Iron Pumpkin(s) and other smaller vegetable animals, Tips 'n' Tricks thread

I received the top plates today, which officially means: Mission completed 😍
I am extremely satisfied with the result - with the sound and with the look too.
Many thanks again, your Mightiness :deerman::cheers:

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Hi,
4 months are gone and after this burn-in period, the amp has developed incredibly, it's phenomenal.
I've done various listening comparisons with friends recently and I've always gone home with a grin on my face :Popworm:
The opponents were between 2$$$-1$$$$, so...
I just wanted to say :deerman:

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Awesome chassis…very inspiring. I’m just beginning to build my IP.
 
antioscillation thingie

depending of mood, I'm putting in exact position anything from 100R to 1K

fact is - some JFets tend to be sorta unpredictable when nude gate given to outer world

besides seeing that on practicalle every Papa's schmtc, I had my schooling during matching of plethora of 2SK2145

was thinking that my SOT23-6 fixture was shot but luckily, while waiting to get new one shipped, came to revolutionary idea of inserting gate stopper

suddenly no wandering Iq on even slightest finger press on top of fixture

now I can clang with hammer on top of it, no change in Iq

go figure

interesting - Papa Borbely didn't use gate stoppers for JFets, not shown on any sch from his site, even if evidently used for toobz and mosfets