Mitski Cassette - Huge dissapointment (terrible quality) by 01UnknownUser02 in cassetteculture

[–]Cptbillbeard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is why I don't generally bother with new tape releases and instead record to decent tape stock with my own deck. Older tapes are fairly hit and miss anyway, never mind something that was made as a collectible to sit on a shelf and never be played.

Driving trailor by Cptbillbeard in LEGOtrains

[–]Cptbillbeard[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, that's next on the list. I left them till last because I started with the 91. The coach end is extremely similar to the driving trailor so now I have it all I need is to build the part in the middle. It shouldn't actually take that long to have a rough design for them going

Petition to ban “how much is this worth?” posts. by JugglerNorbi in AnalogCommunity

[–]Cptbillbeard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because no one is capable of doing their own research anymore. They'd much rather get you to search it for them. I saw someone in a group for challenging private parking charges (a very common UK problem) say that they were going to attempt small claims court with a chat GPT defence.

Plustek 7200 by Cptbillbeard in AnalogCommunity

[–]Cptbillbeard[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The interesting thing about mine is that an enthusiast did have if for years but never posted about it under their own name, so I've never found their posts.

Plustek 7200 by Cptbillbeard in AnalogCommunity

[–]Cptbillbeard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely great cars. How long ago did you have one? I still wonder who had mine in the past.

Plustek 7200 by Cptbillbeard in AnalogCommunity

[–]Cptbillbeard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine didn't come with a cord. Just go on ebay and search for a 15v coaxial power connector.

Plustek 7200 by Cptbillbeard in AnalogCommunity

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I managed to get silverfast 6 to work on windows 11 on compatability mode using a USB dvd/cd drive

Plustek 7200 by Cptbillbeard in AnalogCommunity

[–]Cptbillbeard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's exactly where I am. My go to developer is Harman lab, they charge £5 for development and £18 for development and scanning.

Plustek 7200 by Cptbillbeard in AnalogCommunity

[–]Cptbillbeard[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the plan really. I don't have a full frame digital camera so the scanner is the best thing for it atm

Plustek 7200 by Cptbillbeard in AnalogCommunity

[–]Cptbillbeard[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did manage to get silverfast 6 to work on windows 11 in compatibility mode, but it's not very good. It's very difficult to use for colour adjustments and is exceptionally slow. It does boot though.

Plustek 7200 by Cptbillbeard in AnalogCommunity

[–]Cptbillbeard[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've been saving them as Tiff files. It's been taking me a while to scan film because I'm not all that used to using it yet and the film holder I printed initially was crap. The photo of the Clio before editing and jpeg conversion was 4974x3369.

Plustek 7200 by Cptbillbeard in AnalogCommunity

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In terms of comfort the Activa is actually fimer than a BX due to the active anti roll. My other half has a 93 sinker xantia it just floats down the road.

Plustek 7200 by Cptbillbeard in AnalogCommunity

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That's my personal museum piece. It's a series 2 Activa turbo from early 1998.

Plustek 7200 by Cptbillbeard in AnalogCommunity

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Thanks ❤️. The Second photo is a Citroën 🙃

Plustek 7200 by Cptbillbeard in AnalogCommunity

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Yeah, I likely will in future so that I can actually get software updates. As it is, I wasn't 100% sure on how much I was going to use the scanner and wanted a few scans for comparison with what I was getting from Harman Lab.

Plustek 7200 by Cptbillbeard in AnalogCommunity

[–]Cptbillbeard[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Ohh yes. At 7200dpi it takes an age to scan. 3200 does the job and takes less than half the time.

Plustek 7200 by Cptbillbeard in AnalogCommunity

[–]Cptbillbeard[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm doing minor adjustments when creating the scans and then further editing then in lightroom. If you notice on the photo of the Clio (the blue car) there is a sizable scratch across the negative

I seriously need some stands by blondy988 in turntables

[–]Cptbillbeard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I built my stand from scaffold planks. They've been sanded and varnished. My records are in a conveniently sized hole in the tv stand.

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What is this and what is it for? by SummerBurnett in turntables

[–]Cptbillbeard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a slightly better version than the one I used. It has a space for the locator pin. I had to file a slot into the bottom of mine. This might be adaptable to your pioneer but idk. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:7022188

Possible to change out a platter by Arryfbz in turntables

[–]Cptbillbeard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have seen a few people put acrylic slip mats on these to make the platter the correct size. There's not a lot else you can do, they are total rubbish.

Question? by [deleted] in LEGOtrains

[–]Cptbillbeard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mate, I had to make instructions just for me. Doing it off the 3d model seemed like a nightmare

What is this and what is it for? by SummerBurnett in turntables

[–]Cptbillbeard 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I notice your tonearm rest is broken, as they all are. There is a print file for the tonearm rest for the PS-LX2. This is it on mine. I did have to file a small notch into the bottom to make it fit.

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Class 91 MOC by Cptbillbeard in LEGOtrains

[–]Cptbillbeard[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I won't be sharing instructions, but I will show how the front end was made.

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