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Is that hand grind? Doug would love that, as he doesn't like electricity.

Tennessee must be a coincidence. Doesn't look like our biscuit boy at all...

Got my Line Phono set up with my Denon DP-300F with Ortofon 2M-Red

Put up some overhead board storage.

Wait....let me find my hazmat suit first.....

I have machine tools to take the hassle out. But there is a quiet joy in using sharp and finely adjusted hand tools, instead of the screaming of machines.

is that one of the active arm denons, like the Sony biotracers? I've heard good things about those. *edit nope, according to google. Sorry for your loss.

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Agreed, I'd help keep Dan in business. On a related note, any thoughts on the Orphan Espresso Apex grinder? I don't make espresso at home, but I do drip through a Bonavita machine as well as siphon and pourover. Through my Baratza Encore grinder many coffees taste pleasant but similar. I'm not getting the same flavor notes I am reading about, and as with all other pursuits in my life I believe it is because I've not yet spent enough money.

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It's funny - the power tool guys like power tools over hand tools due to the repeatability and precision while the hand tool guys prefer them over power tools for the repeatability and precision. It's just a different way of working. I am definitely still much better with power tools, but like Craig I enjoy the process of hand tools. It's difficult and often frustrating, but also rewarding.

I can confirm officially now that a computerized ping pong table is not a replacement for a jointer.

I also own and use Japanese hand saws. They have their place.

Ironically I have purchased a couple Japanese saws in the last couple weeks. I’m not against using hand tools at all, for some things they work better and faster than any power tool. But for more complicated things, my hands can’t repeat things within .001”.

Yes Naaman, we know you have a robotic ping pong table. It would probably wake up at night and assimilate your poor hand tools in the shop and spit out some sort of abstract art. 😆 I do not have many hand tools, but I find I turn to Japanese saws far more often than the Festool for anything but rip cuts. Also reviewing how to build a shooting board to do small sizing cuts. Seems easier than using the fancy Forrest blade on the mitre saw, which by the way has awful tear out with the stock plates.

I think about it like I think about most things these days, there are both lots of right ways to do something and most definitely more than one way to do it wrong. Some days I take a walk just to talk a walk. Could I traverse that path more quickly with a car, sure, but that would kind of defeat the purpose. I have yet to find a machine in my shop that can do its job without my input, therefore my thoughts, skills, etc., are still an integral part of the process and for me can result in a satisfying project.

I’m with you, Steve. I like doing the job, but I also like getting the job done. I also never see myself using a bow saw while listening to chamber music and sawing in time with the rhythm. Props to those that do though.

I never liked The Woodwright's Shop, because I never could imagine myself without having electricity. I'm all for some handwork. Chiseling, scraping, a little hand planing and sanding. But I'm never going to buy or use a bow saw. I have much respect for woodworkers of the past. It's amazing what they could accomplish with the tools they had. But for the same reason that I don't play my records on a wind up Victrola, I don't rely on old technology in the shop if there's a modern tool that will work as well or in many cases better.

My arm isn't active either, but I still seem to get great performance out of it. Now if we're talking personally, my arm can be very active at times.

What do you have against electricity?

We got 8” on Tuesday and 11” on Saturday/Sunday so I am officially worn out from shoveling. Think I might need a snow tank.

Re-did the lettering on the bottom.

There is a good point of view to have in life, never buy anything from Hifiman!

it’s not clear if our good friend @grawk has actually started his roasting service but when i received this today it sure felt on-par with any current roaster i use (and i have used quite a few in 2020)... starting with the Brazil. this is a clean, clean cup on the v60, lesser acidity (above room temp) in favor of nutty and spicy and tea-like attributes. i find this stupidly drinkable.

Same as every gay bar I've ever entered.

The amplifier boards are now fully populated, including the front end Jfets, for which I picked pairs of 2sk170bl from the same batch with an Idss of 7.3 and 7.4mA. Using a benchtop PSU supplying 20.00V DC I then set the constant current sources to 17.00mA: It's going to be interesting to see how much this will go up with the full B+.

Heh, reminds me. My mom and uncle were adults, but we were eating Sunday dinner at their parents' house. "Pass me a biscuit" mom lovingly requested of her brother. *Uncle throws biscuit across table to mom* My grandmother: <Stares menacing-and-unapprovingly> Everyone else: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Was great that we were a big baseball/softball family, but, ya know... I'm kinda in the mood for biscuits now.