There I was, Mach III Razor in hand, when it struck me

[Josko Catipovic]

I wonder how far we are from CNC planes.

[mike stenson]

The very best safety razor, in my experience ...



and matching blades ...



But they fail on Jarrah ...

Regards from Perth

Derek

I agree! Although, unfortunately we don't often get Jarrah so I have no idea how tooling works on it

[Jim Matthews]

Veritas is having trouble understanding 18th century plane technology.

Right.

What lessons could anyone draw from a multi-million dollar company that ships product to satisfied, return customers Worldwide?

How's that book for us mere mortals coming?

[Warren Mickley]

Right.

What lessons could anyone draw from a multi-million dollar company that ships product to satisfied, return customers Worldwide?

The lesson we learn is that marketing trumps all. It is much more important than product quality.

[Rob Luter]

Like this?

Ha. I guess you beat me to it.

[George Yetka]

I wonder how far we are from CNC planes.

How about gps driven for perfectly flat panels. Like how bulldozers now flatten land. I suppose you could do this with a router as well

[Rob Lee]

Is that what Norm uses???

The very best safety razor, in my experience ...



and matching blades ...



But they fail on Jarrah ...

Regards from Perth

Derek

[Derek Cohen]

Is that what Norm uses???

Rob, someone needs to tell Norm to stand closer to his razor

Regards from Perth

Derek

[bill epstein]

The lesson we learn is that marketing trumps all. It is much more important than product quality.

I'm left wondering how my tongue-in-cheek mention of Veritas due to their sometimes successful, sometimes not, innovations in centuries old tool technology has caused axes to be sharpened and torches lit all over town.

As a card-carrying old, fat, white-man I take a back seat to none in my reverence for the past. All my basic circuit designs ceased to evolve past 1930 or so.

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I do bring every up to date useful technology to bear in the execution of circuits, though. There are those in my hobby who are aghast at my useage of solid state components like current inrush limiters and voltage regulators but when I feel they improve fidelity or reliability, I don't hesitate.
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I just read about a company that makes Holdfasts from wire. Heavens!

[Jim Koepke]

I just read about a company that makes Holdfasts from wire. Heavens!

0.75" spring wire would likely make a decent hold fast.

jtk

[mike stenson]

0.75" spring wire would likely make a decent hold fast.

jtk

They do indeed.

[Jim Matthews]

Single ended KT88 running as pentodes, or strapped?

You must drive some efficient transducer.

Farthest I waded into the Thermionic pond was Push-Pull Type 50 - glorious mid-range, no heft in the Bass.

[bill epstein]

Single ended KT88 running as pentodes, or strapped?

You must drive some efficient transducer.

Farthest I waded into the Thermionic pond was Push-Pull Type 50 - glorious mid-range, no heft in the Bass.

You know your stuff.

That's one of a pair of push-pull Mono Blocks, 60 Watts per. Speakers are indeed high efficiency, 15" JBL 2226's with B&C DE-250 Horns. 97dB. The re-issue Gold Lion KT-88 is magical. The low end, being high efficiency, rolls off about 50 Hz but strong and real.

I was strictly a single ended, directly heated triode guy for many years with these speakers. Then this design, an update of the venerable Mullard 5-20 circuit came along. I built it and fell in love. Mahler Second is like sitting in the trombone section again and Who's Next at 90 dB+ is being there.

[Jim Matthews]

Missed the itty bitty interstage in the photo.

Is the M 5-20 a Williamson derivative?

[Jack Frederick]

While it is true that I have not been here that long, Bill, and don't know you well, I have followed your posts. As well, having shaved my head a couple times a week for the past 25 yrs I am familiar with assorted musings while under the knives, but here, Bill, you are starting to scare me!