So not exactly audio but hobby related? I think? I mentioned as my summing up of my M3 amp project that what really hampered me in building the chassis was the limits of my tool quality. So I decided to do something about that. I’ve been increasingly interested in working with wood - both making useful things and sculpture - and as a first step to making everything practical easier I spent the summer building myself this from scratch:
… which was an enormously fun, challenging and rich learning experience. I only seriously injured myself once and learnt many, many lessons.
As well as a decent, sturdy workspace I was also lacking some tools. The main thing I lacked was a way of making accurate, repeating dill holes in metal. Hugely hard to do by hand even with the manual drill jigs you can find. This week I happened across this half price:
Which given the usual price of four hundred euros made it not only affordable for me but an absolute steal!
Apart from being a step up in quality to mid range - with all the advantages in build and vibration dampening that brings - it also has a variable speed control rather than manual belt swapping.
Now my RCA sockets can actually be in line and not stare at me from behind my DIY builds.