garcsa
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@cogsand gears
You're almost right....
You're almost right....
So much good looking cables in here...I started on my first recable this evening...I just finished my first test and it works..Now i need to work on the looks..
Guess the cans?
I posted a picture of this IEM cable a while ago with a pair of moded DBA 02's attached. But, the huge cable entry into the Valab 3.5 always bothered me. So I thought I would de solder the jack and try to do something about it. So, I stuck a couple of rubber O rings inside the barrel and a stainless washer to top it off.
Whilst the jack was off I thought I would replace the clear shrink tube splitter with a Carbon Fibre and aluminium one
I also thought I would post the pics here as no one I know on 'the outside' would have even a vauge interest in any of this :C
LOL! nice job cogsand gears, you've always been such an artist with your DIY, (along with many others in this thread BTW), sometimes I just feel like making popcorn and scrolling through this thread after staying away for a few days and I get rewarded with treats like that to look at! Cheers
Thanks dude!
Actually, I used to be an artist with paints too. I keep thinking I should move away from this cable making stuff and pick up the brushes again. Been a while since I weilded something other than a soldering iron to get creative.
Do both! I bought some enamel paints with the intention of decorating epoxy connectors with more traditional art. I like the way my sleeving turned out, but now I want better matching plugs when I am not using wood.
Thats a thought.... When you say 'traditional art' what do you mean?
I posted a picture of something I painted onto here: http://www.head-fi.org/t/620942/diy-paint-job-gallery/15#post_8765002 as it says, not really audio related, but it could be applied I guess.
I think of cable making as an art. Casework on DIY amps as well. But that is am more modern interpretation of the word "art." I used to do watercolor and acrylic painting as well as charcoal sketching which are more "traditional" arts. I simply meant painting with enamels would bring a traditional art to the new one that we are fond of. I didn't mean trying to recreate the Mona Lisa on a 1/4" plug
I think of cable making as an art. Casework on DIY amps as well. But that is am more modern interpretation of the word "art." I used to do watercolor and acrylic painting as well as charcoal sketching which are more "traditional" arts. I simply meant painting with enamels would bring a traditional art to the new one that we are fond of. I didn't mean trying to recreate the Mona Lisa on a 1/4" plug
I too consider it art. And so does this guy: he built a working FM radio built to look like the London subway, also called "the tube".
http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/16/view/23445/yuri-suzuki-london-underground-circuit-map-radio.html
So nothing is impossible when you take this hobby as an art. I'll be waiting for your Mona Lisa 1/4 plug.And hey, maybe you'll be featured on Daily Planet too!
Recabling AKG k172HD