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    Quote Originally Posted by Audio Al View Post
    More progress today as for some strange reason its NOT raining ( Yet )

    Made up a jig / holder for pre drilling the infill corner pieces
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    I have now made all the individual piecs and almost run out of timder , These are the offcuts
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    Will make another jig for the 5 screw holes to secure the lap joints together , Keep things as neat as possible
    Looks like a pretty professional job to me Al.
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    Thanks Adrian

    Time will tell when it is assembled

    Half way through the boring sanding , More tomorrow
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    Sanding now complete ( WooHoo ) At last

    Hole filling and pilot hole drilling next up , Then start assembling
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    Today I :-

    Filled the holes with sawdust another tedious job then some superglue ( Thin ) and more sawdust on top
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    Then Pilot the holes ready for assembley using the basic jig I made
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    Front and rear frames now built .
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    So what’s the progress?
    Listening is the act of aural discrimination and dissemination of sound, and accepting you get it wrong sometimes.

    Analog Inputs: Pro-Ject Signature 10 TT & arm, Benz Micro LP-S, Michel Cusis MC, Goldring 2500 and Ortofon Rondo Blue cartridges, Hitachi FT5500 mk2 Tuner

    Digital:- Marantz SA-KI Pearl CD player, RaspberryPi/HifiBerry Digi+ Pro, Buffalo NAS Drive

    Amplification:- AudioValve Sunilda phono stage, Krell KSP-7B pre-amp, Krell KSA-80 power amp

    Output: Wilson Benesch Vector speakers, KLH Ultimate One Headphones

    Cables: Tellurium Q Ultra Black II RCA & Chord Epic 2 RCA, various speaker leads, & links


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    Done a bit more but didnt bother with photos and progress reports as it seem not much interest or comments

    Whe it's done I will do one more photo
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    Quote Originally Posted by Audio Al View Post
    Done a bit more but didnt bother with photos and progress reports as it seem not much interest or comments

    Whe it's done I will do one more photo
    We'd comment more but your sheer talent and resourcefulness has left us speechless! Always admire anyone with the skills to make stuff, and the patience to do it properly
    I just dropped in, to see what condition my condition was in

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony View Post
    We'd comment more but your sheer talent and resourcefulness has left us speechless! Always admire anyone with the skills to make stuff, and the patience to do it properly
    I agree. I've been enjoying this thread.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony View Post
    We'd comment more but your sheer talent and resourcefulness has left us speechless! Always admire anyone with the skills to make stuff, and the patience to do it properly
    Indeed - ditto !!
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    Amplification - Sansui AU-alpha 707 DR
    Turntable - Technics SP10 MK2-Technics EPA-250 Tonearm-Yannis Tome 423.5Plus tonearm cable-Eichmann KLEI Absolute Harmony plugs.
    Ortofon Cadenza Black moving coil cartridge-Fritz Gyger S re-tip. Panzerholz plinth.

    CDP - Pioneer PD-91
    Speakers - Spendor D7 on Soundcare SuperSpikes
    QED Silver Spiral speaker cable-airloc banana plugs
    Mains - Ultra Pure silver plated un-switched socket-Missing link EPS 500 silver plated plugs-Hi-Fi Tuning gold plated silver ceramic 13 amp fuses

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    Quote Originally Posted by RobbieGong View Post
    Indeed - ditto !!
    Yes, +1 from me as well.
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