Images of items I have purchased (except trainers [no feet pics])

Whoop · 14 Mar 2017 at 09:42

maj said:
Been after a one for awhile but pleased I held off as they now come with built-in Wifi. Not that what I have planned will make use of that really but it's there if needed I guess. Hoping to use it as a DAC but will see what happens. Not soldered in years so will see how that goes.

I have a Pi 2/Hifiberry that I used to use as a DAC (till I installed RetroPie and the DAC is in a drawer...).

What are you using for a case?

I want it to make it as neat and child proof as possible and I've not seen a good Zero + addon board case.

Moode Audio is incredible though.

maj · 14 Mar 2017 at 12:07

Whoop said:
I have a Pi 2/Hifiberry that I used to use as a DAC (till I installed RetroPie and the DAC is in a drawer...).

What are you using for a case?

I want it to make it as neat and child proof as possible and I've not seen a good Zero + addon board case.

Moode Audio is incredible though.

I'm using the PiBow you can see in the photo. It's one specifically designed for the 'W' model. From what I've seen the pHAT DAC lies on top of the case with the 40-pin header connecting the two circuit boards together. Won't look very neat but will serve its purpose and I'm lucky enough to not need worry about it being child proof.

Royal Fleet · 14 Mar 2017 at 12:58

New coffee machine. Nespresso this is not. Already gone through most of a bag of semi-fresh beans just dialling it in. Not quite there yet. Then I need to work on my milk frothing. I scalded the first couple of goes.

My perfect flat white is there somewhere though.

MikeTheNative · 14 Mar 2017 at 13:23

I really want a bean to cup machine but we don't really have any where to put it.

Royal Fleet · 14 Mar 2017 at 13:26

MikeTheNative said:
I really want a bean to cup machine but we don't really have any where to put it.

This isn't strictly bean to cup. It is more an espresso maker and grinder in a single machine. It is a bit more manual than a bean to cup.

MikeTheNative · 14 Mar 2017 at 13:29

Ok, so

Royal Fleet said:
This isn't strictly bean to cup. It is more an espresso maker and grinder in a single machine. It is a bit more manual than a bean to cup.

The grinder on the top is literally just a grinder on the top?

Still cool though.

rG-tom · 14 Mar 2017 at 13:30

Royal Fleet said:
This isn't strictly bean to cup. It is more an espresso maker and grinder in a single machine. It is a bit more manual than a bean to cup.

Jealous! I really want the oracle...currently have a delonghi bean to cup machine, which is ok (should be given it was nearly a grand a few years back!) but nowhere near as good as these. The oracle can do the milk automatically too which would make my gf slight more happy....

MikeTheNative said:
Ok, so

The grinder on the top is literally just a grinder on the top? Still cool though.

it grinds straight into the filter basket, you then move it from the grind slot into the pour slot...so it's only 1 manual movement

Royal Fleet · 14 Mar 2017 at 13:36

You have to tamp it first, so 2 movements.

Oracle is about 3 times the price. Couldn't really justify that.

MikeTheNative · 14 Mar 2017 at 14:42

2 movements? Way too much work.

NoobCannon · 14 Mar 2017 at 19:46

How much would it be worth without that twonks name to it?

ramdrive · 14 Mar 2017 at 20:47

Royal Fleet said:
New coffee machine. Nespresso this is not. Already gone through most of a bag of semi-fresh beans just dialling it in. Not quite there yet. Then I need to work on my milk frothing. I scalded the first couple of goes.

My perfect flat white is there somewhere though.

Nice, try and get some decent beans!

arctine · 14 Mar 2017 at 20:48

Royal Fleet said:
Oracle is about 3 times the price. Couldn't really justify that.

Yeah, don't want to spend silly money on something that's incredibly overpriced.

ramdrive · 14 Mar 2017 at 20:50

Royal Fleet said:
You have to tamp it first, so 2 movements.

Oracle is about 3 times the price. Couldn't really justify that.

Oracles are crap (so are Jura), we had both in our office.

HungryHippos · 14 Mar 2017 at 22:32

Caverna board game.

This box is significant compared to most of the games I've purchased or seen. The box is big, and weighty, it has a lot of parts!

robfosters · 14 Mar 2017 at 22:33

You must have to set it up the day before you want to play it!

HungryHippos · 14 Mar 2017 at 22:43

2 days before!

Brenn47 · 14 Mar 2017 at 22:48

Feek said:
Couple of pieces of breadboard from Maplin. I was struggling with a really cheap rubbish one I got from Bitsbox but found I was spending more time making sure the connections were good than actually doing anything else.

Threw an LED flasher with a 3909 on to check - No problems at all, much better. The old one has gone in the bin.

If you're good at soldering you can cut the glass out a normal AA torch bulb and fit the resistor/transistor/and LED in the metal bit .. fiddly but worth it, mine ran for 6 months on an single AA battery.

Feek · 14 Mar 2017 at 23:34

That's not a bad idea to try. I don't have any torch bulbs though but perhaps something else. I've got a stash of 3909s now and associated bits now and I'm pretty damn good with a soldering iron, even if I do say so myself :cool:

Brenn47 · 14 Mar 2017 at 23:51

You can pick one up for a quid on ebay! I could read a book with mine, never bothered to turn it off, still ran for over 6 months.

I think a 3909 will be too big to fit in a torch bulb. you'll also need a tiny ferrite bead.

lotus7 · 15 Mar 2017 at 05:54

Brenn47 said:
You can pick one up for a quid on ebay! I could read a book with mine, never bothered to turn it off, still ran for over 6 months.

I think a 3909 will be too big to fit in a torch bulb. you'll also need a tiny ferrite bead.

Wow, that is a very small Joule thief ! Nice one.