About 5 seconds into the video, and I have already seen some of the most impressive wiring I've ever come across.
@elams18942 жыл бұрын
Really appreciate it, thank you!
@ramsaybolton90994 жыл бұрын
My wife walked by when you said,”nicely swaged, nothing like a good old swaging”. She thought that it was very funny, and she agreed with you, cheers.
@elams18944 жыл бұрын
Ha ha, that's funny, thanks for commenting, much appreciated!
@theguitaramptech4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful workmanship! I appreciate the way you kept the filament supply running hard against the chassis. I may have missed it, but it could benefit your viewers to explain why this is important, along with the twisting. You deserve the Double Gold star for terminating your pushback wire with heatshrink. Excellent build.
@elams18944 жыл бұрын
Thanks TGAT! Really appreciate the kind words. I'm about to build the addition to this wee amp, that is, same amp with TB tone stack. Ill certainly go into the theory a bit more. Cheers!!
@theguitaramptech4 жыл бұрын
elams1894 I’ll definitely be looking forward to that next video!
@thijs1993 жыл бұрын
5:45 that's right lol, it's so satisfying, I got a train rail anvil at the ready
@iansharp11714 жыл бұрын
What a perfectionist! Amazing work.
@TheDrunkenMug4 жыл бұрын
Super tidy, such attention to detail and craftsmanship, I enjoyed watching it and I think I've learned a few things. Excellent 👌
@elams18944 жыл бұрын
Thanks TDM, really appreciate the kind words, glad the vids helped. Cheers
@michaelsutliffe57145 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this most excellent video. Best job of filming, clear explanation, and useful information I've seen. There are close-ups and very clear explanations. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience.
@elams18945 жыл бұрын
Thanks Michael, appreciate the kind words!
@jatza076 жыл бұрын
it is so relaxing to watch during work :D
@elluisito0002 жыл бұрын
This whole series is so beautiful and informative, thanks for sharing it
@elams18942 жыл бұрын
No probs, glad it was of help, cheers
@breedj14 жыл бұрын
Looking very nice. I like these boards. I would advise you to raise the filament wires from the chassis. Laying them on the chassis can introduce hum. Best is to let these float in the air, a few centimeters from the chassis, towards the tube and then bend them 90 degrees downwards to the tube.
@elams18944 жыл бұрын
Thanks Joost! Thanks for the tip, nice!
@joeltunnah Жыл бұрын
That's how Fender used to do it.
@andydunn56734 жыл бұрын
Great build And demonstration Thinking of building a tube amp for my Blues Harmonica Not sure if this is beyond me but I’m enjoying watching you build
@andreasblack9562 ай бұрын
Great video! Tank you so much! I can’t find the video for building your self the turret board. Can you drive me there please?
@joaquimalmeida50178 ай бұрын
nossa curto de mais este tipo de conteúdo parabéns amigo muito bom
@thijs1993 жыл бұрын
I had a leaking floor in my bathroom, and I rent so they came in to replace the floor for free right, and they had to protect my floor in my appartment and they used these mdf plates which they taped on the floor, I asked them afterward whether I could keep the mdf plates, figuring they'd come in handy someday, well
@MichaelScottPerkins6 жыл бұрын
I thought the bug was actually crawling across my monitor. Thanks for pointing it out before I began swatting the screen. Also... your wooden mallet looks like a gnarly murder weapon. \m/ Awesome video Bud!
@frankdb55564 жыл бұрын
15:40 you'r twisting 2 positie wires together, thats wrong it should be a positie and a negatieve fillamemt wire to reduce hum in the circuit
@elams18944 жыл бұрын
Very true, good spotting. Not sure how I screwed that up at the time but I corrected it in the next video, cheers.
@blitzkruger6 жыл бұрын
Very nice and neat work. Looks beautiful already. Thanks for sharing!
@tcarad25 жыл бұрын
Beautiful work. Super neat. Your filament wires on V2 may be unnecessarily twisted. Because there are the same AC voltage, there is no advantage to twisting.
@Tibbon11 ай бұрын
I love your technique and attention to detail. I'm curious: Why do you keep the heaters close to the chassis? It seems like flying them downward toward the tube socket could induce less noise from AC heaters. I haven't A/B'd these techniques, however, and I trust your input on this matter.
@elams189411 ай бұрын
Yes indeed you can bring them down from a vertical position and it's a great way to do it. My father does it this way too, every time. I find that heater wires in vertical position gets too busy around the tube socket for my liking. I end up touching the insulation with the iron and for that reason, I like to position the heater wires as far out of harms way as possible. If you can manage heaters in a vertical manner, then that's fantastic. I'd wager it's probably a superior orientation, however if wires are twisted and connected correctly, there would be not too much difference. Cheers.
@gabet37544 жыл бұрын
My God, you OCD is bringing a tear to my eye
@elams18944 жыл бұрын
Yeah, it's probably a curse more than anything. I have a real problem in that regard ha ha, cheers!
@jeffreyjhouser3 жыл бұрын
Very informative. Nice techniques!
@guitarslf1327 жыл бұрын
'Wash your hands before touching this nice white cable' Haha!! And that my friend is why your builds are always a work of art! :O Details like this, that I would never dream of doing. Always good to see you uploading mate :)
@elams18947 жыл бұрын
Yo dude!! Thanks for tuning in again, hope you doing all good and still rocking the live gigs! Indeed, the devil is in the detail he he, cheers!
@k13m133 жыл бұрын
These videos are sooo goooooood!
@mfowler88087 жыл бұрын
Get those small pointed jewelry pliers from hobby store put the point of the pliers into the turret top hole and it will wrap those bare wire ends around the turrets.
@Retro.Studio5 жыл бұрын
Nice clean work, does it really make sense, to color en seperate the filament wires in a AC configuration?... so that pins 9 is always has the same wire and so for pins 5 the same?
@elams18945 жыл бұрын
Thanks. To answer the question, yes it does matter what pins, and how it is twisted.. That is because if you get the pins mixed, you dont get any cancellation. You could rectify the AC, in that way, it would not matter. However with twisting, it absolutely matters. Cheers
@Retro.Studio5 жыл бұрын
elams1894 Thanks a lot, this helps me further in thinking how to prevent ac hum as much as can. In a diagram of an old circuit i'll have to feed the 12ax7 heaters, it shows pin 4 & 5 are connected simply by 1 filament wire to both (like a bridge) and pin 9 got the other, is that something to think about? Cheers mate
@Retro.Studio5 жыл бұрын
Ah I see video 5 right now with the explain 😁👌🏼 Great work!
@Avalon8886 жыл бұрын
Lovely vid! What tool did you use to swage the turret bases at 5:35 ?
@AUDIOETRADIOATUBES4 жыл бұрын
Fantastic job.
@MarkTillotson6 жыл бұрын
I would just make up a bunch of twisted pair with a hand drill or electric screwdriver and forget about polarity for the heaters, aren't they AC anyway?
@elams18946 жыл бұрын
The drill trick is a good one, I've never used it for solid core, and I'm not sure why now actually come to think of it. The heaters are ac however I believe opposite sides of the secondary winding need to be twisted to get hum cancelling. If the same sides of the winding are twisted there is no hum cancelling. I'm still trying to figure out current flow in my head as a result of my first configuration. AC theory is a tricky one indeed.
@kubockferre55322 жыл бұрын
hi where you buy your cable and what is the name of cable ! good job thanks
@elams18942 жыл бұрын
I use this cable for making my own shielded hookup cable. 22awg tubedepot.com/products/22-ga-tin-plated-aerospace-grade-tefzel-wire-100-feet For all my solid core cable, 20, 18awg, I source from RS online. It is their tinned bus cable. I get it in rolls. I also have a collection of vintage cable I get from local auctions. Cheers
@Moogman136 жыл бұрын
What is the size/dimension of the turret board? Just as it prints on a 8.5x11 piece of paper?
@kubockferre55322 ай бұрын
hi,how much thick i need for fiberglass plate ,thanks
@elams18942 ай бұрын
@@kubockferre5532 1/8 inch or 3mm is ideal. Cheers
@kubockferre55322 ай бұрын
thank you so much enjoy with the amp diy@@elams1894
@williammoser52116 жыл бұрын
Geoff - really great series so far, I appreciate the work you've put into this. What did you use there for a swaging tool? Just some steel round stock filed to a point, or was it something fancier? Also the stanley drill alignment tool you used in the chassis-building vid -- does it have a name/number?
@warrenlemay6 жыл бұрын
A lot of mystery solved. thx
@thijs1993 жыл бұрын
8:54 I'll first watch
@VAdu567 жыл бұрын
very, very good works ! Bravo ! in France !
@elams18947 жыл бұрын
Thank you Vincent!
@dazzlenconfused7 жыл бұрын
hey jeff good to see the next installment. i have brought the full pack and have being going through the parts list everything looks ok apart from the transformers is there anything that subtitues the power transformer?
@elams18947 жыл бұрын
+clint taylor Hi clint, you can use any power transformer that has from about 520-550v secondary or there abouts. Also you need separate 6.3v secondary winding for the filaments as well, but most will have that. If they have more secondary windings, you just terminate them and don't use. The transformer out of an old NZ Bell Colt radio is perfect for this build actually. You just need a 5-10 watt output tranny, if it has the 4, 8, and 16 ohm taps then you are sorted, if only one, then make sure the speaker is the same ohm rating, all good.
@dazzlenconfused7 жыл бұрын
I think I might have just the thing. thanks for answering all my questions
@iosebaart7 жыл бұрын
HI! Thanks for making these videos! Question: I would like to build a version of this amp for bass, which mods would I have to make to it in order for it to work well?
@elams18947 жыл бұрын
I guess for a bass amp, you would prefer a clean signal? If you only require a clean signal you could try and modify the gain stages so that you do not get any distortion. A JTM45 preamp circuit would be the best place to look. Cheers
@garagemonkeysan7 жыл бұрын
Wow. #wiringporn Great video.
@jvgarand5 жыл бұрын
Man, I didnt find the video that you teach how to build the board
@Bbeavis7 жыл бұрын
Swage - Is it pronounced "SWARGE" or "SWAYGE". You seem to like the former, but I've always thought it was pronounced the latter.
@elams18947 жыл бұрын
+BEAVIS Motorsport I'm not completely sure to be honest, my forefathers always pronounced t swarge so it stuck I guess, however they are Scottish in origin so the jury is out in figuring out that accent ha ha..
@Bbeavis7 жыл бұрын
Fair enough. I have no interest in a tube amp, but I truly enjoy your intricate work and attention to detail so I find your videos a real treat. I started watching back when you built the carbon gimbal - wow that was a fun watch.
@msmith29616 жыл бұрын
Definitely 'Swayge'. www.google.com.au/search?q=Dictionary#dobs=swage Maybe 'Swarge' is a Kiwi thing? ;-)
@ginacalabrese38696 жыл бұрын
I'm guessing New Zealand accent. E's sound like I's. I's sound like U's. A's sound like E's. I like it. Nice work also!
@cmdrsocks7 жыл бұрын
Nah mate, you're doing it wrong. I've seen inside factory made electronics, so I know what's what! The wires have to be formed into a rats nest and then be crammed into the case. Seriously thoough, nice job on this tutorial series.
@elams18947 жыл бұрын
Thanks cm! Nice comment, aint it the truth ha ha..
@maximomario62373 жыл бұрын
I guess Im pretty off topic but do anyone know a good site to watch newly released series online ?
@hankjavion76573 жыл бұрын
@Maximo Mario i watch on Flixzone. You can find it by googling :)
@brycedash21773 жыл бұрын
@Hank Javion definitely, I've been using Flixzone for since april myself =)
@SkyscraperGuitars7 жыл бұрын
Super sanitary!
@elams18947 жыл бұрын
Thanks Greg!
@331b7 Жыл бұрын
5:48 nothing like a good old swagging. Yeah! Sexy! Thanks for the whole series, it is fantastic!
@elams1894 Жыл бұрын
Thanks 331B!
@highhat52295 жыл бұрын
Is this a stupid idea for a noob with no knowledge? I really wanna build one