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Chainsaws, cc to bar (inches) ratio
Home use: 2.5:1 Firewood: 3:1 Professional Cutting: 3-3.5:1 depending on wood Never should you have a saw with more bar than engine. Why? It’s frustrating, it means more sharpening with no wood-cutting gain (long bar, but can’t bury it in … Continue reading
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Linux Wars!
I’ve been going through my archives and finding some interesting projects from my past. While in college I developed an Atari 2600 ROM that was hacked from the Space Invaders game. It replaces the sprites with Linux and Microsoft derivatives. … Continue reading
Posted in Computers and Hardware, Hobbies, Technology
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Things to do with an iPad for around $100
I’ve had a hankering to get myself an iPad for a while now, but I just can’t justify the cost. Things are starting to change though. No longer is an iPad just a web browser palette. You can run your … Continue reading
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I’m an amp tech!
I’ve successfully repaired (and have been compensated for) a guitar amp for a local music shop. This isn’t a big deal as far as the technical aspects go since I have been repairing amps for several years and have even … Continue reading
CPU paperweight
A year or so ago I was gutting computers for handy pieces of metal (primarily the sheets for the case sides as well as aluminum heatsinks). One of them happened to contained an old Intel 486-33mhz CPU, circa 1989. As … Continue reading
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I like my amp and guitar too much
I got so excited last night that I had an hour or so to jam on my new amp that I did just that. Now I have a couple blisters. Guess I got a little too excited. That said, it … Continue reading
SSGuitar.com doing well!
All my work seems to be paying off over at ssguitar.com. We are having more legitimate posts and at the same time virtually no spam postings! Now I need to start looking at publicizing the site more as well as … Continue reading
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K20-X Preamp
I’m working on a veroboard (strip board) layout for a Dean Markley K20-X preamp. It’s almost complete, but still untested. Once I finish it I will need someone to do the testing since I don’t have time for that bit. … Continue reading
Learning guitar – again
I’ve been playing guitar for 8 years now. And by “play” I mean that I can tune it, jam out some power chords and play some simple rock and punk songs. I can “strum out this tune, yeah” but that’s … Continue reading
Steam power anyone?
I’ve been interested in steam power since I was a little kid. I remember reading and rereading the steam engine section of our encyclopedia set to the point I knew it by heart. I’ve had a handful of model steam … Continue reading
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