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Air Gun Home Forum Index » The BS Topic » Other Hobbies? Goto page Previous  1, 2    View previous topic :: View next topic    Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 4:26 pm broommaster2000 Moderator Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 5714 Location: City of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands Slavia wrote: Quote: past looking there's a whole world to explore I'm married. Past looking lies only pain and death. Yes, knock the idealism right away. Here another one of my babies, one that I traded for a bunch of stuff. (None of them were airgun related!) My 50 watt tube amplifier. Neighbours not amused. It was hand build by a guy named Peter Hoekstra, from Woodstock amps, a typical small business. He has a shop in the back of a factory storage. _________________ BIG GAP   Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 4:40 pm Slavia Moderator Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Posts: 4382 Location: Waseca, Minnesota, USA Tubes might be antique technology, but no semiconductor can beat the sound. On the topic of "looking," might I suggest Isaac Asimov's book "The Sensuous, Dirty Old Man." It is unfortunately out of print, but you never know what they can come up with through interlibrary loan. He takes you all the way from the furtive glance to the cane-pivoting leer: http://www.vintagegirlwatchers.com/tsdom.htm _________________ ¡Listo! ¡Apunte! ¡Fuego!   Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 4:52 pm radar Silver Status Member Joined: 13 Nov 2011 Posts: 1138 Location: Des Moines, Iowa, USA Slavia wrote: Tubes might be antique technology, but no semiconductor can beat the sound. +1 on that. Something about their fast, transient harmonics I guess. But they sparkle and boom like no silicon can ever do. _________________ It's never too late to have a happy childhood.   Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 1:16 pm Robw Veteran Member Joined: 30 Jan 2013 Posts: 441 Mine is electronics, computers and off road mountain biking. Hey Slavia. What is that bike? A NEXT with different paint? Oh and why no front brake cable and calipers? _________________ Getting in a rush only slows you down. Reflect Jesus Christ-Not your surroundings.   Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 3:54 pm Slavia Moderator Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Posts: 4382 Location: Waseca, Minnesota, USA Quote: Hey Slavia. What is that bike? A NEXT with different paint? Oh and why no front brake cable and calipers? It is a Next bicycle, sort of. It was so bashed/rusty that I had to use components salvaged from other bikes. The fork is brazed together with pieces from three different bicycles. Here in Minnesota we don't use front brakes. We just wear our farmyard boots and jam them between the fork and tire - stops the bike jiffy quick. (Actually, I just hadn't got to that part when the photo was taken.) _________________ ¡Listo! ¡Apunte! ¡Fuego!   Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 6:41 pm Robw Veteran Member Joined: 30 Jan 2013 Posts: 441 I thought so. I could tell by the rear shock mount on the frame. I have welded a few of those front frame sections before. Untreated 6061. The rear triangles are mild steel and never seem to break. _________________ Getting in a rush only slows you down. Reflect Jesus Christ-Not your surroundings. RC Helicopters   Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 7:28 pm CENTURION Member Joined: 18 Jan 2013 Posts: 71 Fly the little ones in the basement taking breaks from shooting, otherwise have to wait for good weather here up north for the fuel powered stuff.   Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 10:13 pm radar Silver Status Member Joined: 13 Nov 2011 Posts: 1138 Location: Des Moines, Iowa, USA Nice. I always wanted to try RC flight. My hobbies are fun to make, but they just kind of sit there. _________________ It's never too late to have a happy childhood.   Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 10:46 pm whm1974 Veteran Member Joined: 05 Feb 2013 Posts: 337 Mine is computers and video games. I'm also learning more about cooking.   Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 5:14 pm broommaster2000 Moderator Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 5714 Location: City of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands radar wrote: Slavia wrote: Tubes might be antique technology, but no semiconductor can beat the sound. +1 on that. Something about their fast, transient harmonics I guess. But they sparkle and boom like no silicon can ever do. I've heard solid state modeler amps that sound just as good and sometimes even better then a tuber, though. Roland makes really good stuff. It also depends on what you use it for. I still do prefer the old ways, but that's mostly guitarist conservativism. I'm happy I can get the dinero together to once in a while buy something. I used to do model building about 10 years ago. I had loads of WW2 stuff in a 1:72 scale. _________________ BIG GAP   Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 6:05 pm rrdstarr Member Joined: 18 Feb 2013 Posts: 26 Location: Victoria, BC Fly Fishing and spey casting! I live IN salmon country! Ocean Kayaking with the wife. We are 300m from the Juan de Fuca Strait. Still do a little bit of uber long range shooting with the .50BMG and .338-50BMG. My range is set to 2500 yds. _________________ 3 2240's in various stages! 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