Ah. That is a bit of a trek...
Maybe not, then.
I'm near Bristol.
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I'm Justin.
Ah. That is a bit of a trek...
Maybe not, then.
I'm near Bristol.
"It's all a fix. It's all pretend. Government is not your friend." Ian Brown.
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I'm Gary.
Ach, thats a pity.
If Im ever heading down that way Justin I'll give you a shout, and bring the May Dac along.
Last edited by Gazjam; 18-06-2025 at 19:54.
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Location: Glasgowshire
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I'm Gary.
Fun wee Project for when Im back from Holiday...
Improving isolation for glass shelves in my rack.
Ikea style shelf location pins came with a silicone pad on them, but have fallen off over the years.
I've used Blu-tak, self adhesive pads all that stuff, currently not all shelves are the same.
Some are even just sitting glass on metal pin, which aint great.
So decided to fix it, nice way to pass the time of a wet Sunday afternoon I think, I enjoy dabbling with this stuff and it keeps me out of trouble.
M6 Brass Nyloc nut, soldered to shelf brass location pin.
Sillicone Nitride ceramic balls inserted in the nut's nylon "cup" ('a La Naim Fraim concept) and shelves sat on that.
In my setup I've tried to minimise vibration and its harmful effects where I could, and this is just another step. How much difference, who knows, but I'll be happier knowing its done.
This has been a niggle for me for a while, this should give a much better shelf interface with less transferred vibration.
Big thread over on the Naim forum discussing the Fraim and how to recreate the effectiveness of it, Ceramic ball bearings on glass is the way to go.
And as theres a little play in the nylon "cup" that holds the ball bearing, this should level the shelves out much better than they are at the moment.
The Manufacturers of my Hifi rack, Stands Unique (sadly RIP) offered improved ‘carbon support’ shelf pegs, so they knew there was room for improvement.
Every little helps!
Last edited by Gazjam; 18-06-2025 at 11:46.
Don McCorleone
Location: Galashiels
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I'm inthescottishmafia.
You going anywhere nice?
“Music has always been a matter of energy to me, a question of fuel. Sentimental people call it inspiration, but what they really mean is fuel. I have always needed fuel. I am a serious consumer. On some nights I still believe that a car with the gas needle on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio”
Hunter S Thompson
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I'm Gary.
Me and the Spawn going to Japan for 2 weeks Ali.Originally Posted by Ali Tait
Flying out to Tokyo next week.
Gonna be cool.
Last edited by Gazjam; 17-06-2025 at 16:48.
Don McCorleone
Location: Galashiels
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I'm inthescottishmafia.
Nice! Always wanted to go.
“Music has always been a matter of energy to me, a question of fuel. Sentimental people call it inspiration, but what they really mean is fuel. I have always needed fuel. I am a serious consumer. On some nights I still believe that a car with the gas needle on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio”
Hunter S Thompson
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I'm Gary.
I’ll bring you back a stock of rock, howzat!
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I'm Kevin.
He would probably a little bit of rock on the end of some boron.
Kevin
Too busy enjoying the music....
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Don McCorleone
Location: Galashiels
Posts: 14,031
I'm inthescottishmafia.
That'll do lol
“Music has always been a matter of energy to me, a question of fuel. Sentimental people call it inspiration, but what they really mean is fuel. I have always needed fuel. I am a serious consumer. On some nights I still believe that a car with the gas needle on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio”
Hunter S Thompson
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Location: Glasgowshire
Posts: 10,638
I'm Gary.
He would probably a little bit of rock on the end of some boron.
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