I never thought that I would own a Manley Stingray, remembering that way back in '98 they sold for I think $2,200. It was just above my price range, and so only able to gawk at. Then, a couple of weeks ago, I see an ad for this very beast for $1,450 shipped to my door. That's not all, it came with not only the original EH/Manley set of tubes, but a full set of Mullards as well! 'Nuff said. I bought it.
So, it comes in and performs wonderfully, and I get to thinking my usual stuff>>> it needs a sub out, a line level out, and the triode/utralinear switch. These are included in the StingRay II model. And that model even has a tape loop, but I don't need it. So ok, yesterday I sent it to Manley these 3 options. They won't be cheap, but if I am to keep this amp, it is a no-brainer. Normally, I would do this myself, but once opening up the cover and looking inside, I have rarely seen such beautiful heavy duty work. These are the guys you want doing the work, and not me, accidentally slipping a drill bit across the chassis or some sort of undoable mistake. I eagerly await its return, but not the $700 price tag.
So, it comes in and performs wonderfully, and I get to thinking my usual stuff>>> it needs a sub out, a line level out, and the triode/utralinear switch. These are included in the StingRay II model. And that model even has a tape loop, but I don't need it. So ok, yesterday I sent it to Manley these 3 options. They won't be cheap, but if I am to keep this amp, it is a no-brainer. Normally, I would do this myself, but once opening up the cover and looking inside, I have rarely seen such beautiful heavy duty work. These are the guys you want doing the work, and not me, accidentally slipping a drill bit across the chassis or some sort of undoable mistake. I eagerly await its return, but not the $700 price tag.
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In the 1960's we had a radiogram.
It was left to my mother by her Aunt.
Came with hundreds of 78 RPM records.
Got used a lot as it came before we got a TV.
The radio was comprehensive with all the European stations as well.
Even had a magic eye for the tuner.
That device looks like it is built by a woman. Very unusual style of building (like a pattern for clothing) but intriguing.
A new Martin table top grill. Believe it or not I gave up on the Weber unit because I would have to disassemble the unit to get to the point you can unscrew the old regulator. The screws holding the valve cowling to do so are conveniently rusted beyond anything other than angle grinding, drilling and retapping.
Thanks a lot Weber you ******* ********! You are beginning to remind me of Bose.
Magnus, it would be nice to see you new pan.
Show me yours and I'll show you mine.
Thanks a lot Weber you ******* ********! You are beginning to remind me of Bose.
Magnus, it would be nice to see you new pan.
Show me yours and I'll show you mine.
My favourite tabletop grille was my cheapo-super-camping-bbq, a generic hardware store standing model from the 90's that I had cut all the pieces down and reassembled so as to be a tabletop but using 20lb tank. Used it for an awesome multi family picnic where it ran for hours grilling lamb kebabs. Unfortunately my wife condemned it for its challenging aesthetics.
Yes, the regulator on this one is very accessible and yes it's hooked to a 20lbs tank.
https://www.amazon.ca/Portable-Prop...ocphy=9060807&hvtargid=pla-502873783392&psc=1
https://www.amazon.ca/Portable-Prop...ocphy=9060807&hvtargid=pla-502873783392&psc=1
I’m going likely to get one of those for use when camping in a motorhome, good size for traveling, get the job done, lightweight…
In the last 15 minutes of the Memorial Day sale. They came today.
As if I need any more speaker drivers. Got a bunch of other 15’s lying around, but none of them with strong enough cones (and motors) for bass horns that take 100’s of watts. These for a “vintage” horn-tube PA rig that will be in the works for a while (yeah, the 26LW6’s).
As if I need any more speaker drivers. Got a bunch of other 15’s lying around, but none of them with strong enough cones (and motors) for bass horns that take 100’s of watts. These for a “vintage” horn-tube PA rig that will be in the works for a while (yeah, the 26LW6’s).
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I bought a 12"x12"x3/8" slab of VHMW polyethylene plastic. Weather resistant and 5000 psi tensile strength mcmaster.com says. $13 + $10.50 freight.
I previously had bought a 400 A knife switch from ebay to disconnect the 2000 W inverter from the 12 v battery of my tractor. The goal is to cut down trash trees on my 23 acre property with a 120 vac 15 A milwaukee sawzall, instead of an ax or a hand saw. (Gas chainsaws are too loud, never start easily, and might break my undersized wrists if the chain binds). Unfortunately the Renogy inverter draws DC power all the time. So I bought the knife switch to use on doubled 4 ga cables feeding the Renogy inverter. Unforunately the available knife switch has battery post terminals, one of which is located .080" from the mounting surface. If I bolt the switch to the tractor dashboard, if the mount bolt gets a little loose, ZOTTT! there goes my battery with the tractor stuck out in some far field. Also a big hole melted in the tractor dash. First thought I was going to mount the knife switch on wood or NEMA CE laminate, but both absorb water from the rain. Nema CE gets its tensile strength from cotton fiber fill. 12 v across wet insulator full of water, maybe a fire. So I bought some plastic from 300 miles away in Cleveland. Be here tomorrow.
I previously had bought a 400 A knife switch from ebay to disconnect the 2000 W inverter from the 12 v battery of my tractor. The goal is to cut down trash trees on my 23 acre property with a 120 vac 15 A milwaukee sawzall, instead of an ax or a hand saw. (Gas chainsaws are too loud, never start easily, and might break my undersized wrists if the chain binds). Unfortunately the Renogy inverter draws DC power all the time. So I bought the knife switch to use on doubled 4 ga cables feeding the Renogy inverter. Unforunately the available knife switch has battery post terminals, one of which is located .080" from the mounting surface. If I bolt the switch to the tractor dashboard, if the mount bolt gets a little loose, ZOTTT! there goes my battery with the tractor stuck out in some far field. Also a big hole melted in the tractor dash. First thought I was going to mount the knife switch on wood or NEMA CE laminate, but both absorb water from the rain. Nema CE gets its tensile strength from cotton fiber fill. 12 v across wet insulator full of water, maybe a fire. So I bought some plastic from 300 miles away in Cleveland. Be here tomorrow.
Women have built components including tubes and semiconductors, and complete equipment, for decades. What's not to like there? I'd like to see what they have done, and do today with technical design but one never knows who designed this or that, except on things which have become classics.
Phenolic sheet was not available (Bakelite)?
We get cotton and glass reinforced epoxy sheets here for use as insulators in control panels, up to 60 mm thick.
There us also UHMW-HDPE, and Teflon, and also glass reinforced Poly carbonate, very strong.
There is also a material called composite panel, a sheet of Bakelite coated with decorative aluminum sheet, very common for building cladding here.
We get cotton and glass reinforced epoxy sheets here for use as insulators in control panels, up to 60 mm thick.
There us also UHMW-HDPE, and Teflon, and also glass reinforced Poly carbonate, very strong.
There is also a material called composite panel, a sheet of Bakelite coated with decorative aluminum sheet, very common for building cladding here.