Made for fun during the lockdown
#1 Made for fun during the lockdown
Was still working but due to not being able to travel anywhere thought I'd rummage through the garage and see what I could knock together.
Found an old plinth or two, an Lenco L75 stalled project, an old pre-amp kit and a Raspberry PI and old cupboard doors - what could I do with all of this?
I know, in the '70s music centres were a big thing so let's make one......
Found an old plinth or two, an Lenco L75 stalled project, an old pre-amp kit and a Raspberry PI and old cupboard doors - what could I do with all of this?
I know, in the '70s music centres were a big thing so let's make one......
#2 Re: Made for fun during the lockdown
PI with a 7 inch touch screen and pre-amp controlling module mounted (after plenty of routing):
PI works
Amp works (now where did I put the damn remote....)
#3 Re: Made for fun during the lockdown
Rummaged around to find paint in the garage and found some old tins and spray cans so mixed and matched:
The old lo-fi kit I have in the garage has an aux input so soldered some RCA sockets to the pre-amp and connected it to this and using the PI we have sounds:
And finally does it play vinyl - yep, it does (mounted a battery powered phono pre-amp in the chassis)
What next - probably dismantle as nowhere in the house to put it and on to the next project
Oh and the cat supervised the whole thing:
The old lo-fi kit I have in the garage has an aux input so soldered some RCA sockets to the pre-amp and connected it to this and using the PI we have sounds:
And finally does it play vinyl - yep, it does (mounted a battery powered phono pre-amp in the chassis)
What next - probably dismantle as nowhere in the house to put it and on to the next project
Oh and the cat supervised the whole thing:
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#4 Re: Made for fun during the lockdown
Crazy...
Sgt. Baker started talkin’ with a Bullhorn in his hand.
#5 Re: Made for fun during the lockdown
Aye - you have to be with this hobby...
(just realised I had already started a thread for this a few months back - never mind.....)
#6 Re: Made for fun during the lockdown
Excellent. It'll be a shame to dismantle it though!
I've been working from home and using Skype/teams etc. to collaborate with colleagues; generally our cat sleeps next to me but everytime I'm in a conversation she comes and sits on the laptop to check out what's going on.
That's what cats do!
I've been working from home and using Skype/teams etc. to collaborate with colleagues; generally our cat sleeps next to me but everytime I'm in a conversation she comes and sits on the laptop to check out what's going on.
Sorry, I couldn't resist!
#7 Re: Made for fun during the lockdown
That's very cool, it'd be a real shame to pull it apart
#9 Re: Made for fun during the lockdown
I was initially working from home for the first 6 weeks and the cat would hang around also. Like you, when on a call he would pop in the room and start meowing......Ray P wrote: ↑Sat May 23, 2020 12:32 pm Excellent. It'll be a shame to dismantle it though!
That's what cats do!
I've been working from home and using Skype/teams etc. to collaborate with colleagues; generally our cat sleeps next to me but everytime I'm in a conversation she comes and sits on the laptop to check out what's going on.
Been back in the office for the last few weeks - so much prefer working from there!
#10 Re: Made for fun during the lockdown
Well I showed the wife it and she loved it
She enquired if I could graft a Squeezebox into the 1950s (1958 year of purchase on the original label which is still there!) ecko autochanger we have in our room
She enquired if I could graft a Squeezebox into the 1950s (1958 year of purchase on the original label which is still there!) ecko autochanger we have in our room
#12 Re: Made for fun during the lockdown
Your Ecko is almost as old as me! I hope nobody suggests I need 'embellshing' wiith some new stuff - keep it original Ant, with your skills you could make a 'reproduction' type piece...
Sorry, I couldn't resist!
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#13 Re: Made for fun during the lockdown
@ gninnam I am impressed.
Spookily you have chosen the same colours as my Dansette Autochanger
Spookily you have chosen the same colours as my Dansette Autochanger
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#14 Re: Made for fun during the lockdown
Cheers Mike - love to see a pic of the Dansette (had one as a child - well shared with my brother and sister), fond memories!
So - dismantled the music centre and put away.
Found another unfinished Lenco project (must be about 5 years old if not more....)
Was designed to take larger arms (which I was working on but again never finished) such as 14 and 16 inch!!
Who know's, may have another go at finishing it off - but van work first :rolleyes:
#15 Re: Made for fun during the lockdown
Shame about dismantling the music centre but I guess there's only so much space for keeping stuff! I did like the RPi and screen though and it's got me thinking about something like it - was it a touch screen or just a display?
Last edited by Ray P on Sun May 24, 2020 9:27 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Sorry, I couldn't resist!