shop and tool tips & tricks

[italianguy63]

Sorry-- OT.

My "other" hobby.  1936 Chevrolet Master Deluxe.  1993 LT1 Fuel Injected mill, and Jaguar XJ IRS.  Been working on it about 6 years, 1/2 complete.





MC

[Gus]

 italianguy63

Nice

[vigilante397]

Sorry-- OT.

My "other" hobby.  1936 Chevrolet Master Deluxe.  1993 LT1 Fuel Injected mill, and Jaguar XJ IRS.  Been working on it about 6 years, 1/2 complete.

MC

Soundclips? 

[Mario44]

Schematic please! 

Btw, awesome build 

[italianguy63]

Schematic please! 

I actually have them!  You can't do a FI engine management system without them.  I do have a short .vid of it's first maiden run down the street.  If I can get it posted to youtube eventually, I will share the link--

Thanks for the kind words.  It is a massive amount of engineering and fabrication.  MC

[duck_arse]

wait a minute italianguy, that qualifies as a hot-rod, and we know you didn't build it.

[deadastronaut]

@mark:  very nice..

now we know why your avatar is an engine..

[tubegeek]

1936 Chevrolet Master Deluxe.

Aw HELL yeah!!

[petey twofinger]

ronson / visene bottles are primed then shot with colors , i store rubbing alcohol / thinner in those . i scrub all the veros before powering up because i use a spatula tool that has been enlarged to apply plumbrs flux to everything that isnt moving. these lil solvent bottles come in handy for all sorts of stuff though , especially when the liquor store is closed .

women's hair curler with the bristle end removed as a mini heat gun .

dresser drawer bottom panel , sanded / clear coated , masking taped to work area as a stronger more durable desk blotter idea .

old speaker box , gutted with a incandescent bulb inside gets 90 degrees , great toaster oven substitute as those can often run a bit hot .

i have an old 14.5 volt cordless drill pack, the battery sits in the charger , powering the drill , which is bolted down to the base . i have the base filled with assorted grinder bits , its like a hobby grinder . there is also an outlet , actually 6 outlets . all the battery operated tools i obtained with deal cells plug into this . no matter what voltage they were designed for . nothing has smoked , you haven't lived until you run a 6 volt cordless screw driver @ 15 volts ,  indy 500 style . yYYYINGgg !!!! ( screw goes flying ...  )

ok , sorry .

[tubegeek]

you haven't lived until you run a 6 volt cordless screw driver @ 15 volts ,  indy 500 style .

Aw HELL yeah!!

[italianguy63]

@mark:  very nice..

now we know why your avatar is an engine..

Among other reasons Rob.  I actually like Ministry.  I dug "Industrial" rock when it wasn't cool-- back in the Chicago Wax Trax days.  I guess Industrial still isn't cool... But, I have a bunch of cool "relics" on the wall in my man-cave, including a personalized artist proof print of the Ministry concert poster by the very cool artist "Coop."  If you pay close attention to some of my post pics, you may catch glimpes of some interesting things.

But I am a MAJOR gear-head too.

MC

[deadastronaut]

cool, mrs astro loves ministry too, and various other stomping stuff ...everytime we have a party its NWO time without fail....

[italianguy63]

Word.  Then you did appreciate the Ministry cover of Supernaut I played for you when you were recovering!   

It wasn't your Skoda that got wrecked was it?

Love that stuff.  REVCO, TKK, KMFDM, etc.. Prog. rock too... I pretty much like it all except Bieberish stuff and twangy country.  That makes the dog in my head howl.

Kids.. I am heading out on a commercial break.  See you in about a week.  I am going off the GRID.

[vigilante397]

I know it took me forever to finally do this, but be it known that I am a man of my word. I give you ........ Tube Screamer a la Mona Lisa.







Have I earned my foil hat yet?

[armdnrdy]

Nathen....

You're an artist! 

[deadastronaut]

i'm telling the louvre...

that's very cool...

sistine chapel on a lpb1?..

[duck_arse]

paint-tube screamer? very nice. any frame in mind?

I guess "artist" is one way to describe him.

[vigilante397]

sistine chapel on a lpb1?..

That would be tricky Especially since all my LPB-1 builds so far have been on vero

I did just finish etching a Sans Amp board though....

[vigilante397]

At the request of Mr. duck arse, I had my tubescreamer board framed and hung in the local museum for posterity 

[Kipper4]

Neat work