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  1. Dustin B

    Broke my ankle today. Any tips for getting stuff done in my current state.

    Left the house this morning just before 10am to go do some weight training. Rounded the corner of my house, slipped on some ice, have no idea how I managed to fall in such a way as to pin my ankle from moving where it wanted to but I did. 6 hours later I'm back from the hospital (gotta love...
  2. Dustin B

    Machined Table Saw Pulleys

    Got my dad a new fence for his table saw for his birthday. Now I've decided to get him the rest of the stuff needed to really tweak up his saw for Christmas. I was planning on getting him some machined pulleys, a segmented belt and a new miter gauge. As well as a few other maintanence items...
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    Table Saw Rip Fences

    Just wanted to post an FYI. Bought my dad a new rip fence for his aging but still in good working order table saw. The old fence was nearily useless. Did some research and decided on the MuleCab Accusquare. http://www.mulecab.com/products.asp?mnu_Products=1 Cost ranges from $190-$230USD...
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    Recently finished 3 way masking system.

    This should maybe go in the DIY area, but I wanted to expose more people to the constant area screen concept. Details on what I've built and how I built it (including pictures) can be found here: http://dustin.bunnyhug.net/screen.php
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    Amazing what a little paint can do.

    Before After All that's left is to replace the front storm door, paint the rails and install some new carpet on the step. Oh, and airless electric paint sprayers are awesome. primed and painted the white portions of the house (and a garage behind the house you can't see) in one day...
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    You know it's too cold out when:

    This was done this morning where my roommate works. Full glass of warm water. Freezes before it even hits the ground :p) For those curious it was a little below -40C with a windchill making it feel like it was in the mid -50C range when this was done.
  7. Dustin B

    My Gray Screen Test #2 (HCCV/GrayDove/dDog/BO)

    Recently finsihed my second gray screen test. The first one was using the high heat enamel spray paints and it really didn't go well. This second is just what the title says. Background is my plain blackout cloth screen (more cloth like side out). On the left is the dDog. Middle is the Vutec...
  8. Dustin B

    My grey screen test.

    Well I just wasted $30CDN on fabric and two cans of spray paint to be confident that I don't want to paint my screen. Pictures are at the below link. http://dustin.bunnyhug.net/screen.php Summary: From my testing, grey screens (I should caveat this to DIY blackout cloth, fabric...
  9. Dustin B

    Yet another happy Panasonic PT-L300U owner.

    Had it up and running for roughly two weeks now and finally got around to taking pics and getting my website updated. My thoughts on it and details about my setup can found on my website. Here's a direct link to my current equipment page: http://dustin.bunnyhug.net/current.php PS-...
  10. Dustin B

    Yay, been over a year, but I finally built something again.

    Nothing terribly difficult or spectacular from a build stand point. But I'm sure happy with the end results to my HT. Flexy Component Rack and for my shiny new Panasonic PT-L300U a Screen and Projector Mount Screen shots of the projector in action and everything setup in the room can...
  11. Dustin B

    DScaler and AR control (specifically image shifting)

    I've read Dscaler has some basic aspect ratio control. But what I'd like to know is if that AR control allows you to shift the image around on the screen? Basically I'm planning on a pseudo constant area screen and want to be able to shrink and shift down 4:3 DSS viewing through Dscaler...
  12. Dustin B

    How much does it cost to find out you're a moron?

    Answer, $14.95CDN. I'm writing this in hopes you fine folks will pity me and tell me I'm not a moron, I'm just a little slow sometimes :b I feel soooooo stupid right now :angry: On Sunday I bought some sticky clips to clean up my runs of speaker wire. I pulled my equipment appart and...
  13. Dustin B

    I'm so lucky.

    Lets see what has happened in the last month. Receiver dies (day I get my new EQ) one year out of warranty, get it fixed, take it home, it's not fixed, take it back and find out today they can't fix it. Yesterday, tuner in my PVR dies (6 months out of warranty). Little over week ago...
  14. Dustin B

    Finally got my BFD, response pics.

    I decided to get a BFD around new years and today I finally got a chance to set it up. Was on order for over 3 weeks, and the day I got it my receiver died. Finally got my receiver back yesterday and today was the first chance I had to try and set it up. A big thank you goes out to Anthony...
  15. Dustin B

    How long should a good quality receiver last?

    How many years would you expect a good quality receiver (higher end B&K, Denon, Marantz, Yamaha) to last before something would go on it that would not be worth reparing. Say more than couple hundred to repair. If you haven't seen my other threads the reason I'm asking is I'm considering...
  16. Dustin B

    Shipping used audio equipment from US to Canada

    Anybody done this? I'm looking at buying a used Denon or B&K receiver off audiogon.com. Will I have to pay tax on this? Will there be any duty since it went to the US first? Brokerage and tax on brokerage will still be there though I'm sure.
  17. Dustin B

    Help me decide please (buying a used receiver).

    I have no need for more than 5.1. I don't see being able to go to 6.1 or 7.1 in the near future (room constraint). I've been browsing Audiogon and now that I'm making some money I think it's time to spend some. I don't want to spend any more than $800USD (not including shipping). I want DD...
  18. Dustin B

    This bites.

    First my Behringer Feedback Destroyer that I've been waiting for over 3 weeks for arrives. They don't bother to phone my cell, so by the time I get home for the message it's too late to go pick it up. Oh well, one more day not a big deal. Then tonight my receiver decides to die. It's a year out...
  19. Dustin B

    Porter Cable cordless drills any good.

    Thinking of getting my dad a cordless drill for Christmas. Costco has the Porter Cable 9824 for $220CDN (~$140USD). Any opinions one way or the other? Other recommendations?
  20. Dustin B

    Finally, I'm no longer a bum :)

    Well I'm one happy camper right now. Been out of school since April and I finally have a job, and it should be a good one at that. I start the middle of next week as a Junior Programmer/Analyst with Point2 Technologies Inc. From what I've seen so far my patience (ya right, my dumb luck I...
  21. Dustin B

    Rowing Machine Advice Please

    I really need to start getting some regular cardio exercise. The only way I think I'll stick with it is if I can do it while watching TV. I also don't have a lot of space and want to keep it low impact. I like swimming, but it's such a pain to get to the pool, swim, get home, etc. Especially...
  22. Dustin B

    Some Car Audio Help Please.

    Ok, I've left this way too long. My mothers car is a 1993 Acura Legend Coupe. The 6disc changer in the trunk isn't working and the speaker in the driver side door needs to be replaced. I understand there is an adapter that can be purchased for a few changers that would allow something besides...
  23. Dustin B

    Steven Seagal's Letterbox 2000

    Was watching a rerun of MadTV and saw this skit for the first time. Great stuff. Starts off explaining (really basically) what letterboxing is, by having Will fighting someone you can't see. Will tells us how they have to cut the film all to hell to get it to fill your TV and that letterboxing...
  24. Dustin B

    Just saw this; really sweet one time deal.

    Too much money for me ($1500) and I'd rather build it myself, but for those without the means to DIY. Ever wanted a Stryke PowerCube, better yet one with the newest version of the HE15 and a 1000W amp built in? Link Removed
  25. Dustin B

    Denon 4800 owners

    I was wondering if one of you would be kind enough to measure the distance from the front of the front foot to the back of the back foot. I'm hopefully I'll be able to pick one of these units up used and am curious if I'm going to have problems fitting it in my equipment rack. I know width...
  26. Dustin B

    Joe's Sonosub pics.

    I offered to host some pics for Joe, and given his sub building skills seem to greatly outclass his computer/internet skills I'll start a thread with the pics in them for him. They are a little on the small side but he has a very neat leg design on the top plate and base plate...
  27. Dustin B

    Very original way of using Sonotube for a sub.

    A guy on AVS calling himself dhp just posted a link to a yahoo photo gallery of his sub. I thought I'd post it here as his design is very original and very well excuted. He posted the link near the end of this thread over on AVS. http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...09#post1291109 Not much...
  28. Dustin B

    Any AS/400 RPG programmers here.

    This might belong in the After Hours section but I'll post it here to start. I'm fresh out of school. Programming market isn't what it was a few years ago. Finally had my first interview. Company has their softare on several platforms. Window NT written in C++ using the Dexterity tool set...
  29. Dustin B

    Are there any processors or recievers with bass management that uses a 4th order C/O?

    There are lots that use 12db in both directions. Some that use 24dB low pass and 12dB high pass (THX certified) that rely on the speaker having a 12dB/octave roll off starting at 80hz. Some like the B&K that allow you to choose 12dB or 24dB for the low pass and 6dB or 12dB for the high pass...
  30. Dustin B

    Shipping Brokerage Fees Question

    I had to send a driver I purchased back for warranty replacement. It cost just under $40 CDN to ship it back to where I bought it from. Then the place I bought it shipped the replacement back UPS Standard. It gets here and there is a $31 Brokerage fee on it. So to get a driver replaced under...
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