No.. a regular 510 on one of the sites I order from is rated @ 2.6 to 2.8 ohm and shouldn't be too low. You'll get good performance with that as well.
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No.. a regular 510 on one of the sites I order from is rated @ 2.6 to 2.8 ohm and shouldn't be too low. You'll get good performance with that as well.
Good mornin Drottwiler, morning to whomever, is it really friday already? Got a couple mods to get in the mail, then back to work, arrrr.
Good grief Dr, your post is only a couple hours later than I go to bed, heh
Good grief Dr, your post is only a couple hours later than I go to bed, heh
Arrr, I guess you haven't seen much outta me in a few days, how bout some pictures of the batch next up?
This will be #310 thru 315 I think. The first 3 scallywags are type 1 (Rounded), second 3 are type 2 (Beveled).
They are getting their first coat of finish. Next after they fully dry I will install hardware and give 'em two more coats, maybe three, depending on how they are looking.
See, I'm workin, I swear by me beard I yam, Yarrrr...
This will be #310 thru 315 I think. The first 3 scallywags are type 1 (Rounded), second 3 are type 2 (Beveled).
They are getting their first coat of finish. Next after they fully dry I will install hardware and give 'em two more coats, maybe three, depending on how they are looking.
See, I'm workin, I swear by me beard I yam, Yarrrr...
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Thanks AG, the revisions to the design were small, but they really make construction a bit easier and faster.
I imagine its so much easier to stick with the same design for a box, but the most fun part of making these is trying to think up a new wood combination and inlay pattern within the time I allotted for that. No two will ever look the same.
One of the new ones has a mahogany body with bubinga ends. I inset a padouk inlay bracketed by two ebony strips. When I put the first coat of finish on it I actually called over my sons to look. The paouk simply glows deep red when finished. It's very satisfying to make something like that, pity I can't just keep em all for my mantle piece....arrrr...
Later
Oh yeah, my oldest son came up with an idea for mounting the magnets I don't think anyone else has thought of yet and man does it hold the door firmly in place, I feel so dumb for not thinking of it!
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Good morning all.Just checking in before I leave for work.Nice looking Mods I like the red one.Must resist.Lol Have a supper day.
Since this was the only real issue with the prototype...That's great!!!
The Scallywag is a beautiful (and tiny) work of art!
BTW...you can add a hyperlink in your signature, so folks can just click on it and go to your website.
I'm looking into becoming a supplier-Online, then I can start doing that. I'm not even sure if I should be mentioning a website being registered as 'offline' atm.
Thanks AG
You bet! I have been convinced that every mod needs one for the occasional 'accident'.
How u doin today Mr. Spike?
Did you ever watch the anime series 'Cowboy Bebop'? It had a cool character named "Spike" in it, would be a great avatar I think, heh
Brian,
I see in the sale thread from the modder sub-forum that you intend to offer Mark IIs with Variable Voltage.
At this point, with a stable of 20 mod PVs, I'm getting pretty committed to variable voltage almost exclusively. I own four VV mods (2 Big Brothers and a Big Daddy from Ken's Box Mods, and a Big Splash from Shan B.) and love them all. While I appreciate the high-tech options with built-in software (ProVari, soon-to-be Eclipse, and variable-wattage Darwin), I don't want any of them. Too expensive, for one thing, and I'm longing for more wood (my two Phids are a bit lonely, and I have more than enough metal tube and plastic box mods). I like your designs, craftsmanship, and particularly the small size of the Mark II.
So, some questions:
For the VV, will you use an evercool switching regulator board with a mosfet? Or an earlier-style linear voltage regulator? I vote for an evercool with mosfet, which not only reduces heat and protects the switch, but extends battery life significantly over the less efficient linear regulator.
Would you consider making me a Mark II with no inlay, but with a 3-digit voltmeter built into the main housing along with a tiny temporary-on pushbutton switch for displaying exact voltage? I don't need a voltage adjustment knob or dial; I'm fine with a small hole for a jeweler's screwdriver adjustment. You could even build the mod with the adjustment screw inside the box if that's more aesthetic. Either way is fine with me. I'd say the same about the voltmeter (inside or outside), but I can't imagine where you could put it inside the case.
This style is what I have with Shan B.'s Big Splash. It's also similar to what Tom B. is doing with his Monkeyboxx VVs (no temporary-on switch, as far as I know; the meter activates when the firing button is engaged---I prefer Shan's implementation).
Bubinga body with rosewood endcaps would be sweet.
Anyway, that's my wish list. I'm happy to wait if this is something for "down the road..."
I see in the sale thread from the modder sub-forum that you intend to offer Mark IIs with Variable Voltage.
At this point, with a stable of 20 mod PVs, I'm getting pretty committed to variable voltage almost exclusively. I own four VV mods (2 Big Brothers and a Big Daddy from Ken's Box Mods, and a Big Splash from Shan B.) and love them all. While I appreciate the high-tech options with built-in software (ProVari, soon-to-be Eclipse, and variable-wattage Darwin), I don't want any of them. Too expensive, for one thing, and I'm longing for more wood (my two Phids are a bit lonely, and I have more than enough metal tube and plastic box mods). I like your designs, craftsmanship, and particularly the small size of the Mark II.
So, some questions:
For the VV, will you use an evercool switching regulator board with a mosfet? Or an earlier-style linear voltage regulator? I vote for an evercool with mosfet, which not only reduces heat and protects the switch, but extends battery life significantly over the less efficient linear regulator.
Would you consider making me a Mark II with no inlay, but with a 3-digit voltmeter built into the main housing along with a tiny temporary-on pushbutton switch for displaying exact voltage? I don't need a voltage adjustment knob or dial; I'm fine with a small hole for a jeweler's screwdriver adjustment. You could even build the mod with the adjustment screw inside the box if that's more aesthetic. Either way is fine with me. I'd say the same about the voltmeter (inside or outside), but I can't imagine where you could put it inside the case.
This style is what I have with Shan B.'s Big Splash. It's also similar to what Tom B. is doing with his Monkeyboxx VVs (no temporary-on switch, as far as I know; the meter activates when the firing button is engaged---I prefer Shan's implementation).
Bubinga body with rosewood endcaps would be sweet.
Anyway, that's my wish list. I'm happy to wait if this is something for "down the road..."
Altho a final design is not complete with the Mark-II, it will be essentially the exact size it is already. All I need to do is exchange the 5 volt regulator PCB with a VV regulator PCB. It will sit differently to give access to adjusting it, but that is the only change I was going to make.
I am not going to add a digital voltage indicator or anything like that, just a small access hole for a screwdriver to change the voltage. Keep it simple - keep it beautiful, should be my new motto.
There are other guys making good looking mods with all the bells and whistles, I'm not going to go down that road I think.
It will be using a Linear Voltage Regulator, the PCB size will be what I need to fit it inside the small housing.
There might be other slight changes, It will be a little while before I have time to do a prototype.
Thanks
Yup... sometimes I get over-zealous with my squonking ('specially when I'm driving, 'cause I don't watch the bottom of the atty - eyes on the road you know).
Beautiful day here in the Rockies. Got my sprinklers going and about to put my first layer of Weed and Feed on the lawn for the Spring. I was given the nickname by high school buddies waaaaaay back and it stuck. The avatar is Murdoc from the Gorillaz, and I play bass. <shrug>
Top 'o the day FlyingV, heres a quick rundown;
310-White Ash/Rosewood - Rosewood/Padouk inlay
311-Red maple/Koa - Koa inlay, 2 strips on right side
312-Black Walnut/Yaya - Yaya inlay, cross pattern
313-Mahogany/Bubinga - Padouk/Ebony inlay
314-Bubinga/Padouk - Padouk inlay
315-Black Cherry/Canary wood - Canary wood inlay, Horizontal strip both sides
The first 3 are type 1-Rounded edge, the second 3 are type-2, beveled edge
and I remember, you get first pick, Yarrr...
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Pics or it didn't happen! I would love to see some pics of up north, I must admit I am a bit sick of palm trees.
Yarr, but this be where the booty be bountiful, 'specially at them beaches, har har har....
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