Forget building, I’m unbuilding.
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Sometimes you have to go backwards to go forwards. This was my weekend, though I hope to put together a quick makeshift case for my modules finally this weekend. 12 ready to go kosmo modules and I haven’t been able to use more than 2 at a time yet.
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any progress ? that is a very cool looking car by what we can see . any more pics of the rest of it ? .
so it was on sale and I just had to have it a braids for my euro rack case
so in my excitement I failed to notice that it was SMD components !
luckily it was a kit and came with all the parts , been slowly [ 2 weeks now ] gathering the proper tools , etc. I have done a bit of SMD soldering before so I know I can do it .
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I have been slowly, slowly, slowly working my way through a VCO build (it’s my first module–I have a sequencer and power supply and that’s all). I’m maybe halfway done and realized I’m going to need a VCA to play anything, and that my older-than-the-mountains “MIDI” keyboard has ONLY a USB out.
I may be putting the osc on hold to build the VCA, which promises to be a little less complicated, and a make-do basic CV keyboard (this one should at least be fun). Should probably also figure out a USB host MIDI to CV module too, either build or buy. And/or buy an Arturia Keystep.
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NICE! I used @d42kn355’s Kosmo faceplate finally for one of those.
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Is that a straight-8? I bet that thing has beastly torque!
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Progress on both fronts! Modules are starting to sound musical and the car has been put back together and is back on the road. It’s my father in laws, but the fan was creating a horrible knocking sound and would have caused lots of damage if it failed. Had to pull the entire front of the car apart and pull apart the coolant system to replace 8 plastic bushings.
It’s nothing special, a beat up 1960 Triumph TR3, but it’s been on the family for 54 years now, just glad to be helping to keep it going. And no, not a straight 8, but just under 2L straight 4.
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still a cool looking car , nice to see you keeping the family heirloom going .
I get so little done at the moment but next Thursday I’m off to lurk in my old mum’s garage to work on the valve amps of my Hammond M162 tonewheel resto project. I can’t find my capacitor kit (again) so today i whipped up another fire starter 2k bleed resistor on silicon 600v cable. You’ll notice i couldn’t find my big crimps so the probes are moulded solder.
Ok, well I’m calling it progress!
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well that is progress , PM me if you are looking for parts for your M162 .
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Cheers @devicex ,
I have a Magician pal doing a gig in Nashville this week and he’s hoping to grab me some Hammond Tonewheel Generator Oil as this costs hundreds to get shipped to the UK.
Thinking back to your wire stash, that’s not from a Hammond??
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a buddy of mine and I were on a kick about 10 years ago now picking up the listed free organs in our area so there were all sorts , parted them out and keep the Hammonds .
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Six or so weeks later, the bathroom project I originally hoped would take a couple afternoons is still moving forward. There’s been some scope creep. Not unlike some of my synth projects, come to think of it.
This may not look like much, but last week it was a rotted out hole right through the floor to the basement. Got someone in to cut out the bad subflooring and replace it, and tonight I fastened down the underlayment.
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About to have some “pros” come and redo our bath for an exorbitant amount of money here as well.
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I’ve been in this predicament more than a few times.
Does anyone use a project management system to keep track of what they’re working on? I’m trying to figure out if keeping an organized list of the projects I’m (not) working on will help me actually make progress on something.
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I went and made a whole dedicated thread on here for mine. Not sure if it was the right move, but it has certainly been helpful!
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I use google sheets for part and project tracking, just coloured cells for the state of each thing, if I’ve run out or I’m waiting for for an order to arrive
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I started using Trello to keep track of the tasks required for each project. I made a Trello board for parts inventory too, since I don’t need a precise count for things, especially since I know I’ll forget to update it as I use things. I just need to keep a general list of what I have, and more importantly what I need to order.
Mostly these boards percent me from having too many projects running at once, since I can only have ten boards with a free account. And it makes me actually think about the parts and tools I’ll need for any given project. That way I don’t get caught by surprise with, “Crap, I needed power headers for this and now I can’t finish it.”
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