Stuff for Nerds

Builty TonexOneController

links:
https://github.com/Builty/TonexOneController
https://www.waveshare.com/esp32-s3-touch-lcd-1.69.htm
https://makerworld.com/en/models/1015745-1-69-oled-for-tonex-case
https://www.tinytronics.nl/en/power/voltage-converters/buck-(step-down)-converters/dc-dc-ajustable-step-down-buck-converter-lm2596-3a
https://www.tinytronics.nl/en/cables-and-connectors/connectors/screw-terminals/dc-jack-female-5.5mm-to-terminal-block
https://www.tinytronics.nl/en/cables-and-connectors/connectors/screw-terminals/dc-jack-male-5.5mm-to-terminal-block
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4982919

The truth about absolutely neutral and linear boosters

“We’ve all been there: playing that perfect song, 16 bars before the solo, in love with the sound, 8 bars before the solo, still in love with that sound, preparing the foot to hit the booster pedal so that everyone can hear you solo with that incredible tone. Your 40 seconds of fame start now! Unfortunately the sound isn’t louder, but rather muddy and undefined, or the top-end is harsh and you’ve lost all the depth in the low frequencies. So what happened? While you’ve landed here, reading this blog entry, others have gone to a forum to write: “My current boost pedal lacks transparency! I need an absolutely clean linear boost, which doesn’t add or suck highs and just increases the volume for my solo!“.

The replies are mostly the same: “Use the ultra linear YXZ!“, “Pedal ZXY is the best clean one!“, “TS9 is the way to go!“, “You need a volume pedal!“ and “I use an equaliser! IMHO the best!“. Believe me – I see these posts all the time and you probably have as well. So, who is right? Nobody? Everyone? Unfortunately there’s no answer to satisfy the poor guy… I think he’s simply asking the wrong question. Ok, ok, ok, … lets sort this out and consider the topic in all its aspects.

There are 3 points: -technical aspects, -signal interaction of the gear used, -hearing and listening habits

“Technical aspects sounds boring!“
Yes, absolutely. We want to make music, right? But what if I told you that if you had an absolutely clean & linear boost, you probably wouldn’t like using it with a valve amp? It isn’t hard to build something like that, but it won’t be the ultimate weapon for every amplifier or for every situation. Depending on your amplifier and the gear you are using, there’d be a high chance the sound would be harsh in the highs or muddy in the low end. Why? This has something to do with the architecture of your valve guitar amp and the behaviour of the valves. Virtually no guitar amps have a linear frequency response and depending on the amplitude of the incoming signal, the amp’s signal is more or less distorted but never linear. So perhaps we should reconsider the term “linear boost“. I’ll give you an example:

“Damaged eggs don’t sound fine!“
Imagine you have a bucket. This is your amplifier. I give you a few eggs, which are your signal. You put the eggs in the bucket, which is now half-full. You put the lid on the bucket. Perfect. You want a louder signal? You want a boost? No problem. I give you a few more eggs and you put them carefully into the bucket. Still fine, no eggs are damaged, although the bucket is full to the brim. The lid only just fits, but you again want more boost. You remove the lid, I give you more eggs and you press the lid onto the bucket so it closes. You can imagine what just happened. The result is that a few eggs are damaged or broken. Your amplifier is distorting, because it can’t process the signal anymore in the way you wanted it to. Imagine you have a high gain amp and it’s already feeding-back. What you actually have is a bucket full of scrambled eggs and now you put more eggs in it. Good luck with that! Do you remember the start of this post? The scenario where you tried to boost the sound of the solo? You had put too many eggs in a bucket which was already full. That’s what happened. The result was damaged eggs. And damaged eggs usually don’t sound good. Which brings me to the next topic: interaction.
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JHS Pedals Colour Box V2



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New TONEX FX

excellent time for buying

A free update is coming soon for all TONEX users. It includes 8 new FX, including 2 delays, chorus, flanger, tremolo, phaser, rotary and new spring reverb. Two new FX blocks can be configured pre- or post-amp and cab for maximum customization. The 8 FX are compatible with TONEX Mac/PC, TONEX Pedal, and TONEX ONE. The software and firmware updates will ship in November 2024

IK Multimedia ToneX Pedal Special Edition

special offer 70th Anniversary Deal. This is a exclusive Thomann 70th Anniversary product. And as an additional bonus, customers also always receive the TONEX – Metal Gems Collection worth EUR 59,00 for free on top when they purchase this Special Edition.

https://www.ikmultimedia.com/products/tonexpedal/


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Harley Benton TE-53KR mods

Sieg X2P Paulimot mini mill belt drive conversion kit

– Low speed is now up to 1500 rpm, high speed is up to 4700 rpm (approximate values​​, was 1100/2500)).
– The small pulley has a 9 mm bore with 3 mm keyway. The large pulley has a 30 mm bore with a 5 mm keyway.
– Super precision aluminium pulleys.
– Special Polyurethane 60 degree V belt for small pulleys. Minimum flection resistance, minimum power loss, maximum belt life. Polyurethane 60 degree V belts (Mitsubishi) performs appropriate and best results for small size pulleys.
– More lightweight and aesthetic, higher durability.
– Wide sliding mechanism for a easy belt change.
– Practical automatic locking mechanism for the work spindle.
– Belt cover can be replaced quickly.
– Easy installation in a short time. Moreover, without making permanent changes to machine. via https://www.mbbilici.com/

Well, I chose to remove the plastic gears and axle with bearings, gear shifter etc 😉
Communication and shipping were excellent, needed a little wiggling to get the pulleys on the same height on my X2P, overall super satisfied, highly recommended.
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Sieg X2P Mini Mill Drill

New Old Stock

• X2 mill with fixed column and large table
• Cast iron for vibration free running
• 500W variable speed motor
• Coarse down feed for drilling operations
• Fine down feed control for accurate tool height setting

The SIEG X2P is a 230-volt drilling/milling machine with a speed range of 100 to 2,500 rpm. It is powered by a 350 watt brush motor. The power is transmitted via a 2-stage gearbox. A shift lever is used to choose between the high and low speed ranges. The speed can be continuously regulated within the two speed ranges. Thanks to the reduction in the gearbox, the X2P has sufficient torque even in the low speed range. There is no quill installed in the X2P. The feed in the Z direction is carried out by moving the milling head using a quick adjustment with a star handle or using the fine feed that can be activated. Milling and drilling work can be carried out with repeatable accuracy using the adjustable depth stop on the Z-pillar. In relation to its size, the X2P has large travel distances in the X and Y axes. All guides can be adjusted without play using pressure strips. The speed controller, the operating light and the holder for the fine fuse are located on the front of the control unit. The emergency stop button and the fault light are located on the left side of the control unit.
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Passive Desktop Monitor Controller

Heritage Audio’s Baby RAM is the ultimate passive-monitoring system, delivering the most transparent signal with the best stereo imaging of any other passive designs available!

The Baby RAM is a boutique, passive-circuit monitor controller inspired by classic European console designs. A Baby RAM is the ultimate controller for total transparency — a zero-compromise signal path, paired with a simplified control set ensures your monitors receive the cleanest, purest signal possible without unnecessary complications.

The Baby RAM proudly features a 4 gang, 24 step rotary switch for volume as opposed to cheaper stereo potentiometers, which means the precision of your stereo signal is perfect on every position as well as offering a subtenth of a dB precision on every single attenuation position! Baby RAM also has no insertion loss, meaning that there’s no extra coloration, signal loss or degradation at any settings.

Even though the Baby RAM packs a zero-compromise circuit design, it couldn’t be any easier to use with 2 pairs of stereo inputs and outputs — both balanced and ground free (unbalanced compatible) on gold plated TRS jacks. Mute, Dim, Mono, and Volume monitoring controls make the Baby RAM a breeze to work with. And with it’s passive design, it also means you have no concerns with bad power supplies, as no electrical current is needed!

The Baby RAM is built with the most cutting edge methods in manufacturing and design, without ever compromising audio quality or cutting corners.
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Taig Peatol Grimberg mini lathe

After not liking some elements of the first lathe I got, the Emco Unimat 4 I went looking for another one, that did have those features or differently than this Emco, while still being quite small in size, but not capability.
An Emco Compact 5 was an option, cause it could also do threading, but most for sale were too expensive for their age/usage and not a lot were offered anyways. The 2 major other ones were Sherline and Taig (also known als Peatol or Grimberg) and even if Sherline also makes a lot of stuff in metric, you just don’t see them sold in EU much, Taig however, even if not metric, was. And then I found one.


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Série 0 Tripan 11

WATCHMAKER START Tripan® kit, plus

Quick-clamping toolholder with double-dovetail triangular body for taking accessories.
supplied with 1 fixing bolt and one 5-mm (13/64″) internal-square key (without toolholder) Weight: .240 kg (.529 lb)

Specification
Rational shape permitting logical positioning of the tool and ensuring unimpeded visibility and optimum clearance when using the centre. Great ease of handling and quick tool changing without retracting the carriage. Constantly accurate positioning of the interchangeable accessories ensured by seat on three faces of the dovetail of the tool-body dovetail. Absolute tool stability achieved by locking with a cam piston and by restricting the overhang to a minimum. Provision for parallel turning with two different tool positions (90° and 30°) without moving the clamping block. The 30° position of the tool is particularly favourable for roughing work, the tool being supported along its axis. The tool holders for drilling and reaming automatically re-establish the parallel position. Adjustment of the cutting height of the tool with the aid of a self-locking screw on each tool holder, avoiding the trouble of using packing pieces. Grinding of the tools without any need to remove them from the tool holders. Possibility of pre-setting several replacement tools for machining large batches. Unlimited number of successive operations possible when machining complex parts, the number depending only on the quantity of tool holders available. Provision for using tools of standard lengths, the projecting portion at the rear of the toolholder causing no obstruction.

Accessories
2-screw toolholder, length 35 mm (1 3/8″), 7.7 x 8.2-mm (19/64 x 21/64″) opening. Weight: .060 kg (.132 lb)
2-screw bar holder, length 35mm (1 3/8″), 7.7 x 8.2-mm (19/64 x 21/64″) opening with vee groove for ø8 mm. Weight: .060 kg (.132 lb)
2-screw bar holder, length 35mm (1 3/8″), 8 x 9.5-mm (5/16 x 3/8″) opening with vee groove for ø8 mm, at 30° angle. Weight: .080 kg (.176 lb)
Cutting-off toolholder, length 35 mm (1 3/8″), for 8 x 2 mm (5/16 x 5/64″) tool with double-cut profile. Weight: .60 kg (.132 lb)


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Touch less. Play more.

AIRSTEP Lite is the simplified version of AIRSTEP, it has removed all hardware control interfaces and only kept the Bluetooth to send MIDI and HID messages. This means that Lite can only connect to mobile phones, tablets, and computers to control software, but cannot control hardware devices. In addition to this, the other functions of Lite are the same as AIRSTEP. And, can be re-programmed (Lite Advanced firmware) to function as an Airstep Play: Foot control the playback, loop, speed and pitch of video & audio on iOS, Android, Mac and PC.