Building a Fender 1963 Vibroverb Clone

Building a Fender 1963 Vibroverb Clone

This was project started back in 2013 when my dad and I noticed that Marsh Amplification were producing reproduction 1963 Vibroverb chassis, faceplates and turret boards. I ordered a set when my dad did after I finished my JCM800, and they sat in a box until July 2024...

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Moving over to Debian on Ryzen

Moving over to Debian on Ryzen

With the annoyance that is Windows 11 I have finally started to migrate my PC to Linux, I decided on base Debian dual booted with Windows 11. The dual boot I really wanted to get the theme of  dual boot splash screen the correct resolution with rEFInd but my...

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Z77 Dualboot XP and Windows 10 Workshop Rig

Z77 Dualboot XP and Windows 10 Workshop Rig

Time for a new variation of the dual XP and Windows 10 workshop PC. Hardware This time I have gone for mATX in a Fractal Design Mini C, a Asus Z77M-Pro, i7 3770k, 16GB DRR3 1600mhz, GTX 980ti. To move over all my harddrives I had to 3D print a top 120mm fan mounted...

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Restoring an old bandsaw

Restoring an old bandsaw

I inherited an old bandsaw from my grandfather which worked but needed serious TLC. The wooden stand was trashed and the belt mounting was non-existent. Time to make a new one. Didn't help I had to fit it in the back of a 350z.. [ngg src="galleries" ids="404"...

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No Red or audio on a Sony PVM

No Red or audio on a Sony PVM

So after moving house, my PVM developed an issue where it would intermittently show the red in the picture. It took a while to figure it out as I thought it was just a loose connection but it seemed to be something internal. The symptoms and fix After I realised it...

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USBC charging for a PS3 Controller

USBC charging for a PS3 Controller

Everyone knows how annoying it is to charge PS3 controllers, you have to have them plugged into a PC or the PS3 itself powered on, well I attempted to work around that. The solution A while ago, I came across this Github project thats aimed to solve this issue by...

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Dualsense Controller Hall-effect Upgrade

Dualsense Controller Hall-effect Upgrade

Somehow I ended up with a bunch of faulty Dualsense controllers and then a few mates wanted theirs fixed as well, so I ordered up a bunch of them to do them all at once. Removing and reinstalling Tearing down the controllers was pretty easy, although I did realise...

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Ikea Besta Cooling Fans

Ikea Besta Cooling Fans

This is just a quick little project to put some exhaust cooling fans in my Ikea TV cabinet so the PS5 doesn't overheat and die.  Gallery Just a few photos of the finished product. Its a mashup of 2 STL files, a 2x120mm fan mount and 120mm exhaust funnels. I am...

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Putting LineageOS on a Galaxy Tab 2

Putting LineageOS on a Galaxy Tab 2

A while back I was given an old Android tablet, a Sasmsung Tab 2 10.1 specifically and I had no use for it as the OS was far too old. That was until I had to get a PCIe Diagnostics Card working with an android device and didn't want to buy one. So in comes custom...

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