About the "Hand Made Valves" Link

Thanks for the post, Jeff. I almost didn't read it, as I wasn't particularly interested in valves, but thought it *might* be about trumpet valves (you never know). Amazed to find out it was about British "valves". I'm a tube-head, so this was great!

BTW, does anybody know of a way to capture this video? I'd like to have my own copy for my files. I looked in my (Firefox) cache, and found a large file (~25 MB), but it disappears a few minutes into the video.

Joe

Jeff Burke wrote: Check out this craftsman !! The talent with the machine shop to boot.

It's a video of a guy making a triode valve in full manual mode.

Thanks. That should come in handy in the future, and save me some skullduggery. I found a link to the mp4 file on the maker's web site

Joe.

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I store to a USB WD "passport" harddrive and can access the stored videos from both w2k and Linux.

Only downside is that it is a big time waster and band width consumer.

Unka' George [George McDuffee]

------------------------------------------- He that will not apply new remedies, must expect new evils: for Time is the greatest innovator: and if Time, of course, alter things to the worse, and wisdom and counsel shall not alter them to the better, what shall be the end?

Francis Bacon (1561-1626), English philosopher, essayist, statesman. Essays, "Of Innovations" (1597-1625).

I was really let down when I found it it WASN'T about trumpet valves! Different stokes for different folks : )

LLB (instrument guy)

HOLEEEEEY SHITTTTT! That was totally incredible! Obviously a complete pro at glassblowing, as comfortable with hot glass as I am with hot solder. The guy has more than a passing resemblence to me, although once you get a skinny guy with a full beard, they all look alike. What was the bit at the end, with the crank and pistons? Liquid air machine?

I alos note he runs the H/V milling machine with a suit jacket, which I surely don't so!

Jon