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It's about 14" high x 14" across. The base is 2" thick solid Zebrawood to keep the stand stable. I believe the customer has a pair of Larry's Zebrawood Grados. I will not be able to make CanJam. Unfortunately I'll be overseeing the moving of an historical home onto the community center grounds. No way out of it. :'(

I think the Menace is the perfect name for this build. This thing is going to be intimidating for sure!

Some of you will remember my first turning on my new lathe that Vicki affectionately dubbed the Peppermill. Well the Peppermill has been repurposed, or should I say purposed. It's now part of a headphone stand for a Head-Fier that wanted a 4 phone stand. It's not finished yet, it still needs a few more coats of lacquer. I thought I'd post it though because it's rather unique looking.

They worked out well for this guy, whoever he is?

Well if I put in just one episode of Charmed I'd be out like a light in no time at all. I've only gone 48 hrs. w/no sleep once. Toward the end of that span I got what I can only describe as a feeling of absolute clarity and the knowledge that everything in my life would work out OK. I was frantically writing things down thinking I may forget them once I slept, but I didn't, and that sense that everything would be OK has never dissipated in the 23 years that have followed since this incident.

Oh I've wanted to Slappa you on a couple occasions.

Happy Birthday!

Me too, I'll be interested in trying it out. It'll simplify things for me, and take the job off of the Beta22's shoulders. It will also allow for hungrier speakers if I decide to quench my thirst for the AV123 Strata Mini.

Nice Reks! So your speakers will be more than a clothes rack huh?

Opera Audio Consonace A120 Linear Integrated Amp.

I'd rather use mesh, as that's what the customer wanted, but thanks for the link, it may come in handy in the future. Nate that link proved very helpful, and I've ordered a piece. Thanks!

Absolutely beautiful work Smeggy! Those are too cool! We need a drooling emotocon.

Beautiful kitty!

I've agreed to build some Sennheiser open wood cups, and I'm wondering if anyone has a good source for stainless steel mesh? I'm thinking of using #12 mesh, and only need a small amount, about 1 sq. ft.

"I've made a small fortune and you squandered it all You shamed me till I feel about one inch tall But I thought I loved you and I hoped you would change So I gritted my teeth and didn't complain. Now you come to me with a simple goodbye You tell me you're leaving but you won't tell me why Now we're here at the station and you're getting on And all I can think of is... thank God and Greyhound you're gone Thank God and Greyhound you're gone I didn't know how much longer I could go on Watching you take the respect out of me Watching you make a total wreck out of me That big diesel motor is playing my song Thank God and Greyhound you're gone. Thank God and Greyhound you're gone That load on my mind got lighter when you got on That shiny old bus is a beautiful sight With the black smoke rolling up around the taillight It may sound kind-a cruel but I've been silent too long Thank God and Greyhound you're gone. Thank God and Greyhound you're gone..."

Nate what headphones are you planning on driving with this monster?

Do you have difficulties? I can give you a few pointers. I like to clamp the metal to a wooden sacrificial substrate, use a small drill bit to make a starter hole, and use only sharp hole saws. It also helps to use a drill press, but if one isn't available I use a big 1/2" drill with a handle. This one actually... The amp is looking great Nate!

If a cable can be sexy that one is!

I'll one up that. Just send me your ears and I'll mod them flat.

Happy Birthday!

Never! It was horrible music, I'll give you that, but in my hometown anyway a guy who could dance was a guy who got laid. And I was a dancin' fool!

My problem is not with the message, but the general delivery of said message.

All great tips! I'd have done everything wrong, including trying to heat the pins instead of the wire. Thanks Nate! I may get brave enough to order the right tools and try it.

The 70's has the distinction of simultaneously having some of the best and some of the worst music ever. It just doesn't seem possible that Midnight Rider, Magic Man, American Woman, Bohemian Rhapsody, Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Ballad Of Curtis Loew, Black Dog and Uncle John's Band could possibly be from the same decade as Billy Don't Be A Hero, Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes), Undercover Angel, Afternoon Delight, Da Doo Ron Ron, You Light Up My Life and Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Ole Oak Tree, but there you have it.