Category: DIY
Homelab: 4 Family & apartment friendly server cabinet
A practical homelab cabinet build that makes multiple tiny servers easier to live with in an apartment or family setting.
Homelab: 3 Turning laptops into mini-servers
An argument for turning old laptops into mini-servers instead of e-waste, with practical homelab examples.
Dumble Overdrive Special: 2 Headshell
A woodworking-focused Dumble Overdrive Special entry covering the amplifier headshell build.
Dumble Overdrive Special: 1 Head & Circuit
An introduction to the Dumble Overdrive Special build, why the original amplifiers are legendary, and what makes the project worth chasing.
Saving Monitors: Leaky capacitors
A quick repair example showing how leaking capacitors can bring old monitors back to life for very little cost.
Homelab: 2 Tiny 24 Core virtualization Computation with hacked hardware
A compact homelab build using repurposed server CPUs and hacked hardware to create a tiny 24-core virtualization machine.
Homelab: 1 25 Year old computer as a firewall: 60Mbps throughput
A test of whether a 25-year-old computer can still serve as a practical pfSense firewall at home, and what performance it can deliver.
Silence Your Guitar Amp: Variable Voltage Regulator
A variable voltage regulator lets a loud tube guitar amp keep more of its core feel while behaving better at home volumes.
Easy Naim Hi-Fi power amp upgrades
A straightforward set of component upgrades that can noticeably improve older Naim power amps and similar hi-fi amplifiers.
TrainWreck Rockette: 1 Redesigned
A redesign-focused start to the TrainWreck Rockette project, built around Vox AC30 roots and Johannes's own preferred twists.