rwillett

Got a small tin of Hammerite Hammered Red. Need to find some oil based primer and will try tomorrow. Too cold now.

I've contacted Aldcrofts. I'm quite neat Bolton so let's see what they say. I'll also look at the Hammerite stuff

We've all had the same thoughts and come to similar conclusions which I find highly amusing. One other thing to add, the Aldcrofts paint (which I think is Tuff Cab) only has an unopened shelf life of six months. I worked out that doing two 8" cabs with three coats uses approx 1Kg, and the chances of me using it again is low, so its very expensive to paint two cabs. If I lived closer to people I'd happily pass tins along but unlikely to happen. I like the look of the Hammered Hammerite but thats not cheap either at circa £10 / 250ml. There is this site that tests how it works on different woods and it comes through with flying colours. They don't mention the primer they use though. https://patientgardener.co.uk/can-you-paint-hammerite-on-wood/ I have seen a suggestion of using an oil based primer for undercoat https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/showthread.php?t=93459 I think I'll head to Settle later and see what they have in my local DIY store. Hammered red might be interesting and if nothing more, I'll use the can on something. Rob

Does anybody have any experience of Granotone speaker paint? I'm looking at options for finishing the cab. So far I could paint it in a similar way to @Pea Turgh or I could use a more traditional textured speaker paint or I could do something off the wall like Rustins textured step paint in red. I rather fancied red speakers and did look at Tuff Cab but they have none in stock of any colour. I've been told Tuff Cab is really Aldcrofts in Bolton but a number of people elsewhere have stated that Aldcrofts are very difficult to deal with. I'll drop them an email and see what they say. I can drive to Bolton quite easily if I choose to work in Manchester for the day. Most of the black speaker paint appears to be expensive and come in quarts or fathoms or gallons or something. The Warnex stuff appears to be in German and even though I lived in Hamburg for a while my German is crap. There's doesn't appear to be a lot of choice here so wondered if anybody had tried Granotone or have other suggestions for a tough finish. It looks like there are more open mics and other sessions comjng up so I think I need a tough finish on these cabs. Thoughts welcomed. Rob

You are very welcome, so far it's a duet with a possibility of @neepheid

and ignored by eBay who state that AI and other automated mechanisms have determined the ad is OK :(

I didn't say who Mission Control is....

Will check with Mission Control as to whether I'm allowed out or not...

And reported

Will do likewise

There used to be an easy way to report fake items or obviously fake listings. eBay seems to have removed all the easy ways to do this.

America says "hold my (wishy washy) beer"

>> Unheated Great band name....

These are the Speakon connectors soldered up and ready to go. I have to confess I brought them with the PCB but I did make a rubber gasket for each of the Speakon adaptors and soldered it all up. I'll use foam strip around the edges once I've made a hole in the back of the speakers to fit this. I may get the chance tomorrow but the nights are drawing in and it's circa 1C at the moment and I hate working outside in the freezing cold. Rob

Exactly that.

@Stub Mandrel I'll try and make gaskets for the jack sockets and for the plate. That would be neater than sealant, which knowing my luck, would mean I'd attach myself to the cabinet, never to be released. Much like Hans Solo in his Carbon tomb . Rob

<TL:DR> Can you summarise please? Thx Rob

We had a mouse once but we had to eat it. Fed us all for two weeks....

Cassette? Eee you were lucky to have a cassette, when I were a lad we had t'make do with a scratched 78, handed down 3rd hand from local brass band. We 'ad to play it using our own finger nails, whilst balancing t'on a broken knitting needle, and used a hollowed out cow horn for sounds. Cow weren't t'happy as it was still attached t'horn. Sometimes it didn't even have t'right tune on so we 'ad to learn a whole new song t'wrong words.

I'm just working out the rear dual Speakon port. This has two speakon ports in a recessed metal plate. It needs soldering together but I can do that now. Do I need to seal the plate in place? e.g. put something around the edges where it will fit into the back board? Do I need to seal the Speakon connectors as well. There's a tiny gap around the edges where the ports screw in. Should I be making the cab basically as air tight as possible? If so then I'll put a bead of sealant around everything where air can get out. Now sure how far to go with sealing everything. Thanks Rob

I didn't say I looked good naked, merely it wasn't that unusual some many years ago Alcohol and rugby may have been involved Rob

There are certain phrases that keep popping up. Designed for right handed players Smooth and comfortable playing experience The Fender Precision Bass model, Features 20 frets Ideal for both beginners and experienced In fact the whole passage is 'AI' boilerplate, but it starts with "Designed for right handed players". It doesn't feel right but I can't put my finger on why it doesn't feel right. The Fender plate on the back of the neck looks like the serial number was engraved on and I thought they were stamped? The serial number doesn't match on the database (though that's not that unusual). The wear looks like someone with sandpaper and the wood looks odd underneath. The lollipops look too new. Thanks Rob

As an ex-rugby player, appearing naked in public is actually far, far less embarrassing than playing something I've never heard before. Far too many pictures to prove it as well, and it's got to the stage, that Zoe, my long suffering partner, simply sighs when yet another old picture surfaces. I also have a crap ear for hearing and am in awe of people who can listen to a tune and work out the chords as they go. I can't do that and suspect I never will. I'm doing a song writing course in Kendal and the lady who teaches it can listen to a piece of music and then just play it on the guitar immediately afterwards, and play it very, very well. I sit and watch her and wish I had as much talent as she has in her little finger. I have to repeatedly work at learning a song, its hard work. I do like the idea of a common song book though. Never thought of that. I would have a songbook of stuff I know and then other people can use it Admittedly its going to be a thin songbook at the start but it is a start. Rob