The MDCSPI is made.

After some bangin' bashin' bendin' and weldin' by Hammer and Tinktank, the 'Multi Dimensional Crossover Switch Polarity Inverter' is made. Just a trip now to be galvanized, and this unit can be put into operation.

Inverter takes shape.

After some minutes of collaboration at the Old Forge between Hammer and Tinktank, the Multi dimensional crossover switch polarity inverter design begins to take shape.

Coincidences

Here is a coincidence worth looking at, particularly the second paragraph

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Agent H signing in.

Regarding the post below by the beings at the cosmic tinktank, I have been in possession of a small amount of meteoric iron for some years, not quite knowing what to do with it. whether or not it is forgeable remains to be seen but I think it's purpose may be becoming clear...

Multi dimensional rescue mission.

Here at the Cosmic Tinktank we hear that a Secret Lab project into multi dimensionality has had a quite unexpected result. Marcus Morris, the top cheese at the SL appears to have fallen down dead.

It is our belief that he accidentally triggered one of the multi dimensional crossover switches and his consious self was sucked instantly to somewhere between the 8th and 11th dimensions.

Its hard to explain, but this is a sort of upside down, inside out world which lesser beings might find quite upsetting.

The first imperative we believe will be to return fragments of the mortal matter to the Secret Lab, and then an attempt can be made to retrieve the consiousness. This will require a yet undesigned apperatus, constructed of the appropriate metals, to be set up near the SL in an attempt to reverse the polarity of the crossover switch. We're not sure what this apperatus will look like, but it could well be constructed by a Blacksmith, and may appear to be some kind of aerial.

Details will be discussed with Agents S and H in the coming weeks. Agent P.

Easy Stereo-to-Mono Mixer, one more time

I first posted this little tip in April 2010 and loads of people liked it. Originally it was for safely mixing a stereo source (e.g. MP3 player) to mono for input into a PA, desk or similar sound system. I'm using exactly the same principle here to mix the left and right channels of this little Alto Zephyr desk to a mono line out (small black box, bottom right of photo, contains the embarrassingly simple circuit).

Why? Well, this is a great way to increase the number of inputs to your main PA. My main PA has six primary inputs. By plugging this little desk into one of the inputs (using my little mixer solution), I get 6-1+6 inputs, 11 in all. Of course, this solution is totally redundant if your sub-mixer already has a mono output but many little desks like this Zephyr do not have that facility.

Another cracking wheeze is that, for simple session/open-mic work at local pubs, we can leave the big PA at home. Just connect the Zephyr to a single, powered speaker/monitor (using my mixer) and you've got a titchy, easy to transport PA with six inputs that keeps everyone happy.

Another great wheeze is when you get a drummer turn up with umpteen mics. You give him/her the Zephyr and say "Sort it out yourself". You're dealing with one channel, just one feed. Anyone who works with drummers will understand how convenient this can be. They can make anything they like louder in their mix, but not in yours...

Many thanks to Rob Clark for explaining to me that grommets are not as challenging as they might first appear.

DIY Cork Extractor

This little tip might just help you, come festival season, when you're camping and you've forgotten to bring your corkscrew...

Grow up. Don't buy shit you don't need.

Another work of genius from the Secret Laboratory...