck. Is there a good pic of this counterweight that gives an idea how it works ?

[IslandPink]

Ps. Old Grey Whistle Test evening on BBC4 tonight .

Going well so far -
Priceless clip of John Otway crushing his sweetbreads falling off an amp in their first TV appearance in 1976 !

[Dave the bass]

Have you seen/got the 4 disc OGWT DVD set? Its VG (IMO).

[IslandPink]

I've got three OGWT discs that were sold separately . Is the 4-disc combo a recent thing ?
I think there's probably enough in their archives for about 20 discs and I wish they would just release it all - after all, we license payers paid for it ! ( Ok, my dad ). Also, why can't we have a new old grey whistle test ?
Richard Thompson was excellent.

[Mike H]

just finished another one, this time in cherry and black.

Wooo ...

[jack]

just finished another one, this time in cherry and black.
arm is a roksan tabriz with the 'intelligent' counterweight.

Bte designs TYPE 2 lenco by anthony cresswell

Very very sweet indeed !

[Thermionic Idler]

I'm quite impressed with the Mash here for finding a stock pic with a Garrard 401 in it...

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/life ... 0222144733

[Dave the bass]

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/soci ... 0224144909