If you want to keep the amp original, and not replace wire, you can leave this foil in place. This is fine as long as the amp isn't really moved. However, if you move the amp around you will want to replace the foil with something a lot better....
After reminiscing about my audio recording gear, I started thinking about a stand that I had purchased with the express idea of mounting the BR-900CD onto. It was a heavy duty music stand that I had picked up on sale for 20 dollars. After I got it home,...
The problem lies in the lack of response, over time the little pads inside become corroded and unresponsive. Eventually, no amount of cleaning and disassembling actually fixes this and you end up replacing either the entire controller or purchasing one...
PVC Cooling Jacket for CO2 Laser0PVC Cooling Jacket for CO2 LaserThe adventure begins while I was walking around the local home depot looking at ideas on how to build the laser. I was sort of making it up as I went. Mapping things out in my mind. I wanted...
Mirror Mounts0Mirror Mounts… where to begin, in many ways… these are the make or break it for this project. These have some very high tolerances and requirments. Especially considering I am doing this all by hand, after all, the goal of this project...
Assembling the tube1And now for assembling the laser tube itself. Things needed for this will be a bit of JB weld, a long thin dowl that fits inside your mirror mounts. This will help align them, much better than eyeing it. You will also need some 3/8th...
BROKEN!!!!! well, not really :>While I was doing the adjustments to it to make sure things were proper before I went further, I realised a very important fact. The Mirror mountings were out of alignment by .5mm ………..…….Ok, this might not sound like much,...
NaCl Window0NaCl Window and and Mirror – DIY OCWell, I decided to give this a try for the OC of the CO2 laser. A simple gold mirror with a hole in the middle and a salt window. The hole was easy, I simply put a glass drill bit into a battery powered...
After some looking around I got this one for 30 dollars.It was bare, but that is ok. I looked around for a container for it, and could not find one that I liked. I considered building one out of wood, but chose against that as well. One option was to...
Gather parts to build a system for your intended purpose:Research your system board & processor & be double or more sure it is supported. Number of PCIe, PCI should reflect what you want to run. Internal serial HEADER is preferable over DB9 on...
At this point you have an assembled system, VT-d capable CPU & Board, 8+ GB RAM, 2+ ATI GPU's of at least HD5xxx, bootable storage for ESXi and storage for VM's, can boot the ESXi installer from cd/usb/iso, and a supported nic. Get ESXi installation...
Step 1 - Assemble the fittingsLet's get the easy part out of the way first. For this step, you'll need your bag of fittings, the valves, the pressure gauge, a roll of teflon tape, and a crescent wrench.Assembling brass fittings is pretty easy, but...
Step 2: Prepare the pressure cookerNow for the fun part. In this step, you'll be drilling a hole in your nice shiny new pressure cooker. I know, it's tough, but it's for a good cause.You're going to need: A metalworking drill pressThe pressure cookerA...
Step 3: Install the bulkhead fittingThis step is very easy, but it's also your biggest potential leak. Don't worry about that too much now; leak hunting is great sport in the world of vacuum chambers, and there's plenty of time for it later. Find your...
Step 4: Copper tubing and compression fittings It's finally time to put the pieces together.Cut two lengths of copper tubing. One length connects the fittings assembly to the pressure cooker. The other, longer, length connects the fittings to the vacuum...