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Tube Amp Building - Tweaks - Repairs / Re: Please do not use VPN's

« Last post by EL34 on December 08, 2025, 02:39:22 pm »

I love that one!

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Tube Amp Building - Tweaks - Repairs / Re: Please do not use VPN's

« Last post by shooter on December 08, 2025, 02:38:30 pm »

this one's been floating around the thymes for awhile;

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Tube Amp Building - Tweaks - Repairs / Re: Please do not use VPN's

« Last post by Khristophorous on December 08, 2025, 02:26:25 pm »

If my computer restarts automatically when doing updates, the VPN starts up automatically, so by accident, I have occasionally tried to get to the site with it running. I will try to change the settings on the VPN, but I hope not to get deleted in the meantime.

But I completely understand the reasoning.

I have to second this as it actually happened not 10 minutes before seeing this post - I tried to refresh a tab I had open for this site and it stalled. That happens on a lot on sites when using a VPN so I checked to see if mine was on and yep - I had rebooted just a few hours prior and it was on. I don't have dozens or hundreds of posts but I assure you I am not here for any nefarious purposes. I just want vintage tone. 

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Tube Amp Building - Tweaks - Repairs / Re: Soldering Irons - Recommendations?

« Last post by Khristophorous on December 08, 2025, 02:17:43 pm »

Use stainless steel wool instead

Franco

So is any steel wool ok or must it be stainless steel? Ive always read brass wool. Ive used plain steel wool, quite a bit actually. While that worked for years that was also before I kept running into these pencil irons that are no good right out of the box, before the dark times, before the Empire. So I have tried to rethink my entire method.

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Tube Amp Building - Tweaks - Repairs / Re: Please do not use VPN's

« Last post by EL34 on December 08, 2025, 09:56:26 am »

Sounds like their way to silence and censor people.
That will end badly

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Tube Amp Building - Tweaks - Repairs / Re: Please do not use VPN's

« Last post by pdf64 on December 07, 2025, 05:59:28 pm »

That's understandable considering Keir Starmer's goverment policies

Good thing I am not a UK citizen, they would arrest me.

The Online Safety Act 2023 was introduced by our previous, somewhat chaotic, Conservative government (as opposed to our current, somewhat chaotic, Labour government).
Though I recall the legislation had widespread cross party support, and also I suspect across the electorate, grooming children being generally perceived as a bad thing here   
What's unfortunate is imgur declining to put necessary measures in place to ensure compliance with the Act.

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Tube Amp Building - Tweaks - Repairs / Re: Please do not use VPN's

« Last post by acheld on December 07, 2025, 04:05:51 pm »

for at least 1/2 your members, we could start a tube-amp forum in the pokey!!!

And the other half us would be happy to listen from the outside!   

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Cabinets-Speakers / Re: Advice on 12" speaker installation into closed box

« Last post by acheld on December 07, 2025, 03:57:20 pm »

For Hi-Fi yes.

I normally don't build sealed cabinets for guitar amps -- just my preference.   But I probably would try without first, and add it only if I didn't like the tone.

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Tube Amp Building - Tweaks - Repairs / Re: Please do not use VPN's

« Last post by shooter on December 07, 2025, 01:12:05 pm »

 


goes for at least 1/2 your members, we could start a tube-amp forum in the pokey!!!

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Cabinets-Speakers / Re: Advice on 12" speaker installation into closed box

« Last post by Khristophorous on December 07, 2025, 12:33:31 pm »

Do you guys ever put polyfil into a sealed cab?