Sinusvag - Thoughts on Stuff

Some projects lined-up to do involve woodworking. So I have been in search of a smallish workbench for woodworking. Most children grown up in the 70s have some memories of the woodworking class in school. Me too. I know exactly what I want - a small no nonsense workbench able to hold the odd job while sawing or planing. Historically, there have been a number of manufacturers of workbenches for woodworking in Sweden. One of the few remaining ones is Sjobergs. These workbenches typically cost a couple of thousand Swedish krona. But I know a secret: Way back before the Internet, people actually made stuff at home. And they bought workbenches in loads. These are all sitting in old cellars waiting for the taking. So I went and published a wanted-to-buy ad in the local paper. Cost me some USD 10. After a couple of days, people started calling. Workbench for sale. Workbench for sale. After having collected some 20+ replies, I made my move. The workbench I finally bought was made by &q

Cambridge Soundworks SW310 from way back in the 90s I am planning a birthday party for my oldest son, and thought I'd let the kids play some old-school arcade games using an old PC, a projector, a DIY joystick setup and some serious sound. The game in question: Truxton by Toaplan. Truxton by Toaplan, arcade version So all components are nearly there but I lacked a cheap dirty sound system for the setup. Fancy me finding one for USD 10 at the local thrift shop today! Way back in the PC history, Cambridge Soundworks made some neat PC sound systems. Cambridge Soundworks were later aquired by Creative. Anyway, what I had found at the store was an neat old 2+1 setup with a huge subwoofer and two satellite speakers. Problem was that when plugging in the wallwart (12V), nothing happened. The led stayed off. Since this kind of electronics in my experience rarely fail without some trace, I decided to open the subwoofer up and have a peek to see if there were any burnt comp